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Details: Oregon prison director Michael Francke was found murdered just outside his office door. A man named Frank Gable was arrested, convicted of his murder, and sentenced to life in prison. Police determined that Gable murdered Francke in a robbery gone awry, but evidence from the scene and eyewitness testimony shows that he may have been abducted from the scene and then was brought back to the scene where he was killed. Prior to his death, Francke had been investigating corruption within Oregon's prison system, which included drug trade between prison guards and inmates. Francke had warned friends and loved ones that he felt his life was in danger prior to his death. The corruption theory is only further evidenced by the fact that several witnesses recall seeing around 23 bags of shred

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  • Details: Oregon prison director Michael Francke was found murdered just outside his office door. A man named Frank Gable was arrested, convicted of his murder, and sentenced to life in prison. Police determined that Gable murdered Francke in a robbery gone awry, but evidence from the scene and eyewitness testimony shows that he may have been abducted from the scene and then was brought back to the scene where he was killed. Prior to his death, Francke had been investigating corruption within Oregon's prison system, which included drug trade between prison guards and inmates. Francke had warned friends and loved ones that he felt his life was in danger prior to his death. The corruption theory is only further evidenced by the fact that several witnesses recall seeing around 23 bags of shred
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  • Details: Oregon prison director Michael Francke was found murdered just outside his office door. A man named Frank Gable was arrested, convicted of his murder, and sentenced to life in prison. Police determined that Gable murdered Francke in a robbery gone awry, but evidence from the scene and eyewitness testimony shows that he may have been abducted from the scene and then was brought back to the scene where he was killed. Prior to his death, Francke had been investigating corruption within Oregon's prison system, which included drug trade between prison guards and inmates. Francke had warned friends and loved ones that he felt his life was in danger prior to his death. The corruption theory is only further evidenced by the fact that several witnesses recall seeing around 23 bags of shredded papers being removed from his office after his death. Suspects: A suspicious-looking man was seen lurking around the corrections building at the time of t he murder. He was described as a neatly dressed man in a pin-striped suit, and he was described as having a dark complexion. No physical description of the man exists; however, a sketch of the man is available. Extra Notes: This segment originally aired on the February 20, 1991 episode of Unsolved Mysteries . Results: Unresolved. To this day, Frank Gable maintains his innocence, and several believe that Michael's killer is still at large. * Michael Franck on Unsolved.com * Michael Francke at Wikipedia * Article on Michael Francke and Corruption in Oregon * 2014 News Article on the case * Michael Francke at Find a Grave
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