Pune Porsche Crash Case: Dr Ajay Taware, former head of the forensic department at Sassoon General Hospital and Dr Srihari Harnol, former casualty medical officer:Their medical licenses have been suspended, The India Express reports, (Punekar News), noting that: "In May this year it will be a year since Dr Taware, Dr Halnor and mortuary staffer Atul Ghatkambale were arrested for their role in manipulating blood samples taken from the minor driver of the Porsche and his two friends. A minor driving a Porsche at high speed had hit a motorcycle resulting in the death of Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta at Kalyani Nagar on May 19. The crime branch later arrested Dr Taware, Dr Halnor and Ghatkambale on charges of allegedly destroying evidence, criminal conspiracy and tampering with blood samples of the accused. According to police, both doctors who collected the blood samples of the minor allegedly threw the samples in a dustbin and sent another person’s blood for alcohol tests."

BACKGROUND: (From a previous post: June  24, 2024): "Meanwhile, the police investigation had revealed that when the boy was taken to Sassoon Hospital for a medical examination after the accident, his blood sample was allegedly replaced with his mother’s. Police said the minor’s blood sample was allegedly thrown into the biomedical waste at Sassoon hospital to destroy the evidence. Police have communicated with the company that disposes of the biomedical waste at the hospital to get further information about the minor’s blood sample. Police arrested his father, mother, Dr Ajay Taware — the former head of the forensic department of Sassoon Hospital, Dr Shrihari Harnol — who was the casualty medical officer at the time, and a Class IV employee Atul Ghatkamble, for allegedly changing the minor’s blood sample by taking financial favours. The trio have since been placed under suspension and are currently in judicial custody. The police had further arrested Makandar and Gaikwad in this case. Police said Makandar took Rs 4 lakh from the minor’s father at a hotel in Kalyani Nagar and gave it to the Sassoon staffers for changing blood samples. Police said they have recovered Rs 2.5 lakh from Dr Halnor, Rs 50,000 from Ghatkamble. Police are trying to recover the remaining Rs 1 lakh. Police said a technical investigation and analysis of CCTV videos have revealed that following the Porsche car crash, Makandar was present at the accident spot, Yerwada police station, Sassoon hospital and also in JJB premises. Police are also probing an “important meeting” held between the accused persons for “destroying evidence” by changing the minor’s blood samples."

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:  “There has been gross misconduct and breach of medical ethics. Hence the license to practise has been suspended pending inquiry,” Dr Vinky Rughwani, administrator, MMC told The Indian Express."

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STORY:  "Pune Porsche crash case: MMC suspends medical license of doctors Taware and Halnor, published by The Indian Express, on April 21, 2025."

SUB-HEADING: "In May this year it will be a year since Dr Taware, Dr Halnor and mortuary staffer Atul Ghatkambale were arrested for their role in manipulating blood samples."

GIST: "The Maharashtra Medical Council on Monday suspended the medical license of Dr Ajay Taware, former head of the forensic department at Sassoon General Hospital and Dr Srihari Halnor, former casualty medical officer, who were arrested in the Pune Porsche crash case.

“There has been gross misconduct and breach of medical ethics. Hence the license to practise has been suspended pending inquiry,” Dr Vinky Rughwani, administrator, MMC told The Indian Express.

In May this year it will be a year since Dr Taware, Dr Halnor and mortuary staffer Atul Ghatkambale were arrested for their role in manipulating blood samples taken from the minor driver of the Porsche and his two friends. A minor driving a Porsche at high speed had hit a motorcycle resulting in the death of Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta at Kalyani Nagar on May 19.

The crime branch later arrested Dr Taware, Dr Halnor and Ghatkambale on charges of allegedly destroying evidence, criminal conspiracy and tampering with blood samples of the accused. According to police, both doctors who collected the blood samples of the minor allegedly threw the samples in a dustbin and sent another person’s blood for alcohol tests.

While the government had suspended Dr Taware and Dr Halnor, the MMC had initiated suo motu inquiry against the duo.

