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** It could be taken to imply that he's a SelfMadeOrphan: his parents died when he was a young adult (just old enough to inherit), it's described as a "freak explosion" (much like the murders we see Roger commit), and it appears that he was a chemistry prodigy at a young age (receiving his PhD at 21).

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** It could be taken to imply that he's a SelfMadeOrphan: his parents died when he was a young adult (just old enough to inherit), it's described as a "freak explosion" (much like the murders we see Roger commit), and it appears that he was a chemistry prodigy at a young age (receiving his PhD [=PhD=] at 21).
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Columbo and Roger are touring the chemical plant, Roger advises Columbo not to light up his cigar, as that would cause an explosion. While this gesture can be taken as PragmaticVillainy (given that Roger wants to misdirect Columbo, not kill him), it would indeed be unwise to cause two accidental deaths in that type of industrial area.

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