The case takes a tragic turn when Jill is released after the ransom is paid, only to perish in a fiery car crash shortly after. While local police and family members suspect Del Goddard, Jessica's investigation reveals a much more calculated plot.
: Jill wanted to escape her marriage to Del and secure the ransom money to start a new life with Franchesco. She used the "psychic predictions" as a smoke-screen to make her kidnapping and "death" seem like a supernatural inevitability. [S5E8] Prediction: Murder
: Dale Robertson (reprising his role from the previous episode) Franchesco : David Birney Jill Goddard : Lisa Pelikan Del Goddard : Michael Spound The case takes a tragic turn when Jill
In the Murder, She Wrote episode , Jessica Fletcher visits an old friend's ranch in Arizona, where a professional psychic’s dark premonitions set the stage for a complex web of deception. Episode Overview Original Air Date : January 1, 1989 Location : Lee Goddard's ranch near Tucson, Arizona She used the "psychic predictions" as a smoke-screen