The Fletcher Files: A Murder, She Wrote Podcast

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A black lady’s guide to all things Murder, She Wrote. I’m a true fan of Murder, She Wrote and I want to share that love with all of you. Each week I will delve into an episode of MSW and ask the questions we all have. So let’s admire Jessica’s fashions as she outwits them all each week on The Fletcher Files.

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    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    A Virtual Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 112:31


    Fiction turns into reality when a tech whiz is murdered in a V.R. booth while in a world he created. Jessica must navigate technology politics and rivalries to find a killer whose motive is very personal. Let's put on our V.R. goggles and gloves while we enter the world of Murder, She Wrote. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Phantom Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 111:21


    Who knew the magazine business could mean murder? A ruthless producer who has crossed everyone including Jessica Fletcher, meets his end in a bubble bath in a luxury hotel. The list of suspects is long but the evidence all points to Gary Mannion, a forceful agent that seems to have disappeared. Let's pack our fashion magazines for our weekend in the Catskills while we watch Jessica reveals Gary's true identity and saves a talented young writer from a murder charge. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Legacy of Borbey House

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 104:42


    When Lawrence Baker comes to Cabot Cove a darkness befalls the town. His ageless face, sly smile and sun avoidance has Dr. Sorensen on alert, vampire alert. Will a stake through the heart finally end the Borbey curse? Jessica believes there is a more natural reason for Lawrence's murder. Let's take our cars in for service and double check our garlic covered roses as we watch Jessica solve a supernatural death using natural logic and observations. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    For Whom the Ball Tolls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 90:19


    When gentrification and preservation battle someone may end up dead. A set of brownstones in Manhattan are on the chopping block to make room for a 40 story co-op building and the residents of 65 are NOT having it. Let's order our steaks and dry martinis while we watch Jessica go from activist to detective to save an innocent woman and solve the murder of an unproblematic man. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    A Death in Hong Kong

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 160:39


    A season 9 recap - 1st hourJessica is just trying to celebrate a new beginning for The House of Dunbar but murder finds her wherever she goes. Brian Dunbar is poisoned and the list of suspects is short with his wife Emma at the top. Let's put on our jade jewelry and turn on April Dunbar's latest recording while Jessica unveils a murderer within The House of Dunbar. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Love's Deadly Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 115:57


    When the written word becomes a novelist's reality, Jessica must separate fact from fiction to identify a murderer. Let's order our mince pie and turn on the lighthouse while we watch Jessica solve a murder of mistaken identity. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Survivor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 92:27


    Was it a squad member who took out an undercover officer to save his hijacking operation? Well all Jessica needs is a snitch, a mean machine and a pool of crimson to uncover a murderer. Let's grill our medium steaks while wearing our Ray-Bans and hide our stolen electronics as we watch Jessica and Detective. Sgt. Lofton bring justice to a dead rookie and his injured lady friend. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Ship of Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 123:09


    Sea breezes, Caribbean nights and dead bodies. If only the international criminal “Amber” could have thrown her murder victim overboard, Jessica could have had a nice cruise vacation. With her new friend's fiancé under arrest for murder and her old friend Dennis Stanton heading security, Jessica must identify the victim and solve her murder before landfall. Let's put on our tailored shorts suit and clutch our gold and diamond jewelry while Jessica navigates the various criminals to find a murderer on this Ship of Thieves. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Lone Witness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 115:39


    Did Tommy Remsen witness the immediate aftermath of a murder or is he the murderer, making up a fantastical story to cover it up? Jessica, the only one with some common sense, believes Tommy and will outwit a killer who is determined to keep the frame in tact. Let's adjust our GIANTS baseball hats and take our salmon mousse out the mold as we watch Jessica solve two murders Tommy is accused of committing. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Dead to Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 116:32


    Blackmail and insider trading abound at Stevens & Lawrence, the perfect place for Dana Ballard, a pathological liar. But when she is accused of murder Jessica must determine what is fact and what is fiction.https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Big Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 99:21


    International weapons dealings are afoot in Cabot Cove right under Sheriff Metzger's nose. When two people die the exact same way Jessica must set aside her focus on her roof repair and grading papers and figure out if it's murder or coincidence. Let's set up our carbon monoxide detectors on our boats and dress for Martin Fraser's party while we watch Jessica uncover a sophisticated murderer. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Petrified Florist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 105:38


    While visiting a friend, Jessica is thrust into the tawdry world of tabloids and gossip. A cast of characters who each has a secret, makes for a great basis for a future J.B. Fletcher novel. Let's make sure our flower arrangements are in place and read the latest edition of Star Scene as Jessica dreams up her next bestselling novel. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Killer Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 97:09


    ON AIR LIVEJessica is helping a friend by checking on his son who works at a radio station in Easton. But she ends up having to save him from a murder rap. Let's polish our sharp shooting trophies and tune into KGAB AM while Jessica uncovers jealousies, affairs and unrequited love to reveal a murderer. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Double Jeopardy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 90:41


