Free at last!!

Please check out our Free Mechele FaceBook page!! Great news!! Alaska is not going for another indictment!! It's finally over!!!

Update

Hi friends!! Just spent the most amazing two weeks with my precious daughter and granddaughter!!! They came to visit!! It was actually the first time Mechele had been here since she drove straight through from Washington State after Hurricane Katrina dumped 4 1/2 feet of water in our home! I will never forget her driving up with tanks of gasoline on top of her car! I almost had a heart attack! She even came with diapers to give out to people! So, one can only imagine how sweet it was to have her "home" again! We did nothing but hang out in the pool, watch movies and cuddle with Audrey! Colin got to come for a short visit but not nearly long enough! My family came to visit and there were lots of hugs and tears!! And of course there were lots of crawfish and shrimp and good ole New Orleans food!! My heart has not been this full in so many years. Every morning I got my coffee and went outside and looked to the heavens and said, "THANK YOU!" As you all know, Mechele is still unable to communicate by internet, etc. But she asked me to PLEASE let everyone know how very much your love and support means to her! We are still waiting for the State of Alaska to put closesure on this nightmare! You can only imagine the stress she is still under not knowing what they are going to do! Just wanted to update everyone and thank you all for your continuing encouragement, prayers and undying support!!! Big open party at my home when this is finally over!! Much gratitude and many hugs to each and every one of you!!!! By the way, please feel free to sign up on Mechele's FaceBook page...we actually have more activity there then on this site!!

Brief Hello and Thanks

So,

I haven't posted anything in a long time.
The reason is that I have been working to get my innocent wife home.

That part is done.
It's not over.
More to do...

I wish I could post all of the recordings, depositions, and documents that prove this beyond any doubt. Any doubt. I can't. The legal battle is probably far from over, and I still haven't been convinced that the "battle" is one to be waged in the media. It belongs in a courtroom. Regardless whether that is naive or not, I don't give a flip.

So all I can say is thanks for your love and support and prayers.

Colin

Tues. Jan 17th 230PM Alaska Time

Thanks to Mark Smith we will be able to see Mechele's hearing on internet. Just go to www.randomtv.com and click on!!! Thanks, friends!

Problems!

Interesting but we are unable to post, delete anything on this site!! Please go to the Free Mechele Facebook page.. or email me at msylady@yahoo.com! hmmm?

thanks!

Thanks, stepahie..your support is so appreciated!

Here we go..again!

Jan, 17th.. Deadline for the State of Alaska! Tell the judge you want a new indictment...or let my child go home!!!

Indictment thrown out!

Thanks for all your prayers, love and support!! You can also visit us on Facebook! Here's hoping this is the light at the end of this very long tunnel! May each and every one of you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!! We love you all!

Hearing to Dismiss Mechele's Indictment on 9/8/11

As you probably know, Mechele's conviction was overthrown on appeal in February of 2010. The state of Alaska chose to retry her even though much of their evidence was ruled unlawful and unusable by the Court of Appeal. Mechele has been out on bail since May of 2010, but with some strong restrictions (including not being able to come home to her family).

Basically, Mechele is back at the moment after being arrested but before going on trial. On Thursday, Sept 8, 2011, at 3:30pm PDT , Mechele will be in court to present a motion to dismiss the grand jury indictment.

Please go to mechelelinehan.com to Watch LIVE Coverage Of The September 8th Oral Arguments For Dismissal Of Grand Jury Indictment at 3:30 PM PDT. She can use all the support she can get!

Does the system work?

Hello to all our faithful followers!! Casey Anthony has been found not guilty on all major counts. Regardless of how you feel about the verdict. I am just curious as to how many of you out there believe in our current jury system? David, thanks for your recent post and as an attorney I would especially be interested in yours. There has been conversations in the past as to a "professional jury system." That would make sense to me. Please feel free to follow us on Facebook as that site seems to be a little more active than this one is. Since this is sort of a "quiet time" in our on-going legal battle there is probably more interaction there. As things develop I will definately be up dating this blog as well. It never ceases to amaze me how many lives are disrupted by legal action whether they are justified or not. Peoples lives are changed forever. There have been blessings as well. We have truly been blessed by the continued support of our families, friends and perfect strangers that felt drawn to our situation. For that I will be forever grateful. Hugs to all you dear people who believe in our Mechele and continue to offer us your love, prayers and support!

Sandy
Mechele's mom

Hi to ALL!

