#555 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Frank Gable

About this episode

The episode discusses the wrongful conviction of Frank Gable for the murder of Michael Francke.

Early on the morning of January 18, 1989, a security guard found the body of Michael Francke lying in a pool of blood on the floor of the North Portico of the Dome Building of Oregon State Hospital in Salem, OR. An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a stab wound to the heart. Michael Francke - who had a background as a military man, former prosecutor and judge, and then head of the New Mexico Dept. of Corrections where he rooted out corruption - had been hired by Oregon Governor Mike Goldschmidt to do the same in Salem, OR. Four months later, Police received a tip that Frank Gable, a petty criminal and police informant, was involved. 11 months after that, several other police informants had come forward claiming Frank was involved. Based largely on their questionable testimony, Frank was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. To learn more and get involved: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-in-oregon/id1667171131 https://www.loevy.com/ To get involved in helping exonerees like Frank Gable rebuild their lives after release: www.after-innocence.org Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco   is a production…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Bright Pacheco

Guest: Frank Gable

Topics covered

• wrongful conviction
• true crime
• murder investigation
• law enforcement
• exonerees

Keywords

• Frank Gable
• Michael Francke
• wrongful conviction
• Oregon
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oregon State Hospital, New Mexico Dept. of Corrections, Lava for Good™ Podcasts, Signal Co. No1

Places: Oregon, Salem

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