Meredith Hellman

Meredith Hellman is the main villainess from Murder, She Wrote episode 7.13, "Moving Violation."

She was played by Susan Clark.

Meredith Hellman is the second wife of Ambassador Chandler Hellman, and the stepmother of Chandler's son, Brad Hellman. However, Meredith harbored hatred towards Brad due to his antics threatening Chandler's career. The couple arrived at Cedar Cove after Sheriff Metzger arrested Brad for various traffic violations and bribery; all the while, Meredith took this opportunity to devise a villainous plan to kill her stepson.

After Brad was released on bail, Meredith drove with Brad to an isolated area, where they bickered over his latest incident. At that moment, the evil Meredith unleashed her gun and pointed it at Brad; subsequently firing three shots at him. She missed with her first shot, but the next two killed Brad. Meredith was revealed as the killer when Jessica Fletcher informed her that her gloves had traces of gun residue, prompting the villainess to burn her gloves in the fireplace. It turned out that the gloves that Meredith burned were fakes planted to set her up, and the real gloves were already in the police's possession. After being caught, Meredith boldly admitted to the murder, while arrogantly boasting that she again saved her husband's career. Meredith was subsequently arrested.