After over a decade in the top 10, Murder, She Wrote finished its 12th season as the 58th most popular show in the U.S. CBS then opted not to renew it for a 13th season. In its final season ...

Jessica Fletcher (Dame Angela Lansbury) is on a train headed for El Paso, Texas. She shares a table in the dining car with a woman who subsequently vanishes, leaving her purse on the table.

That line, or words to that effect, are a common refrain on “Murder, She Wrote.” It takes a certain ... to name a few — who ...