Best “Murder, She Wrote” Murderous Plots
Some killers have ingenious plans to commit murder and then get away with their crimes that could only be solved by the incomparable Jessica Fletcher. These killers might have a clever way to execute the murder or to frame someone else for the deed.
Here are our Top Ten favorite methods of murder and plans for a perfect crime:
10. Broadway Malady
Season 1, Episode 11
Jessica is excited to support a mother-daughter Broadway performance - until a robbery gone wrong kills off one leading lady.
Available on Freevee (listed as episode 13)
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Jessica’s investigation into the “robbery” thwarts a killer’s clever plan to disguise premeditated murder as a random crime.
9. Hit, Run and Homicide
Season 1, Episode 6
Jessica and Sheriff Tupper are baffled when a driver-less car appears and runs down the man who fired a local inventor.
Available on Freevee (listed as episode 8)
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It was clever to use a driver-less car to enact your nefarious plans. It’s even more clever to use it to frame a local inventor for your crimes. It’s a good thing Jessica believes in this inventor’s innocence!
8. Snow White, Blood Red
Season 5, Episode 4
A murder a ski lodge tests Jessica’s investigative skills when everyone becomes snowed in with the killer.
Available on Freevee
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Jessica must be careful who she trusts because this murderous duo is made up of convincing liars.
7. Trial by Error
Season 2, Episode 13
Jessica is the foreperson on a jury and suspects there is more to this case than meets the eye.
Available on Freevee
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This killer had to adapt to another cunning plot to cover up their crime and who the real intended victim was. It’s lucky that Jessica was the foreman on the jury to see through the lies.
6. Ever After
Season 8, Episode 16
Jessica investigates the murder of her actress neighbor’s husband.
Available on Peacock
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Though the intended patsy had an alibi, this killer’s booby trap in the closet was genius!
5. Reflections of the Mind
Season 2, Episode 6
Jessica comforts her hysterical friend after receiving a phone call supposedly from her dead husband. When the second husband dies, everyone suspects the unstable wife of the crime but Jessica believes there is more to investigate.
Available on Freevee
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The killer and accomplice were very successful as gaslighting the person they wanted blamed for the crime and might have gotten away with it if not for Jessica.
4. Murder, She Spoke
Season 3, Episode 22
A murder in a recording studio during a blackout leaves everyone in the dark about what happened.
Available on Freevee
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The killer was clever about finding a way to murder in the dark so that the blind man would be framed.
3. Danse Diabolique
Season 8, Episode 11
When a dance dies on stage, Jessica thinks it is murder and not a curse on the ballet.
Available on Peacock
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The killer’s clever use of a ballet prop is a very effective means of murder, but Jessica finds clues in the choreography.
2. A Lady in the Lake
Season 2, Episode 7
Jessica hopes to spend a peaceful weekend writing at a lakeside inn, but instead becomes a witness to murder.
Available on Freevee
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This killer brazenly uses Jessica as a witness to the staged murder and almost gets away with the real one.
The Wind Around the Tower
Season 9, Episode 4
Jessica’s visit to an estate is Ireland is marred by the death of her host. It was seemingly of natural causes, but Jessica has her doubts.
Available on Peacock
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Such a clever way to kill someone! Nitrogen poisoning presented as a natural illness. The killer even had a videotape of the victim’s last moments that convinced almost everyone that this was not murder… Luckily, Jessica had her doubts and found a way to prove it.
Do you have any other favorite methods of murder or almost perfect plans? What other episodes do you love?