    Justice seems to be out of reach for the Galvan family until Frank Fernandez dies. But when Jose Galvan is arrested for Frank's murder, Jessica knows he's been framed. With the help of Father Michael, a double murderer is unmasked. Let's prepare our creative writing assignment and reattach the “I” on our school jacket while we watch Jessica's two epiphanies finally get justice for the Galvan's and Frank Fernandez. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

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    Final Curtain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 102:45


    Life is imitating art when an actor descends into madness but which actor is it. Which thespian murdered Eric Benderson? Let's review our PlayBill and remember our cues while Jessica sets aside friendships and personalities to uncover a murderer. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Sound of Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 128:20


    Love may be Bulletproof but Freddy Majors is not. When the deal of a lifetime could destroy the life of another, murder is the only option. Jessica must navigate several suspects to find a clever killer that used a hit song to cover their crime. Let's get into our concert outfits and head to the studio to watch Jessica record The Corpse Danced at Midnight and solve a murder. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    A Christmas Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 92:48


    A color blind blackmailer receives a bullet for her trouble. But who shot her while dressed as Santa? Was it Charlie's, the new man in town, her man of the week or a stranger? Let's practice our Christmas carols and decorate the community center while Jessica solves an attempted murder and an embezzlement. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Classic Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 115:36


    A $150 million is missing and so is billionaire Buck Wilson. When psychic Maria Valenti, a known blackmailer turns up dead, all eyes turn to Buck. But was Buck also a victim? Let's put on our cowboy hats and prepare for a psychic reading as we watch Jessica do-si-do through the evidence and solve two murders and an embezzlement. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Sugar and Spice, Malice and Vice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 110:37


    Paul Marlow thinks he can outsmart an international crime syndicate that has avoided prosecution for years. He was dead wrong! With Michael Haggerty, a cartel, an arm dealer and a double crossed partner trying to stop him, Paul ends up with a bullet to the chest. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Night of the Coyote

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 89:36


    What would you do to find a multimillion dollar treasure? Someone in Chaco Springs, NM is willing to commit arson and murder. Jessica only has a limited amount of clues to expose a killer. Let's set up our easels and inventory our artifacts while Jessica and Sheriff Keeyani track a killer. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Dead Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 127:24


    Jessica is being threatened with a $40 million libel lawsuit for a comic strip being used for blackmail. An incompetent lawyer, a disgraced cop, a corporate raider, a blackmailer, rival comic strip artists, and a murderer make for a complicated plot. Let's blast our classical music and check our deadlines as we watch Jessica draw herself out of this story. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Wind Around the Tower

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 94:48


    Jessica teams up with former Detective Sean Cullane to solve a murder that all evidence shows is a natural death. Neal Gillen knew death awaited him and made sure to have two great minds at his Irish home when his imminent murder occurred. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Mole

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 95:18


    When you try to play both sides you end up playing yourself. Liz Foster tries to double cross a dangerous man and the government but ends up dead. Let's check our boarding passes and limo airport transportation while we watch Jessica prove she's a victim of kidnapping, solve a murder and take down Max “St. Max” Hagen's criminal enterprise. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Family Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 132:44


    Unburying a long dead secret may result in you being buried. Former Cabot Cove resident Randall Sloan learns this lesson too late. Jessica's excitement to see Randall has now turned into sadness as she must find his murderer.https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Murder in Milan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 100:57


    Jessica's novel “All the Murderers” based on the murder in the episode “The Committee” has been made into an award winning movie. But before Jessica can celebrate the success, she must solve the murder of the producer, Catherine Wayne”. Let's grab our artisan popcorn and Italian wine while we watch Jessica navigate the cutthroat movie business and find another murderer. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Season 8 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 86:26


    Another Season is in the books!Let's discuss how watchable each episode was and rank some of the recurring characters who finished their run this season. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Murder on Madison Avenue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 103:18


    Jessica's new board game Murder Will Out has brought her into the cutthroat worlds of toy making and advertising. When a despised Executive Vice President is found murdered in a secured room, Jessica must follow the clues to reveal the murderer. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Day of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 87:34


    Jessica is in Mexico City to celebrate the annual Day of the Dead celebration and research her next book. As usual, her working vacation includes murder. Death has claimed the life of Enrico Montejano but who helped Death achieve its goal? https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Badge of Honor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 118:08


    After 50 years, Seth reunites with Ben Oliver, a man he owes his very life too. But has Ben change so much over the years that he is now a murderous thief?Let's count our $60,000 in cash while we watch Jessica prove that Ben Oliver is neither the thief Lawrence Jarvis is making him out to be or the murderer Dave Sanders claims he is. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Angel of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 110:53


    1992 - “How could Courtney and Uncle Alex do that?”2024 - “I don't blame either of them! Martin and Philip deserve the worst life has for them.”https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Gaslight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 124:54


    “THIS IS LOVE...clouded by evil...darkened by a secret no one dared to tell!”https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    MSW South by Southwest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 135:05


    Celebrating 4 years of The Fletcher Files Pod! The first of the four made for TV Murder, She Wrote movies. A true favorite of mine. #southbysouthwest #primevideo #murdermystery #TheFletcherFilesPod #murdershewrote #dameangelalansbury#angelalansbury #jessicafletcher https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Programmed for Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 116:24


