▁His ▁former ▁f ian c ée , ▁Me che le ▁Line han , ▁and ▁former ▁ro omm ate , ▁John ▁Car lin , ▁were ▁conv icted ▁of ▁murder ing ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁the ▁jud g ments ▁were ▁revers ed ▁on ▁appeal . ▁Car lin ▁died ▁in ▁prison ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁Al aska ▁pro sec utors ▁ultimately ▁decided ▁against ▁ind ict ing ▁Line han ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁murder . ▁ ▁Kent ▁Le pp ink ' s ▁murder ▁ ▁Kent ▁Le pp ink ▁was ▁a ▁Michigan ▁native ▁who ▁moved ▁to ▁Al aska ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁fish erman . ▁He ▁met ▁Line han ▁at ▁a ▁strip te ase ▁club . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Line han ▁was ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁with ▁Le pp ink ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁John ▁Car lin ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁For ▁several ▁months ▁the ▁three ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁house ▁in ▁An ch orage . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Le pp ink ▁( age ▁ 3 6 ) ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁Hope , ▁Al aska , ▁with ▁three ▁. 4 4 ▁cal iber ▁Des ert ▁E agle ▁gun shot ▁w ounds . ▁Line han ▁was ▁arrested ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁conv icted ▁of ▁his ▁murder ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁the