Gable claims he was framed for Francke's murder in federal lawsuit

Frank Gable, who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murdering Oregon Corrections Director Michael Francke, has filed suit in federal court seeking damages against 24 law enforcement officials he claims conspired to frame him for the crime with no evidence.

(PORTLAND TRIBUNE) -- Frank Gable, who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murdering Oregon Corrections Director Michael Francke, has filed suit in federal court seeking damages against 24 law enforcement officials he claims conspired to frame him for the crime with no evidence.

The suit, filed in the Eugene Division of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, includes many claims made in Gable’s successful appeal of his conviction and upheld by two federal courts.

The suit was filed by the Chicago-based law firm of Loevy + Loevy, which represents Gable in a civil suit filed in Marion County Circuit Court seeking $2 million under an Oregon law providing compensation to the wrongfully convicted and imprisoned.

The 28-page federal suit was filed on Thursday, July 11. It alleges that law enforcement officials investigating Francke’s murder fabricated evidence against him and coerced associates to lie under oath about Gable’s involvement in the murder.

"Nothing can bring back the time Plaintiff lost; Plaintiff now brings this action to redress the devastating injuries Defendants caused him," the suit reads.

Francke was found stabbed to death near the North entrance of the corrections department headquarters in Salem on Jan. 17, 1989. The investigation was led by the Oregon State Police and Marion County DA’s Office.

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