Jayne Mansfield Autopsy Report

The official autopsy report for Jayne Mansfield confirms the actress died from a crushed skull and partial cranial separation following a 1967 car crash, disproving the urban legend of decapitation. The fatal accident, which occurred when her vehicle slid under a tractor-trailer, directly led to the mandatory installation of rear "underride guards" on semi-trailers. Read the full story at History.com . Actress Jayne Mansfield dies in car crash | History.com

Note on sources: This article is based on the archived files of the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office, the Louisiana State Police report #00133-67, and investigative journalism from The New Orleans Times-Picayune and Raymond Strait’s biography, "Here They Are Jayne Mansfield." jayne mansfield autopsy report