Every Time The Murderer Was a Woman | Columbo

Columbo faced a lot of different culprits throughout his career, and quite a few of them were women. Here's a compilation of all the crimes orchestrated by women.
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00:00-04:13 Lady in Waiting
04:14-09:20 Dagger of the Mind
09:21-14:55 Requiem for a Fallen Star
14:56-19:36 Lovely but Lethal
19:37-24:26 Old Fashioned Murder
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[@rawbacon]

I like the air of madness Susan Clark had in that episode and the expression on her face after Colombo said she was classy is priceless.

[@smg7187]

Great actress! Loved her in porky’s😘

[@fesbio3908]

Currently probably my favorite episode of Columbo

[@captmurdock]

The real surprise is, after he tells her about the policeman outside who would hear if she shot him, he goes out of the French door when she goes to get dressed...and there's no policeman there.

[@WillCWilson]

​@@captmurdockHe literally just said that so he wouldn't get shot XD

[@jocorcoran1853]

Brilliant

[@jq747]

"I'm always getting you angry, I'm sorry, it must be my accent or something." Hahaha! gold =D

[@josemeda4592]

I laughed.

[@shashijain5084]

Mr Falk was born for this role !!!! Beyond brilliant !!!!

[@paulburchell1762]

RIP Mr Peter Falk.... Nobody could have done it better my friend.x

[@TheJjcczz]

It’s sad he died not knowing who Columbo was anymore

[@michaeljohnson5365]

Just spent 50 UK pounds for ALL episodes! i am on a Columbo binge watch

[@captaincarl8230]

I am as well. I watch all of the episodes on Peacock.

[@TheTimeDetective42]

Wow big spender here.

[@ohmightywez]

Peter Falk is one of my favorite actors. I love both Colombo and Mannix, I love the shows, the guest stars,the story lines. I also absolutely love the clothes, the furniture, the art on the walls. I also watch it now that I live in Southern California because it's so funny to recognize the filming locations.

[@EdgyShooter]

Ah, you could've got the complete set for £32 from CEX!

[@mattmenefee3889]

Money well spent, sir

[@jamesfeldman4234]

As noted by Liliana Muldner, three female murders aren't included: Janet Leigh from "Forgotten Lady" Trish Van Devere from "Make Me a Perfect Murder" and Lee Grant from "Random for a Dead Man". But the scenes that are included here are excellent. Notably, the acting of the female leads is terrific throughout. Even the seeming "over-the-top-acting" of Honor Blackman in "Dagger of the Mind" and Anne Baxter in "Requiem for a Falling Star" is terrific. You have to keep in mind that Honor's and Anne's characters are fading actresses. So, Honor and Anne depicted their characters as melodramatic even in life, especially when caught.

[@MrRobby1]

They also forgot the one with Ruth Gordon as Abigail Mitchell, the murder mystery writer.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

@@MrRobby1 Of course! She's one of my favorites!

[@captaincarl8230]

@@MrRobby1 There was also a few more. One of them was the girl who pushed a man named Tony and he ended up dying from falling through a glass table. It was from "Columbo Likes the Nightlife". Her boyfriend, who was opening up a new dance club, hid the body in the bottom of a water tank. It was an accident, but he died from her pushing him. It was also Columbo's last case. Her name was Jennifer Sky. There was also the girl that tried to poison Columbo because he was the one who arrested her husband for a crime and he ended up dying in prison. Her name was Helen Shaver and the name of the episode was "Rest In Peace, Mrs. Columbo". The one with Ruth Gordon is also one of my favorites.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

@@captaincarl8230 Good point, but Jennifer Sky's character in "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" wasn't, legally, a "murderer." Carmine Giovinazzo's character died from an accidental fall, and there was no intent to kill him. Unlike Bob Culp's character in "Death Lends a Hand," who struck Patricia Crowley's character, Jennifer Sky's didn't even forcibly hit Carmine Giovinazzo's character, so she could not even be said to have been "reckless" or "negligent."

[@captaincarl8230]

@@jamesfeldman4234 You're right. I forgot about the scene where he kills the person that was blackmailing them because he had taken a picture of inside her apartment and wanted a night with her in exchange for the photo.

[@captaincarl8230]

It always seemed like by the end of the episode the murderer would want to yell out "Arrest me will you Columbo. You are driving me nuts!"

[@quad5186]

Well , I think that’s how the MAD magazine take on this show ends 😂

[@ertznay3142]

The look on Anne Baxter's face when she realizes she is screwed is amazing.

[@jq747]

"Drink, Lieutenant?"

[@5610winston]

_Dagger of the Mind_ That final mad scene with Basehart's breakdown and soliloquy from _The Bard's Play_ and contrapuntal commentary from the other characters is as masterfully constructed as a Bach fugue.

