Peter Falk's daughter Jacqueline dead at 60: Passing of Columbo icon's adopted child is declared a suicide

Columbo star Peter Falk's daughter Jacqueline died this week in Los Angeles, in what has been officially declared a suicide.

Jacqueline was one of the two daughters Falk adopted with his college sweetheart and first wife Alyce Mayo, whom he was married to from 1960 to 1976.

She was 60 years old when she hanged herself Monday at a residence, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office.

Whether she left a note remains unclear, but her body has been designated ready for release and the case status is currently open. 

Both of her parents predeceased her, with Falk dying in 2011 aged 83 after an Alzheimer's decline and Mayo dying aged 85 in 2016.