Universal Crime The rumpled lieutenant is invited to give a college lecture on criminology but ends up investigating the murder of one of the institution's professors. 2026-05-15 Columbo investigates the murder of a crime show host's rival with incriminating evidence. 2026-05-15 Columbo is put to the test against an equally brilliant, criminal defence lawyer who murders his rock star girlfriend. 2026-05-15 A police detective questions a jewelry-store owner whose late nephew had a winning lottery ticket. 2026-05-15 Columbo attends his nephew's wedding and as the couple get ready to leave on their honeymoon, the bride disappears; Columbo investigates and suspects his nephew may have made a few enemies on the police force. 2026-05-15 Columbo investigates a hit and run, followed by a car explosion. 2026-05-15 Two women kill their two-timing lover but have solid alibis; one of the women tries to seduce Columbo to keep him off her trail. 2026-05-15 Columbo investigates a case involving argumentative radio talk show host Fielding Chase. 2026-05-15 The detective is put on the case of a man who murders his brother. 2026-05-15 Columbo matches wits with a forensics specialist, helping his girlfriend to frame her husband for a stockbroker's murder. 2026-05-15 The inimitable cop must prove that a flamboyant Hollywood gossip reporter was murdered by her former lover. 2026-05-15 A Hollywood film composer and conductor murders a talented, young musician out of jealousy. 2026-05-15 Columbo investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter in the Los Angeles rave scene. 2026-05-15 A psychiatrist uses a patient, he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife. His perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant. 2026-05-15 Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) outwits a lawyer (Lee Grant) who has killed her husband but made it look like a kidnapping. 2026-05-16 A blackmailer interferes with a mystery writer's scheme to kill his former partner in a perfect crime. 2026-05-16 Columbo investigates the case of an unfaithful wife who was murdered when she refused to be blackmailed. 2026-05-16 No body, no weapon and a witness courted by the war hero she thinks committed murder, complicate a case. 2026-05-16 Columbo is caught in a case of stolen art and murder with evidence pointing to an innocent woman. 2026-05-16 A competition between bitter siblings for ownership of a family-owned corporation, after their father's untimely death, escalates into murder. 2026-05-16 An explosion kills an executive as he calls his wife from a car phone, and suspicion falls on a company attorney. 2026-05-16 Columbo excavates the area surrounding the newly poured foundation of a building to search for a corpse. 2026-05-16 A botanical collector involves his nephew in a kidnapping to break a trust fund, then murders him to finance his hobby. 2026-05-16 The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife. 2026-05-16 A football-team manager (Robert Culp) establishes an electronic alibi for the murder of the team owner (Dean Stockwell) during a game; guests Valerie Harper, Susan Howard, James Gregory, Dean Jagger. 2026-05-16 Columbo journeys to London to observe Scotland Yard, but winds up investigating murders committed by two Shakespearean actors. 2026-05-16 The ongoing feud between an out-of-favor Hollywood actress and a gossip columnist results in murder. Guest star: Anne Baxter. 2026-05-16 A surgeon kills a nurse who suspects him of intentionally botching the heart surgery of his colleague, a cardiac expert. 2026-05-16 An American chess champion plays a private match with his challenger and kills him because the man is a better player. 2026-05-16 Twins (Martin Landau in a dual role) kill their wealthy uncle just before his marriage to a younger woman. 2026-05-16