[@shabbysuzannah3702]

I could watch Columbia every day 😂

[@MrRobby1]

I actually do watch it everyday. I have all of the DVDs and it's also on several television channels everyday where I live. Peacock isn't available in Europe. Whenever there's nothing else good on TV or I feel overwhelmed by so many choices and can't decide what to watch, I always watch a Columbo episode.

[@mrsbluesky8415]

It’s free on Tubi streaming. I’ve watched them all a dozen times !

[@stefaniewick1212]

Sometimes I do😂

[@jcmontecarlo6123]

Just use a vpn, then peacock is available on Mars🎉

[@MrRobby1]

@@jcmontecarlo6123 tried that. It doesn't work because I can't get the apk file even with vpn

[@SALTYH2O]

When Columbo says “that’s when it hit me” the killer is toast

[@casey4602]

"Just one more thing "

[@kenw.1112]

PETER FALK A GENIUS AT SOLVING HOMICIDES. HE WAS ALWAYS CONSISTENTLY AWESOME.

[@louie115]

america is starving for great quality wholesome shows like these. i sure miss those days.

[@myfriendcaffeine-tb2fn]

Agree. But murder as wholesome?

[@kitrichardson2165]

I ended up, looking up Lee Grant and a host of other roles after her spectacular performance in the initial Colombo. Stunning actress, both visually and professionally.

[@kurtb8474]

Trish Van Devere is another gorgeous actress who appeared in Columbo.

[@aurelmatthews4164]

"And besides you're too classy a woman, now would you please get dressed now? I'm gonna use that the next time someone points a gun at me and see if it works.

[@samanthanickson6478]

make sure to bookmark so you can come back and let us know.

[@rabbiswhy]

😂😂😂it doesn't. I tried that once and almost got shot twice.

[@melodiefrances3898]

Me too. I'm tired of having to have bullets removed from my body ...

[@stefthorman8548]

​@@rabbiswhyshould've also said, "cops are outside, whats the point"

[@visualdragon]

The NEXT time?!?! 😱

[@kurtb8474]

It must grieve Columbo to have to bust someone who he admired for years. Like movie stars. In the beginning he shows his admiration to them by telling them he saw their movies or read their books. Then he has to turn around and send them to jail.

[@modelcitizen2028]

3:22 Billy Goldenberg's fantastic music really makes this scene - the way it hold the suspense, finally resolving as the murderess hands over the gun. 📺🎵👍 Susan Clark's last look at the Lieutenant shows she's finally met her match, and it's all over!

[@AmusedSandcastle-cm7mj]

Columbo is my absolute Favorite.....he is one of a kind

[@Syrup1812]

Love Columbo. What a great show.

[@Pattiepies55]

Loved RIP MRS. COLUMBO. Helen Shaver was excellent & quite scarily mad.

[@RedVynil]

Who's Helen Shaver?

[@TheWriterWalker]

Joyce Van Patten's Aunt Ruth: The most dignified response to an arrest in the Columbo series.

[@martinfinn1550]

I think this video should have been entitled "Every Time The Murderer Was a Woman part 1". I don't see Trish Van Devere, Janet Leigh, Ruth Gordon or Lee Grant included, and that is just what I can remember from the original 70's episodes. Maybe the rest will be shown in part 2?

[@5610winston]

Ruth Gordon was such a delicious morsel of ham in that one.

[@sondragramse1770]

This is a great one! My favorite is Lovely but Lethal... the cosmetic lady murderer.

[@crivket1235]

😅 lmao ...pearl landing on carpet , went tap tap 😅😅😅

[@christopherkraft1327]

All excellent episodes & as always, the Lieutenant solved every case!!! 👍👍🙂

[@Tervicz]

There was a touch of frost when they did the umbrella case...

[@richardgarcia618]

Susan Clark, Honor Blackman, Anne Baxter, Vera Miles, Celeste Holm and Joyce Van Patten.

[@marksmith3947]

Honor Blackman was a stunning beauty but she was quite a bad actress

[@donovanwilliams5424]

Why did the pearl make a clacking sound when it fell onto carpet? Lol

[@cooliod00d]

Janet Leigh was my favourite. Her acting in "Forgotten Lady" was phenomenal.

[@WeeGrahamsaccount]

I loved the Ruth Gordon one which you have missed from your compilation.

[@markwegner6821]

Women are picked as murderer in quite a few of Columbo. It happens quite a bit in Sherlock Holmes movies as well. I'm a bit sympathetic to how the women are set up before the murders, usually. I'm also impressed with your advertising selections. It's a good indication for me, of your success. 💎 God bless

[@user-ru5ic1mc8g]

This is a great episode!

