Recent content by FreeFrankGable

On Dec. 9, 2009, Kevin Francke posted in a thread at this website regarding the murder of federal public defender Nancy Bergeson. Comments had been made relating to the murder of his brother Michael, the Oregon Corrections director murdered on Jan. 17, 1989. Kevin's post is as follows...

Jan. 19 - State police receive more than 50 telephone calls with information about the case. Fifteen to 20 investigators are assigned to the case, most of them state police. Penn says the two primary motives being investigated are robbery and a possible plot by someone involved in the...

Hmmm...interesting case. Thanks for sharing and reminding me of it.

I seriously doubt $10,000 will entice anyone to come forward with info. Standard operating procedure though for cases like this with no leads. Is it just me or does this murder seem like a professional job? The $10,000 reward reminds me of the reward of the same figure for info on the Michael...

About 12:40 am, security guard Stephen Rubino discovers Francke’s body on a porch of the Dome Building. Francke apparently had tried to gain access to the building by punching out a pane of glass in the porch door. His keys and glasses were several feet away from his feet. At about 10am...

Michael Francke, 42, is stabbed to death in the parking lot outside his Dome Building office on the state hospital grounds, 2575 Center St. NE, Salem. Oregon.

Jan. 17, 1989 - Twenty-one years ago today Michael Francke, 42, is stabbed to death in the parking lot outside his Dome Building office on the state hospital grounds, 2575 Center St. NE, Salem. Oregon. Will true justice ever prevail? Will the truth of what really happened that cold January night...

See, you're not as ignorant as you claim to be. Smiling while I write that.

Tim Natividad shows up at Melody Garcia’s house high on methamphetamines. According to Melody Garcia, “he was…babbling about shooting it out with some Mexicans…he said his people would get even with Michael Francke.” Was it really the 16th that Natividad showed up at Melody Garcia's house or...

Natividad talks to Konrad Garcia by Telephone, according to Garcia. Natividad asks him if he would like to get even with corrections administrators for what Garcia perceived as mistreatment. Natividad says Garcia can get paid if he wasn’t particular about where the money came from or...

David's murder? You mean Tim Natividad, as "David" was his middle name? There was quite a bit going on with Natividad, most of which wouldn't be learned for another six months. From Journal of a Murder... Late December 1988 - Timothy David “Rooster” Natividad tells Melody...

Sleeler69, I responded to your post in my blog the other day with the URL to Jodie's MySpace page. She was online earlier today as she sent me a message. You can message her there.

Yeah, I havta agree...it is a nationwide problem. I'm a bit prejudiced concerning Oregon judicial circles. I believe a few judges in Oregon are pedophiles themselves.

Tough talk by this judge, but lousy walk. Is it just me or are Oregon judges lenient with sex offenders?

My apologies...my previous two January journal posts should've reflected the year 1989 rather than 1988. Apparently you lose the ability to edit your posts after a period of time. Jan. 14-15, 1989 - Francke shoots his shotgun from the back porch of his rural Scotts Mills home. After his...