After nearly 40 years- including 29 spent behind bars- Frank Gable has officially been declared innocent of Michael Francke’s murder. It’s a stunning moment and a long-awaited measure of justice. But Michael’s murder remains unsolved.

In this special update, Lauren Bright Pacheco is joined by journalist Phil Stanford and Michael’s brothers, Kevin and Pat, to revisit the case, reflect on Frank’s exoneration, and confront the question that still remains: What does justice for Michael look like now?

Drawing on new revelations from Phil’s latest book, Who Killed Michael Francke- and How They Got Away With It, this powerful update returns to the case that, nearly four decades later, still demands answers.

After nearly 40 years- including 29 spent behind bars- Frank Gable has officially been declared innocent of Michael Francke&rsquo;s murder. It&rsquo;s a stunning moment and a long-awaited measure of justice. But Michael&rsquo;s murder remains unsolved.
In this special update, Lauren Bright Pacheco is joined by journalist Phil Stanford and Michael&rsquo;s brothers, Kevin and Pat, to revisit the case, reflect on Frank&rsquo;s exoneration, and confront the question that still remains: What does justice for Michael look like now?
Drawing on new revelations from Phil&rsquo;s latest book, Who Killed Michael Francke- and How They Got Away With It, this powerful update returns to the case that, nearly four decades later, still demands answers.

In January of 1989 the director of Oregon’s Department of Corrections, Michael Francke, was brutally stabbed to death outside his office in Salem. The murder was quickly ruled a “car burglary gone wrong” and pinned on a low-level drug dealer named Frank Gable, a man who Francke's own brother, Kevin, along with storied Oregon reporter Phil Stanford, believe has been wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 30 years. They believe Francke had uncovered a trail of corruption in the prison system— one that ledto the top of Oregon’s political establishment. Murder In Oregon follows the two men on a decades-long journey, bordering on obsession, into Oregon’s drug and crime-infested underworld to answer one question: Who really killed Michael Francke?

Murder in Oregon

Murder in Oregon: 2026 UPDATE- The Fight for Justice, Revisited

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