Murder in Oregon
Hosted by Lauren Bright Pacheco · iHeartPodcasts
4.6from 126 ratings
- 40
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 126
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 419M
- YouTube views
About Murder in Oregon
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?
- Publisher
- iHeartPodcasts
- Category
- society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Oct 2019
- Latest episode
- 4 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 40 episodes have a transcript.
4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Murder in Oregon: 2026 UPDATE- The Fight for Justice, Revisited
10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Introducing: Bone Valley Season 5 | The Devil's Quarry
28 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
Introducing: DOUBT: The case of Lucy Letby hosted by Amanda Knox
Who has been a guest on Murder in Oregon
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Phil Stanford
- Kevin Francke
- Pat Francke
- Frank Gable
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 419,108,275
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 126 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 59
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 67
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- Guest appearances
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Questions about Murder in Oregon
Who hosts Murder in Oregon?
Lauren Bright Pacheco host the show. Published by iHeartPodcasts.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Murder in Oregon take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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