Dr Vinky Rughwani, administrator, MMC told The Indian Express that considering the seriousness of the incident and violation of the code of medical ethics, they had initiated a suo motu inquiry and based on the findings we have decided to suspend their medical registration."

The entire story can be read at:

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-porsche-crash-case-mmc-suspends-medical-license-of-doctors-taware-and-halnor-9957479/

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  I am monitoring this case/issue/resource. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic"  section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com.  Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.

SEE BREAKDOWN OF  SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG,  AT THE LINK BELOW:  HL:

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985

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FINAL WORD:  (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases):  "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."

Lawyer Radha Natarajan:

Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;

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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions.   They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!

Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;

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Discredited Forensic Scientist Yvonne "Missy: Woods Colorado: A bill prompted by the misconduct allegations she faces for deleting data and manipulating DNA evidence in more than 1000 instances is heading to the state governor, Colorado Politics (Reporter Marianne Goodland) reports, noting that the alleged misconduct is estimated to have cost the Colorado Bureau of Inviestigation more than $11 million - and that Woods has been indicted on 102 felony charges…"

QUOTE OF THE DAY; 'In a statement on Wednesday, Rep. Matt Soper, R-Delta, one of the bipartisan sponsors of HB 1275, said Coloradans "deserve confidence in the evidence used to prosecute crimes. When a state crime lab employee compromises that evidence, it calls the entire system into question."

The bill will help to restore faith in state institutions by creating a clear process for notification and review, and it adds transparency, he said.  "It is unfair to victims, defendants, prosecutors, and the general public when evidence is tampered with, causing doubt to be placed in the results of our criminal justice system," Soper said."

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PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Meanwhile, the conviction of a man in Boulder County was vacated after a retest of evidence by an independent lab in Virginia revealed different results and that he could be, in fact, “statistically excluded.” The man had been arrested and convicted years after a 1994 murder in large part on the strength of a DNA analysis by Woods."

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STORY: "Bill to require CBI employees to report wrongful actions heads to Colorado governor,"  by Reporter Marianne Goodland, published by Colorado Politics, on April 30, 2025.

GIST: "Employees at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation who observe misconduct and don't report it could be in for problems of their own under a bill now heading to the governor's desk.

House Bill 1275 creates "a duty to report" wrongful actions committed by crime lab employees. It also requires the crime lab director to investigate those actions, and creates a process for individuals to seek post-conviction relief if their case is impacted. 

The bill is yet another outgrowth of the misconduct allegations tied to Yvonne Woods, a nearly 30-year employee of the CBI accused of deleting data and manipulating DNA evidence in more than 1,000 instances.

Those errors are estimated to have cost CBI more than $11 million. Woods has been indicated on 102 felony charges.

Meanwhile, the conviction of a man in Boulder County was vacated after a retest of evidence by an independent lab in Virginia revealed different results and that he could be, in fact, “statistically excluded.” The man had been arrested and convicted years after a 1994 murder in large part on the strength of a DNA analysis by Woods.

HB 1275 is retrospective; it deals with problems that took place as far back as 2014, requiring CBI to issue a report by Sept. 1 on investigations "concerning wrongful actions that brought criminal allegations against an employee." 

The bill also comes with a cost of more than $400,000 in general funds, but those dollars were approved by both the House and Senate appropriations committees on nearly unanimous votes. It also won unanimous votes in both the House and Senate judiciary committees. 

In a statement on Wednesday, Rep. Matt Soper, R-Delta, one of the bipartisan sponsors of HB 1275, said Coloradans "deserve confidence in the evidence used to prosecute crimes. When a state crime lab employee compromises that evidence, it calls the entire system into question."

The bill will help to restore faith in state institutions by creating a clear process for notification and review, and it adds transparency, he said. 

"It is unfair to victims, defendants, prosecutors, and the general public when evidence is tampered with, causing doubt to be placed in the results of our criminal justice system," Soper said.

