Overview
- Los Angeles County’s medical examiner confirmed Jacqueline Falk was found dead at a residence in the city.
- The coroner ruled the death a suicide caused by asphyxia from hanging.
- Officials said the body has been released to relatives as the investigation remains open.
- Reports conflict on her age at death, with some outlets citing 60 and others 66.
- Falk, one of two daughters Peter Falk adopted with his first wife, kept a private life as coverage revisits past family disputes that helped spur “Peter Falk’s Law” on relatives’ visitation rights.