Mansfield Autopsy Report ((install)) — Jayne

On the night of June 29, 1967, Hollywood lost one of its most vibrant icons. Jayne Mansfield—the blonde bombshell who rivaled Marilyn Monroe—died in a horrific car crash on a dark highway in Louisiana. She was only 34 years old.

The gruesome nature of the accident that took Mansfield's life led to a major advancement in commercial trucking safety. At the time of the crash, semi-trailers did not have barriers to prevent smaller passenger vehicles from sliding underneath them during a rear-end collision. jayne mansfield autopsy report

Three of Mansfield’s children—Miklos, Zoltan, and future actress Mariska Hargitay—were asleep in the back seat of the 1966 Buick Electra. On the night of June 29, 1967, Hollywood