Sorry it has been so long since I posted. Mechele is on Facebook and you can also email her at mechele9@yahoo.com. Unfortunately we are unable to post much regarding her legal status. A new trial has been set for March 2012!! Mechele is still in Anchorage and doing well. Audrey gets to spend most breaks from school with her mom, and of course Colin gets there as often as he can. I am planning a late summer or early fall trip. Thanks as always for all the love and support you guys have given us!
Hugs to all!!
Sandy

free mechele logo products

Hi to all! We are not able to offer merchanside with "freeme" logos at this time. Depending on how the case goes, we may add it at another time. Thanks, guys for all your support!!!!

Happy New Year!

To all of our dear friends and family! We want to wish each and every one of you a very happy and blessed new year. Because of your support we are looking ahead knowing that the coming year will bring us positive things and perhaps next New Years Eve this nightmare will be over. Thank you all for the love, support and everything that you have done for Mechele and our family! Sending you all much love and big hugs!

Sandy

Merry Christmas

Happy holidays to all our dear friends!! How wonderful that our Mechele is free this Christmas!! To Dutch who asked about the Linehan dogs..they have a lab/huskie mix named JoJo, a yorkie named Maggie, a yorkie/poo named Emma,a cat and an Amazon Grey parrot!

opps...sorry!

Thanks, Stephanie....Mechele's correct address is PO Box 101342, Anchorage, AK. 99510-1342........Hope everyone is well....it has been a quiet, peaceful time for now...just enjoying it....keep updated on Mechele's legal site on what motions are being made and what is going on legally with her case....thanks, as always for your love and support!!
Mech's Mom

address for letters

In case some of you do not have it, here is Mechele's mailing address:

Mechele Linehan, PO Box 1342, Anchorage, Ak. 99510-1342!

posts in foreign language

Hi to all! We continue to get post that are either in Chinese or Japanese or not sure! I cannot translate them. Please re-post in English! Thanks to all for your continued support!

A very grateful mom!
Sandy

Thursday

Dear friends, I hope you are all doing well and healthy. We have had some amazing days here. The weather is funny. One day it feels 70 degrees and sunny, then the very next its wet, windy and chilly.
We have been kicking it downtown and doing touristy things. I never thought that I would say I love Anchorage, but I do. The parks, trails and waterfront, are all breathtaking.
Yesterday, we ventured out with the dog and kids to be tourist for the day. We bought chocolate, lattes and ice cream. We had fun and took lots of pictures. Anchorage is super dog friendly too. Cake Studio has BEST soy latte!
We watched the fisherman at Ship Creek, and then went to the boat dock and the kids climbed on the big boulders, as we snapped photos of the big land mass across the water, which we wondered. ..is that Russia? Just kidding! We knew it wasn’t. Maggie, my little dog, scored when she found some discarded potato chips among the rocks…ick.
Tomorrow extreme disk golf.

Happy Sunday

Hello everyone. Today’s highlight was that we went to the market for the bear naming contest, and entered our suggestions. I read the op-ed in the ADN, and would like to say a BIG thank you to Professor Boraas. Thank you for your strength, bravery and your work. I feel a change in the air. As you know I have choose to walk silently, with dignity and not engage. I am appreciative of the ADN’s ability to allow fairness (even in op-ed) something that I believed had been lost

Today's Bail Hearing

Today was a great victory! We asked the court for reasonable bail conditions & the court granted these. I would once again like to say thank you to all those who have offered prayers and support during this difficult long journey. It has been a long road, and I know that this road is nearing the end.

This week four friends came into town, and my daughter returned from her one week return to home. I am so thankful for the time that they can spend with me here. I have dreamed about these moments for years.

I would like to thank all those who helped with the website. Mechelelinehan.com. It is a grand task, still in progress. Since it's design is to hold (never online before) documents, pertaining to this case, I anticipate that it will be ongoing.

I would like to thank my friends at randomtv.com, who created a live broadcast of the hearing. It alleviated much tension to know that many supporters were there live with me throughout the progression. Most surprisingly was, when Brad Pitt, from within Terri's purse deployed one of his most memorable lines from Fight Club, loudly notifying the court the"The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club, the second rule of Fight Club, you don't talk about Fight Club" Thank you Brad, for the humor and support. This was truly an icebreaker. I am downloading the ring tone tonight. :-)

I will be sporting a new ankle monitor adorned with GPS. I wore this for a year while out on bail in 2006-2007. I previously wrote a story on this blog about the transmitter box. Funny that a month in a half later we would ask the court for electronic monitoring.

I am especially thankful to my attorneys, John Cashion and Chester Gilmore. Without their diligence and knowledge, today's results would not have been possible. I constantly pepper them with questions, they are an endless fountain of information and patience.

I am thankful to the courts for granting me reasonable bail conditions

Please visit the website, mechelelinehan.com frequently, as we will be building it up quickly as new motions are filed with the court, in addition to posting older records as they become available electronically.

Thank you to all

Mechele