Overview
- Jacqueline Falk, 60, was found dead at her Los Angeles home Monday, April 27, and the county medical examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging with the case still open.
- Official records list a Los Angeles residence as the location, and authorities have not confirmed whether a note was found.
- TMZ first reported the death Wednesday, with subsequent coverage citing medical examiner records to confirm the manner of death.
- Jacqueline was one of two daughters Peter Falk adopted with his first wife, Alyce Mayo, while her sister Catherine later championed “Peter Falk’s Law” to protect adult children’s visitation rights in guardianships.
- The case could surface new details about circumstances of the death and may refocus public attention on family access issues in conservatorships that the Falk family helped bring to light.