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• THE FRANKLIN COVER·UPMysterious Scandal Begins Taking Shape in Omaha," headlinedthe New York Times.Three years later, people living outside eastern Nebraskaare unlikely to be aware of the Franklin scandal, and those inthe region have been told that the case is closed. Larry Kingis serving his jail term for misappropriation of funds, after aguilty plea. Law enforcement at the local, state and federallevels said there was no evidence of drug-peddling, organizedchild abuse, or satanic activity by King. The allegations ofchild abuse were "a carefully crafted hoax," according to oneof the two grand juries that examined the affair. A chiefwitness,Owen, stands convicted of perjury.The day after Alisha Owen's conviction, 3,000 Nebraskansresponded to a local radio station's poll; 94% of them saidthey believed that she had been railroaded and that there wasa cover-up.What the public suspects, the careful investigator of theFranklin case confronts face to face. This case is far fromclosed.This book will explore the substance of the Franklin case,much of which has never been revealed to the public until now.That means evidence concerning key players, which apparentlywas never brought before, or was ignored by, the grand juries. Itmeans evidence gathered for the Nebraska Legislature's specialcommittee on the Franklin case, which found and verified thetracks of criminal activity, where law enforcement purportedto see none. The legislative investigation, which began inNovember 1988, ended on January 9, 1991, when a new Legislaturewas sworn into office, and the investigative committeeauthorized by the previous Legislature was automatically terminatedas required by the state constitution. The Legislature hadthe option to renew the investigation, but did not; manymembers knew or suspected what the stakes were, and wereterrified.• • •I write about the unfolding of the Franklin case, its exposureand its cover-up, as not only an eyewitness, but a participantxxii