Episode 219: She Dated 3 Of Her Roommates Till One Ended Up Dead
They nicknamed her “mini Martha Stewart” because of how perfect she was. Her doctor husband adored her. She took care of their baby girl while still getting her master’s degree, cooking, cleaning, and even volunteering.
Her life seemed so perfect till she was arrested and her secret life started to unravel.
Years ago, before moving to the perfect suburban town, she lived with roommates. She dated 3 of them. And now they were all back.
1 - her husband’s patient.
1 - the man she was having an affair with.
1 - dead.
And they think she did it.
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Book: “Seduced By Evil” - by Michael Fleeman
(The book is the best deep dive you will find on this case. Very well written and comprehensive and I appreciate the author’s strong efforts to remain impartial)
Show: “Love & Death In Alaska” - CBS 48 Hours
Show: “The Stripper & The Steelworker” - Dateline NBC
Show: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/people-magazine-investigates-investigation-discovery/alaskan-temptress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Kent_Leppink
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-presents-love-and-death-in-alaska-leppink-murder/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21230656
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25876168#.VNJPCp3F840
https://people.com/crime/mechele-linehan-alaskan-temptress-kent-leppink-murder-case/
https://people.com/crime/mechele-linehan-alaska-exotic-dancer-killing-kent-leppink/
https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2012/01/kent_leppinks_once-convicted_m.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20080501131846/http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/stripper/story/391155.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20080407051605/http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/03/linehan.trial.ap/index.html
https://www.shorelinemedia.net/oceanas_herald_journal/archives/local-couple-tells-story-of-son-s-murder-on-dateline---archive/article_f7277369-1bf2-565d-9490-13d85eab8876.html
https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2012/08/shelby_native_kent_leppinks_on.html
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