Overview
- Jacqueline Falk was found dead in her Los Angeles home Monday, April 27, in what officials described as an apparent hanging.
- The county medical examiner confirmed Wednesday that the manner of death was suicide by hanging.
- She was the adopted daughter of Columbo star Peter Falk and his first wife, Alyce Mayo.
- Her sister, Catherine, sought a conservatorship in 2009 after saying stepmother Shera Danese blocked visits, a fight that spurred visitation-rights laws in several states called Peter Falk’s law.
- TMZ first reported the death, with later coverage from outlets including The Mirror US citing the medical examiner’s ruling.