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Murder in Oregon

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Jade Beasley
Julia Bevely
Williamson County
Murder Investigation
Bite Mark Analysis
Murder On Songbird Road
Investigating Murder
Iheart Podcasts
Illinois State Police
Forensic Evidence
Chain Of Custody
Illinois
Renee Hightower
Marion, Illinois
911 Calls
Walmart
Julia Bevelie
Julia Beverly
Julie Beasley
Bob Mata

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... more

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Recent Guests

Frank Gable
Man wrongfully convicted of murdering Michael Francke
Episode: #555 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Frank Gable
Rachel Brady
Attorney for Frank Gable
Episode: #555 Lauren Bright Pacheco with Frank Gable
Julia Bevely
Convicted of murdering Jade Beasley
Prison
Episode: 11. Closing Arguments
Jaden Bevelie
Son of Julia Bevelie, affected by his mother's wrongful conviction.
Episode: 10. Suspect
Kathleen Zellner
A leading attorney in wrongful conviction advocacy.
Chicago-based law firm
Episode: 10. Suspect
Renee Hightower
Friend of Julia Bevely
Episode: 9. Judgement
Arthur Larugio
Professor of criminology and psychology
Loyola University, Chicago
Episode: 9. Judgement
Officer Sloan
Responding officer in Bevely's case
Episode: 9. Judgement
Lee Stort
Special agent to the Illinois State Police
Illinois State Police
Episode: 9. Judgement

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 197 ratings
  • Kevin and Pat

    Just listened to the Murder in Oregon season and my gosh, I hope if something ever happens to me, I have a Kevin and Pat to fight for me. Excellent podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LKersch1215
    United States4 months ago
  • Ads were more than 3/4 of the actual story. Waste of time. Good potential I suppose but not good use of time

    Audible
    1
    Stelzel
    United States9 months ago
  • 3+ minutes of ads followed by 1 minute of the podcast… followed by another 3+ minutes of ads. Waste of time. Garbage

    Ads were more than 3/4 of the actual story. Waste of time. Good potential I suppose but not good use of time

    Audible
    1
    Stelzel
    United States9 months ago
  • Please tell me she is OUT

    This podcast and story is extraordinary. The amount of work and heart that went into this is definitely seen. It is a podcast that I will continue to follow. I pray for the families and Julie most of all. I pray that the people who kept her in jail. Who took her newborn baby away from her all go to prison. She should be out Free, but justice will not be done until those people are behind bars. I have nothing personally to do with any one involved, but I feel so personally bothered. I don’t know ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Hannah1900’s
    United States9 months ago
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    The first time I heard that word I thought of it as the word for the first word I heard it in a sentence and I thought that was the word for

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Ubusbubjd
    New Zealanda year ago

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11. Closing Arguments
Q: What would you ideally like to see happen?
I would like to see all angles explored in Julia's case.
11. Closing Arguments
Q: Do you think they met that burden?
The prosecution's evidence was lacking and didn't fulfill the required standard for guilt.

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A gripping true-crime narrative centered on long-running questions of justice and corruption in Oregon. Across recent episodes, listeners hear detailed investigations into powerful individuals, contested wrongful-conviction cases, and the persistence of reporters who chase difficult truths, often through courtroom scenes, investigative journalism, and high-stakes political entanglements. The show stands out for its documentary rigor, willingness to challenge official narratives, and a patient, multi-perspective storytelling approach that shines a light on systemic failures as they unfold over decades.

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1. Frank Gable
2. Rachel Brady
3. Julia Bevely
4. Jaden Bevelie
5. Kathleen Zellner
6. Renee Hightower
7. Arthur Larugio
8. Officer Sloan

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