Free Mechele

Free at last!!

2012-08-06T18:28:00.000-07:00

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

Update

2012-07-11T08:12:00.000-07:00

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

2012-01-18T02:23:00.000-08:00

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

2012-01-15T17:58:00.000-08:00

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!

2012-01-13T21:25:00.000-08:00

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!

2012-01-13T21:09:00.000-08:00

Thanks, stepahie..your support is so appreciated!

Here we go..again!

2012-01-13T20:52:00.000-08:00

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!

2011-12-16T07:20:00.000-08:00

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

2011-09-07T23:05:00.000-07:00

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?

2011-07-05T17:07:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-05-03T19:08:00.000-07:00

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

2011-02-01T12:06:00.000-08:00

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!

2010-12-31T13:44:00.000-08:00

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

2010-12-24T09:13:00.001-08:00

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!

2010-09-23T11:44:00.001-07:00

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

2010-08-13T13:39:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-01T18:08:00.000-07:00

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

2010-07-15T19:07:00.000-07:00

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

2010-07-12T02:51:00.000-07:00

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

2010-07-08T02:18:00.000-07:00

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

Important Bail Hearing Today: LIVE ONLINE

2010-07-07T14:01:00.001-07:00

Please keep Mechele in your thoughts and prayers today as we head into an important hearing to have some of her bail restrictions relaxed.

If you'd like to watch the bail hearing LIVE, click HERE.

Info from the site that will be covering it live:

"Vomodo will be live from Alaska on today at 3:15 PM PDT at Mechele Linehan's bail hearing as long as there are no objections from the court. We are off the air now."

Mechele's contact info

2010-07-05T17:19:00.000-07:00

Opps, forgot to post Mechele's contact info for those who have asked. Her mailing address is: Mechele Linehan, PO Box 101342, Anchorage AK 99510-1342. Her email is mechele.linehan@gmail.com!!

New website

2010-07-05T17:06:00.000-07:00

Hi to all!! We are really excited about the new website that has been created! Many of you have asked for more legal info regarding Mechele's case. Well, here it is! Please be sure that you put www.mechelelinehan.com when you try to access it. For some reason you have to put the "www" in. We will continue to use this blog site for the purpose for which it was created but wanted another venue that focuses on the legal aspects of the case. I hope you all will check it out. Mechele has really been busy putting this together as well as working on her case with her attorneys. We have another hearing on Wednesday regarding her very confined bail restrictions. Thanks again for all your love and support. There is someone that has posted several comments but unfortunately they are in chinese and I am unable to translate them! Will post more this week!!
Sandy

Hi to all!

2010-06-28T18:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't posted earlier as well! Spent an absolutely wonderful two weeks with my precious daughter and delighful granddaughter. Colin is so on target (as always!) when he talked about the little things that we all take for granted. Sharing jokes, walks, fixing coffee for each other. Watching tv and holding hands. Let this be a true lesson for all you dear friends. Give your child an extra hug, your spouse and extra kiss. Stop and enjoy each of the "little things" that are so often taken for granted. You truly don't miss them until they are taken away from you. Mechele is doing great! She is not wasting precious and energy with bitterness and hate. Instead she has turned her energies into a positive direction and your support has shown her that we are not alone in our mission to bring her home for good. Things have been crazy here since my return. For those who do not know this, I am a Realtor in south Mississippi. We have finally recovered from Katrina and now are having to deal with this horrible oil spill. If that isn't enough we are at the start of hurricane season and actually have one already in the Gulf. This has been devasting to so many people, espcially our friends in south Louisiana. Please keep these resiliant people in your prayers. Hope to go back to Anchorage beginning of August. I love and value each and every one of you!!
Sandy

Thoughts to share

2010-06-27T02:18:00.000-07:00

Hello to all,

I must apologize for the delay in posting to the blog. I have had very limited access to the internet (dang router). I check my email daily, and try to respond quickly. It’s been a crazy time.

There is much confusion about this. The public evidence about my case is abundant. However, the only available evidence is what has been given by the State. There are some items that have been individually posted by the ADN that are independent of the prosecution’s discretion. There are also some items that my husband has posted that are not directly at the State’s discretion. However, we have been very reluctant to post anything and to let the legal issues stay in the court. Throughout the appeal and the bail hearing, we have kept our arguments in the court. We are also very aware that there is a ‘court of public opinion’. It is a shame that this ‘court’ has influence beyond legal arguments.

We will never try this case through the media. However, it is also not productive to not make available evidence that reveals the true irresponsibility of the State’s allegations. This is easier said than done. It requires legal counsel and emotional energy. It has been a non issue during the appeal and the bail hearing (which is still ongoing). But now, it is time to start putting some information out there.

There is confusion about this posted by some internet surfers. They argue that everything that pertains to the case is online. If it isn’t online, then it simply doesn’t exist. This is naive at best. Let me explain for those visitors who are not exactly sure how to obtain these records or do proper research. The evidence, records, or transcripts that have been generated through the internet come from a large pool. This pool of information is available to every person, however they have to request it and pay for it from the state. There has been only a small volume of documentation from that pool that has been posted.

I have decided that it is best to post various documents that are public record but aren’t available online. It will take some time and will be a detailed process. I am working on a website that will be able to contain this volume of data securely. We are now at a point that this is possible. Anything posted has to be vetted and approved by our attorneys. Up until now, our legal counsel has advised us not to post documents related to the trial. The postings will be from previous trial, and ongoing motions. These documents will be posted once they are filed with the court and approved by our counsel. Again… this will be a slow process, so please bear with me. It, of course, will be free. I’ll let you know, via this blog, when this new website is up.

I appreciate all the support you have given me. I appreciate those of you who have taken time and energy out of your life to write me and those who have offered and given help.

There are truly angels here and I would be a lesser being without you,

Mechele