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Ginny Weedon and other Freezer Victims (Picket Fences)

TV or Movie: Picket Fences

Actor: Zelda Rubinstein; Richard Masur

Time of Death: Season 3, Episode 5, titled “Cold Spell” (aired October 28, 1994); (Season 3, Episode 11), titled “Freezer Burn,” which originally aired on January 6, 1995

On Picket Fences, the beloved operator at the Rome Sheriff’s department, Ginny, was found dead in her freezer. A season later, the town investigated a possible serial killer who shoved his victims into a freezer. The running gag continued later in the series as recently elected mayor, Ed Lawson, was killed by his wife and his body was hidden in a freezer.

The dark, comedic tone of Picket Fences worked very well with this bizarre reoccuring incident.