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.
Actor best known for roles on the TV shows Dragnet and M*A*S*H dies aged 96 after suffering from pneumonia. Harry Morgan, left, as Colonel Sherman Potter, with costar Gary Burghoff, in M*A*S*H. Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images.