▁the ▁series ▁Bey ond ▁Bel ief : ▁Fact ▁or ▁F iction . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁sp or adic ▁air ing ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁episode ▁she ▁was ▁in , ▁" The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁Man or ," ▁a ired ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁her ▁death . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Fran n ▁was ▁married ▁once , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁to ▁T . J . ▁Esc ott . ▁ ▁They ▁separated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁divor ced ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Fran n ▁died ▁in ▁her ▁sleep ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁California . ▁Her ▁body ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁her ▁ ▁public ist ▁and ▁her ▁long time ▁partner ▁Jonathan ▁Cook man ▁Jr . ▁An ▁aut ops y ▁later ▁determined ▁that ▁she ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁and ▁also ▁suffered ▁from ▁an ▁und i agn osed ▁sc arring ▁of ▁the ▁heart ▁mus cle ▁t issue . ▁Her ▁remains ▁are ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁C emetery ▁in ▁C ul ver ▁City , ▁California . ▁ ▁Char ity ▁work ▁Fran n ▁was ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁fund - ra iser ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁char itable ▁works . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C ele br ity ▁Action ▁Council , ▁a ▁volunte er ▁group ▁of ▁celebr ity ▁women ▁who ▁served ▁the ▁women ' s ▁out re ach ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Mission , ▁for