    The new doctor in town throws Seth for a loop but when one of Seth's patients dies from an undiagnosed bleeding ulcer, the pressure may be too much for him. Let's save our Word document, do a final check of our email and prepare to watch Jessica save Seth's reputation by proving Harriet was murdered and didn't die from medical malpractice. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    To The Last Will I Grapple

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 113:03


    Sean Cullane and his daughter Kathleen are settling into their new lives in America when a man who made their lives hell in Ireland shows up ready to destroy their American dream. Let's sit down to our corned beef and cabbage and watch Jessica fight an uphill battle to prove Sean didn't murder his rival even though all the evidence suggests he did. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Ever After

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 115:01


    Jessica meets her famous actress neighbor, sees her fiery breakup, whirlwind marriage and her become a widow in the span of 72 hours. Jessica is now pulled into a murder investigation where the main suspect has an airtight alibi. Let's lay out our clothes for bed and watch as Jessica finds a murderer among a group of very skilled actors. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 74:08


    A cover up at the highest levels of English government is no match for Jessica Fletcher. She is determined to prove she saw what she saw. Let's check into our hotel and stick to our story while Jessica solves a murder that no one wants to admit occurred. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Monte Carlo Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 75:34


    Jessica is reuniting with a class mate of hers at her beautiful luxury hotel in Monte Carlo but murder always seems to follow Jessica even on vacation. Let's start simmering our sauce Claudine and brush up on our French as we watch Jessica navigate murder, robbery and blackmail. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Incident on Lot 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 87:44


    Is the house evil or does it attract evil people? Jessica's book Messengers of Midnight is being turned into a movie on the Universal Studios lot, right in view of The Bates Motel. A fictional movie based on a real murder brings about another real murder. Let's make sure our doors are locked and we are safe from anyone we scammed as we watch Jessica solve a murder that may have a supernatural explanation. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Witch's Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 118:14


    History is repeating itself when a beautiful woman's freedom hangs in the balance due to jealousy. Let's rehearse our lines and get fitted for our costumes as Jessica solves an arson, a murder and vindicates a 25 year injustice. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Danse Diabolique

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 106:22


    Did a cursed ballet claim a conniving lead ballerina or was murderer a very real person? Let's lace up our ballet shoes, get into first position and watch Jessica unmask a very clever killer hiding behind a legendary curse. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The List of Yuri Lermentov

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 98:39


    When Michael Hagarty crosses paths with Jessica Fletcher, someone is going to be murdered, Michael will be accused and Jessica will save the day. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Committee

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 104:50


    Jessica is breaking barriers at the Avernus Men's Club but her presence can't prevent the infighting that leads to murder. Let's cast our vote and snack on patè while Jessica once again proves the best person to solve this murder mystery is a woman. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    A Killing in Vegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 98:32


    The house always wins but what happens when the house is divided? Someone has to die. Jessica stumbles upon a murder set up when visiting Las Vegas for a book fair. She must put her disdain for the accused aside to make sure justice is served. Let's put $20 on 14 red and watch as Jessica saves a man from a murder wrap. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Terminal Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 110:23


    Beneath the charming, wealthy romantic demeanor lies an abusive monster that Ginny Blanchard sees on a regular basis. When Jessica sees the bruises Ginny has previously been able to hide, she makes her confront her reality. Ginny finally decides to leave but did she use murder to get away? Will Ginny listen to Jessica and fight or will she listen to her attorney who has an agenda of her own? https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Judge Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 130:59


    What is done in the dark will always come to light. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Lines of Excellence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 94:32


    Jessica is just trying to learn to use a word processor when her teacher is murdered. A busy phone line and an angry former student lead to a murderer. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Thicker than Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 93:14


    Blood is thicker than water until Mort is forced to choose between his baby brother and the law. Jessica must resolve years of resentment and anger between Mort and Wayne in order to solve two murders. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Unauthorized Obituary

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 110:12


    One husband will do anything to protect his wife while the other husband will do anything to kill his wife. Jessica must protect her dear friends while solving the murder of the person who wanted to destroy them. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Night Fears

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 112:15


    Jessica's first three weeks at Manhattan University is a doozy. She faces a jealous colleague, a creepy student, a disinterested student, a student injured during a mugging, being shot at while teaching criminology and tutoring a police officer. Let's read chapter three in our textbooks and watch Jessica handle all of that and a mugger and a killer without breaking a sweat. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    Bite the Big Apple

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 96:58


    Jessica's very safe NYC apartment building becomes the scene of a murder. Before she can even unpack her clothes, Jess must unpack a major smuggling ring and two murders. Let's tighten our shower curtain rods and watch Jessica do what she does best with a little help from Dr. Hazlitt. https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

    The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 115:36


    A beer baron, a book maker, a P.I., a crooked lawyer, a retired cop and a beer mascot all converge on Cabot Cove to get a devastating manuscript. A Season 7 wrap up at the end! https://www.patreon.com/Thefletcherfiles

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