In the Season 8 episode named "Swan Song" Mike Franks is killed off the show by the port-to-port killer.
Mike Franks was killed off the show in order to add a dramatic storyline and shake up the dynamics within the NCIS team. His death served as a way to highlight the dangers that the characters face in their line of work.
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Muse Watson played the role of Mike Franks in NCIS. Franks was the Mentor for Leroy Jethro Gibbs and is one of the most loved characters in the series. Even though he comes only in a few episodes, he impresses with his cool acting. He was killed in Season 8 in the episode "Swan Song". The Port-to-Port killer kills Franks when Franks confronts him.
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Mike Franks, a character on the TV show "NCIS," passed away in Season 8 of the series. Actor Muse Watson, who portrayed him, did not actually die in real life.
She was shot in a shootout in which she was with Mike Franks, Gibbs old mentor. Mike Franks was outside getting some water, and she took down all the assailants but took some bullets. She died, and Mike Franks shoots all the attackers in the head with a .45
in the past. not in the time frame of the show. it was right before Gibbs joined ncis. infact it was Mike Franks who gave gibbs the detail of the killer on purpose, that was the reason why gibbs joined ncis.
I have watched carefully for this answer, and I believe they intentionally left it vague.