17 episodes
Murder in Oregon iHeart True Crime
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4.5 • 77 Ratings
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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?
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Introducing: "Murder in Miami"
In the 1980s crime journalist Phil Stanford dove into the decadent and dangerous world of Miami just as the city was becoming the cocaine- and murder- capital of the United States. His path would place him in the crosshairs of a federal investigation focusing on a mysterious and controversial drug smuggling pilot who claimed to be an operative of the American government- all while flaunting his extensive illicit activity. Murder in Miami traces the connection between the murder of a missing Miami private investigator to the sprawling roots of an international money laundering scheme as Stanford tries to make sense of his role in a surreal story of spies, smugglers, killers and corruption. All reaching to the highest levels on both sides of the law.
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Discrepancies - MIO E2
Inconsistencies in the narrative bring about issues as the official investigation into Michael Francke’s murder unfolds.
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Breaking Point - MIO E3
Months after Mike's murder, the official investigation seems to stall.
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Corruption - MIO E4
A deep dive into the history of corruption in Salem reveals a long and sordid relationship between criminal and political powers.
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Depravity - MIO E5
The search for Mike's killer leads to a woman whose dysfunctional upbringing in Salem's drug scene was closely linked to corruption in Corrections.
Customer Reviews
Might be the best podcast series I’ve ever listened to
Wonderful storytelling of a very unfortunate event. Thank you for your hard work on this series and the others that you e worked on. I’ll be listening to them all! Wonderful work Lauren and Phil, you are a great team that shines for different reasons and talents.
Eh
I found this podcast hard to follow, and I’m actually not sure if that’s due to the storytelling or the fact that it’s just kind of boring. It does seem like the pod has no narrative timeline, just jumps around from one point of the investigation to the next. If you’re really into tales of corporate corruption, this might be for you. Also, you know how each podcast narrator has that one vocal quirk that grates on you after a while? This one’s is “also,” which she pronounces “alt-so.” By the 4th episode it’s like nails on a chalkboard! Lol
I wanted to love this podcast
Murder in Oregon is an incredibly well researched, well produced podcast. Michael Francke deserved justice. I wanted to hang on every detail to get to that goal of the truth but didn’t make it past episode three. For me, there were too many “characters”. I kept losing track of who was who. My favorite part detailed the positive changes Michael Francke made in Arizona. He sounded like a very dynamic individual.