U.S. Navy · United States 
James Francke
1989
James Michael Francke served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Edged weapon
What Happened
Corrections Director Mike Francke was stabbed to death in the Oregon Department of Corrections headquarters parking lot on Bittern Street in Salem. A former inmate of the prison system was convicted of his murder and sentenced to life in prison. In April 2019 he was released after a federal judge ordered that he be retried or released within 90 days. Director Francke was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Oregon Department of Corrections for six years.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Oregon Department of Corrections
Corrections Director
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