Factual error: "Witches" were burned at the stake in Europe, but not in America. In America, they were hanged.
Continuity mistake: When the episode begins, Jessica is having a meeting with Sally Wilson, who hangs a bag over her shoulder. A shot later, her bag is down and she is hanging it again.
Audio problem: When Buck walks to the bar downstairs and meets Mrs. Oates, the sound of their footsteps is that of tiled floor, but they're walking on a rug.
Revealing mistake: Kat pumps her shotgun several times with no shells coming out.
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2) - S5-E22
Other mistake: When the sheriff finds the apple, the bitten side has a fresh white colour, instead of the brown colour it should have after the many hours passed.
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2) - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: When Eudora arrives at Jessica's home to apologise, she's wearing a pair of gloves. A shot later, the gloves have vanished.
Revealing mistake: All the shots of snow falling, mainly when Gunnar is about to be killed, are a very obvious crappy footage of flakes falling projected over the footage of the show. Not a single flake falls on the objects nor the people.
Crossed Up - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: When the crime is solved Jessica shows her emergency calling button. The way she holds it changes between shots.
A Very Good Year for Murder - S4-E17
Visible crew/equipment: After Tony is cured he exits toward his car. A big screen used for lighting is reflected on the side of the car.
Crossed Up - S3-E13
Continuity mistake: When Grady grabs the diary it swaps between closed or open depending on the angle.
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue - S5-E9
Revealing mistake: When the corpse lies on the bed the pad under the clothes where the thermometer is stuck protrudes.
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue - S5-E9
Audio problem: Whenever someone is walking on a rug the sound we hear is of footsteps on a tiled floor.
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue - S5-E9
Continuity mistake: In the kitchen the police officer loosens his tie, but from the side shot it's still tight.
Night of the Headless Horseman - S3-E11
Visible crew/equipment: When Nate and Dorian fight at the bar they are replaced with obvious stunt doubles with totally different hairstyles.
Night of the Headless Horseman - S3-E11
Continuity mistake: In the car, when Jessica is told that she has to act like Dorian's mother she covers her face with both hands. A shot later there's just one hand on her face.
Night of the Headless Horseman - S3-E11
Visible crew/equipment: When Jessica arrives at the station and Dorian opens the car door, stage lighting screens are reflected on the glass.
Night of the Headless Horseman - S3-E11
Visible crew/equipment: When Nate Findley rides his horse the actor's stunt is very noticeable in the wide shots.
The Bottom Line Is Murder - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: When the cop picks up the dirty ashtray he blows the ash away. In the close-up the ashtray is spotless as if it had been wiped with a cloth or if it were brand-new. First of all, no ash blew away, and second of all, a mere puff couldn't have cleaned it the way it looks.
The Bottom Line Is Murder - S3-E15
Visible crew/equipment: When Jessica rides in the car for the first time, the structure of the filming equipment is reflected on the hood.
Death Takes a Curtain Call - S1-E9
Visible crew/equipment: During the press conference, a stage light is reflected on the actress' sunglasses.
Chosen answer: This is the very reason my brother and I used to jokingly call the show, "Murder, She Caused." It's amazing she was ever on anyone's guest list for a party, given the likelihood someone would end up deceased. As to your question, most of the time, Jessica Fletcher would have had an air-tight alibi, as she was in a room full of people, or her whereabouts were accounted for when a murder occurred elsewhere. It also seems to me that there were episodes where she, purely with respect to opportunity, could have been a suspect. I believe she even acknowledged that as a logical possibility from time to time, even though she knew, of course, she was not the killer. However, the investigation would obviously rule out the possibility of her involvement, eventually.
Michael Albert