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Phil Stanford Has Literally Written the Book on Michael Francke’s Murder
By Aaron Mesh
July 19, 2026 10:29PM PDT
Phil Stanford. (Courtesy of Stanford)
For more than 35 years, columnist and author Phil Stanford has picked away at the u...
The murder that won’t go away
Finally! WHO KILLED MICHAEL FRANCKE is up on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and best of all, Powell’s Books – and here’s how it starts:
“The murder, or more accurately, the assassination of Michael Francke, hangs like a curse over the state of Or...
Mysterious Man in the Pinstripe Suit
WHO KILLED MICHAEL FRANCKE won’t be out for a couple of weeks now, but here’s a sneak peek at the cover – which, as anyone familiar with the case will immediately recognize, incorporates the original police drawing of the Man in the Pinstr...
The A-Shed fire? Nothing to see here
Well, the book is off to the publisher, and it’s called WHO KILLED MICHAEL FRANCKE – which you’ll notice does not have a question mark – with the subhead And How They Got Away With It. In other words, it’s the story of a cover-up – which od...
Was Goldschmidt being blackmailed? Ask Bob Burtchaell
Hello Bob,
I’m in the process of tying up loose ends for a book on the Francke murder, and as I’m sure you’re aware the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has exonerated the patsy in that case, Frank Gable, ruling that his conviction was entir...
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