[@ianwilliam3811]

Each lady - classy as hell, loved this.

[@cjrrun]

Ruth Gordon episode?

[@melodiefrances3898]

Absolutely need that one 😂❤

[@mrsbluesky8415]

My favorite villainess is Janet Leigh forgotten lady. The one scene that still puzzles me is when she’s in rehearsal taking a break and Columbo talks w her. She looks truly confused for a minute looking at him like he’s a monster, then comes back to reality. I always wondered if this was a sign of her brain disease in the story.

[@pambrendler9523]

Probably demincha

[@farenmareeramos]

Her character had Alzheimers and was dying so she had a moment of illness seep through, letting the viewer witness her mind before telling us about her health.

[@eentun9340]

There are at least 5 different platforms that air Columbo and not a single one plays the entire episode!!!? I don’t understand why 😮 The pleasure of watching columbo is from start to finish not few minutes here n there put together !

[@alainarchambault2331]

Copyright.

[@eentun9340]

@@alainarchambault2331 So showing parts of it doesn’t infringe copyright but if they were to show from start to end it does!!?

[@alainarchambault2331]

@@eentun9340 They have to make their money, so yes. Scenes, some zoomed in close and cropped. That's to avoid copyright laws.

[@GizmoBeach]

Hard to prove to a jury that the alarm didn't go off before the gun. Are you SURE you heard it like that sir? Etc.

[@paulwalker1793]

Anne Baxter. Beautiful lady 🌹

[@MisterPuck]

Whole series coulda ended early. “You don’t wanna do that. You’re a classy lady.” “My dear Columbo, that’s where you’re wrong.” _bang!_ Credits roll.

[@minekara6407]

Love all the episodes..... The Tyne Daly one was great, Ruth Gorden... The list goes on......

[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

This was so beautifully done,❤️

[@sapiscnn]

Susan Clark is a class act. Beautiful woman!

[@Laura-tp8wz]

Thanks

[@ikaikamaleko8370]

" No hes a very good lawyer and he prides himself on his memory"...........

[@evanflowforever6615]

A woman scorned: the sharpest thorn

[@Layla-mt9pc]

One wise man said 🤔 Don't mess with the best because the best don't mess🕵️❤

[@marlonwebber4952]

That’s the hardest carpet I’ve ever seen! That pearl tapped like it was on tile! 😬

[@patrickjohnson5658]

There have also been times when men were the murders, women were their accomplices. The one I remember most is the one where the art collector kills his uncle to get his art collection, and his art student girlfriend helps him cover it up. Of course he killed her as well and made it look like a car accident.

[@TJay41]

There was the episode where the woman was bragging about her boyfriend had stayed the night at her place making love all night, until Columbo made her realize that was a bad idea being his alibi, it wiped the smug look right off her face, classic Columbo

[@Warped9]

The early Columbo movies were the best. Much later, in the 80s and ‘90s, they almost like paradies and not as well done. They also bucked credibility as is it’s hard to accept Columbo still being a detective Lieutenant after all those years.

[@modelcitizen2028]

I agree, the early episodes were like a fine wine - such richness in the studio sets and the music.

[@ryanwilliams1800]

''i'll fight, i'll survive, i might even win...but you left me out of this. I can't accept that i can't speak now!'' Kay is very angry now.

[@bluerev]

2:50 I love the way the camera starts zooming in, and the look of terrified realization creeps into her face after he says "oh, big difference". Small details like that.

[@katharinebuckman2815]

Ann Baxter takes the cake

[@ShaExceptional]

3rd lady was a OG wit it 😂

[@TimCarter]

Good part 1. Part 2 can be Lee Grant, Janet Leigh, Ruth Gordon and Trish Van Devere.

[@ici_coop]

The music!!! The hairdos!!!

[@tomhuff4321]

So Great 👍🎉😂!

[@functionoflightone]

In "Old Fashioned Murder", did anyone ever figure out the sub plot about the "killing" of Janie's father aka the murderer's fiance? I have watched that episode a dozen times and I feel like some imp part of the plot was left on the editing room floor. It feels like it's never really resolved as to whether she killed him or not.

[@williamharrell9305]

Rest in peace peter falk

[@bender7565]

This is a few times, there is at least 4 more female editions.

[@captaincarl8230]

Yes, there was and I named a couple in another post.

[@chrysostom8987]

this is an other one of my favorite My favorite guy always wins.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

That last one hits so hard.

[@vgaymer]

As mentioned by others this isn't EVERY time even if we're only considering the 70s episodes. Lee Grant, Ruth Gordon, Trish Van Devere, Janet Leigh....

[@auntiesemite9295]

I enjoy watching an episode in 10 minutes but don't know how anyone could sit through an hour.

