▁ver dict ▁was ▁over turn ed ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁and ▁appeal ▁ ▁At ▁trial , ▁Line han ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁consp iring ▁with ▁John ▁Car lin ▁to ▁kill ▁Le pp ink . ▁The ▁government ▁said ▁that ▁Line han ' s ▁mot ive ▁was ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁benef ici ary ▁of ▁Le pp ink ' s ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁life ▁ins urance ▁policy . ▁Le pp ink ▁changed ▁the ▁benef ici ary ▁on ▁the ▁policy ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Line han ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 9 9 ▁years ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁Hil and ▁Mountain ▁Cor re ction al ▁Center ▁in ▁E agle ▁River , ▁Al aska . ▁Car lin ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁bl ud ge oned ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁his ▁cell ▁at ▁the ▁Spring ▁Creek ▁Cor re ction al ▁Center ▁in ▁S ew ard , ▁Al aska , ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁His ▁conv iction ▁was ▁revers ed ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Because ▁Car lin ▁died ▁while ▁his ▁case ▁was ▁under ▁appeal , ▁his ▁estate ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁appeal . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