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Re: What do you think is the most disturbing on screen murder?

I don't like the murder in Trace of Murder. Patrick talks his way into an innocent mans home. Asks a load of questions about the mans life to fully ascertain he's alone before actually showing him the gun and killing him. Its cold a hearted and brutal killing for which he shows absolutely no remorse what so ever.

Re: What do you think is the most disturbing on screen murder?

In a Stitch in Crime it never fails to shock me how Dr Mayfield chloroforms, and then injects Harry Alexander with a massive morphine overdose. It was just so cold blooded and utterly ruthless. Made even worse for the fact it was delivered by someone supposed to care about human life.

Re: What do you think is the most disturbing on screen murder?

jan
Probably this has been discussed before, but what would you pick as the most disturbing murder that we get to witness?
Leon Lamarr's forceful drowning of his nephew (in Death Hits the Jackpot), has left a gruesome mark in my mind.
I'm pretty sure I have the winner here. Columbo Goes to the Guillotine. Elliott Blake beheading Max Dyson....complete with some blood on the floor since the sensors lightened up a bit by 1989.

Re: What do you think is the most disturbing on screen murder?

I always found Blueprint for Murder really disturbing how he forces Beau Williamson into the shed and all you see is the door close so you know he just walked to his death. I guess it's the feel of the death walk that really creeps me out.

Re: What do you think is the most disturbing on screen murder?

Thank you all! Always great to hear the ideas of fellow Columbo fans. I am sure all these scenes are very strong and disturbing in their own ways.

Re: What do you think is the most disturbing on screen murder?

The murder in “Double Shock” is disturbing with the murderer going through all the buttons on the mixer and their function before throwing the mixer in the tub. Then they show the victim’s face while being electrocuted, and they show the body again slumped over the exercise bike with the screams of Ms. Chambers. Odd choices to do it that way.