[@nagendrathakkar4601]

please please upload all the episodes FULL

[@phdtobe]

Why would this channel’s owner do that? These clips are long advertisements for the subscription access to all full episodes.

[@josephweaver7140]

You forgot: Ransome For A Dead Man. Season 1.

[@cspaikido]

There was also a Television Movie in 1990 called Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo with Helen Shaver as the murderess.

[@johnfinnegan8474]

I could never figure why the female killers did not appear in more than one episode each. I would have liked to have seen Trish Van Devere or Susan Clarke, or Faye Dunaway in the 1990's remakes, be the killer in two or three episodes each.

[@johnpetruna8888]

Irony is, Van Devere actually kinda plays Dunaway in "Make Me a Perfect Murder", what with it being a sly take on 1976's "Network".

[@rony41165]

Faye Di away was in the revival

[@andrewleah1983]

Female killers are rare in real life.

[@JimmyVermeer]

You don't see them again because they're in jail after the first murder.

[@user-iu9fc5yb9k]

Faye Dunnaway was also a murderer in one of the later episodes. And that really hot blonde was an accomplice in Colombo Loves The Night Life

[@RIPMMD]

Helen Shaver RIP Mrs Columbo

[@maciejguzek3442]

Lol i got SO confused by your comment. First I googled Helen Shaver to check if she was really wife of Peter Falk and if she passed away- turned out she wasn't his wife, and is doing well until now! I was ready to reply to you 'get lost, troll's xD It took me a few seconds to connect the dots.

[@cazman2580]

never seen him take a drink..great scene...(fallen star)

[@Dominion-1]

I can't believe Webster's mom would do something like that. 😄

[@stevel9678]

Great compilation but I think you left out Ruth Gordon's fantastic performance as the murderer in Try and Catch Me.

[@lisaconner7609]

beautiful~

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

The scripts involving women are so well written in where the writers completely get the way women think. We have different motives and responses to murder. I LOVE this show. I named my Siamese cat Columbo when I was in 6th grade. I bought 3 copies of TV guide and put them on my wall around my room. That was before I finished going through puberty and got obsessed with Elton John and later Led Zeppelin....(we didn't know Elton was gay back then!)

[@cliffordharris4515]

My favourite fact. Susan Clark was married to Mungo from Blazing Saddles.

[@tonyjoestar2632]

The bluff in the first clip: at the end Columbo steps outside and its revealed he was alone the whole time

[@nonisnest9718]

The one with Ruth Gordon is my favorite.

[@MrRobby1]

I know this is off-topic but I just want to say that since Hollywood has no new ideas and they continually make unnecessary and unwanted remakes of movies and TV shows, they had better not try to remake Columbo. They ruined Charlie's Angels that way. They ruined Hawaii Five-O over that way. The list goes on and on. NBCUniversal, hands-off Columbo!

[@steelhurricane4041]

🧡Columbo

[@lisanealy1703]

If you want something solved, just put Columbo on the case-- bingo!

[@lynnanderson9107]

That's a beautiful puppy❤

[@DSC800]

What about my favorite, Lee Grant in "Ransom for a Dead Man"?

[@richelliott9320]

Great to see Barnard Fox

[@creepdimensions2405]

I want to see Leon and Columbo in the same room in comic form

[@Cockyspanial]

Better now as a historical document than it was originally.

[@RedVynil]

What about all the times Columbo shows up before the murder? I can think of at least 3.

[@mircea1910]

you forgot the best one: "I was murdered... by Abigail Mitchell"

[@casey4602]

Ruth Gordon mystery novel author Abigail Mitchell is missing

[@misc240]

3:46 there was NO police outside

[@user-jt9hi9zd8n]

I believe it.

[@carlozabbia1157]

So it's every time except for four times....

[@MrMousley]

''Every time'' What about Janet Leigh in the Forgotten Lady episode.

[@ikaikamaleko8370]

The female suspects in these episodes were so good.

[@qdiace80]

Missing: It's All In The Game

[@blacjackdaniels200]

That first woman is incredibly stunning WOW

[@RamonaHaygood]

Colombo would make u tell on urself.😅😅😅😅❤❤❤❤

[@magicsinglez]

I didn’t understand the last one, exactly

[@badbiker666]

I look at an episode like this and think nothing of it. My grandchildren watch this clip and ask me, "What's that blue thing she's talking into, and who's the Operator?" I explained that she was calling for help, and they as, "Why doesn't she just dial 911 on her cell phone?" They couldn't wrap their heads around the concept of no cell phones or phones that have cords, and no 911.

[@joelluongo7419]

You minds well go back another 4000 years.. to when tires were stone.

[@4leafclover611]

Honor Blackman was great in this epi

[@williamschlenger1518]

Imagine if detectives were this thorough 🤔