Peter S. Fischer, author of my favorite Columbo episode Negative Reaction, died Monday October 30, 2023. Of course, more probably think of him as co-creator of Murder, She Wrote but it was Columbo that really started his mystery career.
This is sad news. Peter S. Fischer wrote some of the very best episodes of Columbo, in both the NBC and ABC series. He was also one of the co-creators of Murder, She Wrote along with Richard Levinson and William Link.