In a year when unanimous votes had been rare, HB 1275 won unanimous approval in both chambers."

The entire story can be read at:

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/bill-to-require-cbi-employees-to-report-wrongful-actions-heads-to-colorado-governor/article_00d4c55e-1b6a-4b19-b00b-0dd7abde84f2.html

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  I am monitoring this case/issue/resource. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic"  section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com.  Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.

SEE BREAKDOWN OF  SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG,  AT THE LINK BELOW:  HL:

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985

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FINAL WORD:  (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases):  "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."

Lawyer Radha Natarajan:

Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;

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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions.   They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!

Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;

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Gerald Klassen: Kamloops: British Columbia: Questioned forensic pathology evidence at heart of lawsuit brought by this man who wrongfully served 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Castanet Kamloops (Reporter Tim Petruk) reports, noting that: "During his trial, a forensic pathologist told jurors McLeod likely died as a result of a severe beating — testimony that has since been called into question."…"At trial, the Crown theory was that Klassen beat McLeod as part of a violent sexual assault, then dragged her into the lake, where she died of hypothermia. A key witness for prosecutors was pathologist Dr. James McNaughton, who testified McLeod had been severely beaten and left to die. “Expert evidence obtained after the trial indicates that there was no forensic evidence to support a conclusion that Ms. McLeod sustained a beating,” Klassen’s lawsuit reads. “Accordingly, McNaughton’s aforesaid evidence at trial misled the presiding justice, who in turn mis-instructed the jury regarding the alleged beating, who then in turn convicted Mr. Klassen." The suit alleges McNaughton “drastically” altered his story ahead of the trial, which caught Klassen’s defence lawyer off guard. “This change in opinion was clearly biased in favour of the Crown’s case and shown to be a significantly incorrect assessment of the cause of death,” the claim reads. “McNaughton’s evidence was a critical factor in Mr. Klassen’s conviction, and he must be held accountable for same."

PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "In 2022, after Canada’s attorney general ruled Klassen’s case represents a “likely” miscarriage of justice. He ordered a new trial. Crown prosecutors quietly stayed Klassen’s first-degree murder charge the following year, but he is now arguing that was done improperly. According to Klassen’s lawsuit, the Criminal Code of Canada requires a “judicial determination” and an open hearing when a case is sent back after ministerial review. The decision to stay Klassen’s charge was made behind closed doors, though prosecutors later told Castanet it was made because the forensic evidence tendered at trial is now considered “inconclusive” and “insufficient.” Greg Rodin, Klassen’s lawyer, wrote in his notice of claim that the decision by the Crown to stay the charge rather than leaving it up to a judge “has deprived the plaintiff of a clear and public record for his exoneration, and the basis for it.” “Mr. Klassen remains in the eyes of the world guilty as charged, despite the fact that the post-trial forensic evidence from both sides clearly indicates otherwise,” the lawsuit reads. Rodin said in the document that the decision to stay the charges was made to avoid "public embarrassment" and a lawsuit."

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STORY: "Kamloops man who wrongfully served 26 years in prison alleges police negligence, malicious prosecution in lawsuit," by Reporter Tim Petruk, published by Castanet Kamloops, on April 29, 2025,

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GIST: "A Kamloops man who spent 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit has filed a lawsuit seeking compensation from the government, alleging negligence in the police investigation and a malicious prosecution.

Gerald Klassen, 63, also alleges in his notice of claim that the B.C. government refused to give him a full exoneration in order to avoid “public embarrassment.”

In 1995, a Kamloops jury convicted Klassen on one count of first-degree murder following a trial in B.C. Supreme Court. He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Klassen was convicted of killing 22-year-old Julie Delores McLeod, who was found dead near a Highway 5A rest stop on Nicola Lake in December of 1993.

During his trial, a forensic pathologist told jurors McLeod likely died as a result of a severe beating — testimony that has since been called into question.

Tunnel vision?

Klassen’s lawsuit alleges police zeroed in on him after he told them he had been hanging out with McLeod before she died.

