Old Fashioned Murder

About this episode

The episode explores a murder plot involving a spinster and her family's failing museum, with a backdrop of personal revenge.

The Shabby Detective returns to Season Six with “Old Fashioned Murder,” where genteel larceny meets genteel homicide. Joyce Van Patten takes center stage as Ruth Lytton, a spinster running her family’s failing museum. When her ambitious brother threatens to sell off the artifacts, Ruth turns to murder and possibly taking revenge for things that happened off-screen twenty years prior. This episode went over-budget and over-schedule thanks to some behind-the-scenes meddling from Peter Falk's pals, leaving a messy and uninspired episode where it's tough to care about anything apart from Lt. Columbo's bizarre hairstyle. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-shabby-detective-yet-another-columbo-podcast--5084441/support .

People in this episode

Guest: Joyce Van Patten

Topics covered

• murder
• revenge
• family dynamics
• museum
• Columbo

Keywords

• Columbo
• murder
• Joyce Van Patten
• Ruth Lytton
• genteel larceny
• family museum
• Peter Falk

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Old Fashioned Murder

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