Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is a scientifically unsubstantiated hypothesis that suggests the burning of a person's body without an external source of ignition. Although there is much speculation and controversy over SHC, it is not a proven natural occurrence.
Linda Purl who played Charlene Matlock on the Matlock TV show was in every episode of the first season except episode #14, The Rat Pack. Her former husband from a very short marriage, Desi Arnaz Jr. was guest-starring on that episode.
The successful crime drama â which switched from NBC to ABC in 1993 â shot its last three seasons in Wilmington. (Although Griffith's character, Ben Matlock, supposedly lived and practiced in Atlanta, virtually all the series had previously been filmed at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.).Griffith was the main reason television came to Wilmington, said Bill Vassar, head of the EUE/Screen Gems studio complex in the Port City.he series filmed in Wilmington from 1993 through 1995. Chet Spier, a video producer who worked as propmaster on Matlock, remembered Griffith as a professional and generous actor who stood up for cast and crew members and joined in Christmas celebrations.