He said they drank beer and talked at Nicola Lake, had sex and then argued.

“Mr. Klassen indicated that he pushed her at one point during the course of this argument and she fell down,” the notice of claim reads.

“He also advised [police] that she refused an offer of a ride back from the lake and he had not seen her since he left her there — alive.”

Klassen had something of an alibi. His wife said he arrived home at 11 p.m. the night of McLeod’s death and nothing seemed out of the ordinary about his appearance or his demeanour.

'Clearly biased'

At trial, the Crown theory was that Klassen beat McLeod as part of a violent sexual assault, then dragged her into the lake, where she died of hypothermia.

A key witness for prosecutors was pathologist Dr. James McNaughton, who testified McLeod had been severely beaten and left to die.

“Expert evidence obtained after the trial indicates that there was no forensic evidence to support a conclusion that Ms. McLeod sustained a beating,” Klassen’s lawsuit reads.

“Accordingly, McNaughton’s aforesaid evidence at trial misled the presiding justice, who in turn mis-instructed the jury regarding the alleged beating, who then in turn convicted Mr. Klassen."

The suit alleges McNaughton “drastically” altered his story ahead of the trial, which caught Klassen’s defence lawyer off guard.

“This change in opinion was clearly biased in favour of the Crown’s case and shown to be a significantly incorrect assessment of the cause of death,” the claim reads.

“McNaughton’s evidence was a critical factor in Mr. Klassen’s conviction, and he must be held accountable for same."

Wants full exoneration

In 2022, after more than a decade of work by the UBC Innocence Project, Canada’s attorney general ruled Klassen’s case represents a “likely” miscarriage of justice. He ordered a new trial.

Crown prosecutors quietly stayed Klassen’s first-degree murder charge the following year, but he is now arguing that was done improperly.

According to Klassen’s lawsuit, the Criminal Code of Canada requires a “judicial determination” and an open hearing when a case is sent back after ministerial review.

The decision to stay Klassen’s charge was made behind closed doors, though prosecutors later told Castanet it was made because the forensic evidence tendered at trial is now considered “inconclusive” and “insufficient.”

Greg Rodin, Klassen’s lawyer, wrote in his notice of claim that the decision by the Crown to stay the charge rather than leaving it up to a judge “has deprived the plaintiff of a clear and public record for his exoneration, and the basis for it.”

“Mr. Klassen remains in the eyes of the world guilty as charged, despite the fact that the post-trial forensic evidence from both sides clearly indicates otherwise,” the lawsuit reads.

Rodin said in the document that the decision to stay the charges was made to avoid "public embarrassment" and a lawsuit.

Nine defendants named

The lawsuit names nine defendants, among them Premier David Eby, who was B.C.’s attorney general in 2022, and McNaughton, as well as former RCMP officers Richard Brent Gardiner, Murray Harold Smith and Michael Skinkaruk, and Will Burrows, who prosecuted Klassen's murder charge.

Also named as defendants are the federal attorney general and the B.C. Coroners Service.

Klassen’s notice of claim was filed on Friday in Vancouver. Defendants will have three weeks to respond once they have been served."

The entire story can be read at: 

https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloops/547390/Kamloops-man-who-wrongfully-served-26-years-in-prison-alleges-police-negligence-malicious-prosecution-in-lawsuit

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  I am monitoring this case/issue/resource. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic"  section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com.  Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.

SEE BREAKDOWN OF  SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG,  AT THE LINK BELOW:  HL:

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985

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FINAL WORD:  (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases):  "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."

Lawyer Radha Natarajan:

Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;

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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions.   They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!

Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;

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Frank Gable: Oregon: Aftermath of a wrongful conviction: His conviction and life sentence in murder of Corrections Director Michael Francke vacated; Oregon acknowledges his innocence; State Attorney General offers early $2 million compensation; Oregon lawmakers want the FBI to reopen the Francke Murder case; Michael Francke's brothers say the murder haunts them to this day and support the reopening - and Reporter Ken Boddie points out that "Michael Francke's 1989 murder is now an unsolved crime," asking the question of the day on KOIN: "What were they trying to get ride of Mike Francke for..Patrick said all they’ve ever asked for “is the truth.” “They have the tools and the resources to do the state of the art DNA testing on Mike’s clothing, his possessions,” Kevin said, “and that’s a good place to start.” Kevin said there is one question that should be at the top of the list: “What were they trying so desperately to hide to keep from coming out? That’s what you and everybody else in the State of Oregon should be asking. And that’s why the FBI should be deeply involved in this to find out. What were they trying to get rid of Mike Francke for?”

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The brothers said the passage of 36 years has not healed their emotional wounds. They won’t rest until they know why Michael Francke was killed and who wielded that knife on January 17, 1989. “It’s still very fresh in our minds,” Patrick said."

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STORY: "What were they trying to get rid of Mike Francke for?, by Reporter Ken Boddie, published by KOIN one April 15, 2025.  (Ken Boddie is the host of KOIN’s weekly political interview program, “Eye on Northwest Politics”, in which he interviews political and business leaders from across the Northwest. Ken is also a veteran KOIN anchor and reporter, having been co-anchor of “KOIN 6 NEWS THIS MORNING” for 8 years, and before that, weekend anchor. Ken also produced and hosted a weekly segment called “Where We Live”, which gave Portland viewers the backstory of local landmarks, events, street names, and historical figures.)

SUB-HEADING: "Michael Francke's 1989 murder is now an unsolved crime."

GIST: "Kevin and E. Patrick Francke said their brother’s 1989 murder haunts them to this day, and they support a move by two Oregon legislators to have the FBI re-open the case to resolve what is now an unsolved crime.

In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, House Majority Leader Ben Bowman and House Republican Leader Christine Drazan said the “lack of resolution in this case is a grave injustice to the Francke family and the State of Oregon.”

Michael Francke was the director of the Oregon Department of Corrections when he was stabbed through the heart outside the Dome building in Salem, which was the DOC’s headquarters at the time.

Oregon lawmakers want FBI to reopen Francke murder case

The only suspect, meth dealer Frank Gable, was convicted of the murder and sentenced to life in prison. But questions lingered through the decades. In 2019, Gable was released from prison after his conviction was reversed in federal court. Earlier this year, the Oregon Department of Justice acknowledged Gable was innocent. Current Oregon AG Dan Rayfield offered nearly $2 million in compensation to Gable.

Gable has filed a lawsuit against 24 investigators in the case.

The Francke brothers told KOIN 6 News they want the FBI to get to the bottom of what really happened. They maintain Michael Francke was murdered because he was about to expose corruption within the Corrections Department.

“The names have changed,” Kevin said. “But the machine is still in place. I’m sure of that.”

Patrick said all they’ve ever asked for “is the truth.”

“They have the tools and the resources to do the state of the art DNA testing on Mike’s clothing, his possessions,” Kevin said, “and that’s a good place to start.”

Kevin said there is one question that should be at the top of the list: “What were they trying so desperately to hide to keep from coming out? That’s what you and everybody else in the State of Oregon should be asking. And that’s why the FBI should be deeply involved in this to find out. What were they trying to get rid of Mike Francke for?”

The brothers said the passage of 36 years has not healed their emotional wounds. They won’t rest until they know why Michael Francke was killed and who wielded that knife on January 17, 1989.

“It’s still very fresh in our minds,” Patrick said."

The entire story can be read at:

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/what-were-they-trying-to-get-rid-of-mike-francke-for/

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  I am monitoring this case/issue/resource. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic"  section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com.  Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.

SEE BREAKDOWN OF  SOME OF THE ON-GOING INTERNATIONAL CASES (OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL USA) THAT I AM FOLLOWING ON THIS BLOG,  AT THE LINK BELOW:  HL:

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/120008354894645705/4704913685758792985

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FINAL WORD:  (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases):  "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."

Lawyer Radha Natarajan:

Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;

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