Key Insights
- Incident Date: On June 29, 1967, a tragic car accident occurred involving Jayne Mansfield and her children.
- Accident Details: The vehicle crashed into a trailer truck while traveling on U.S. Route 90 in Louisiana.
- Casualties: All three adults in the car were killed, while the children sustained minor injuries.
- Rumors: Speculation about Mansfield’s decapitation has been debunked by eyewitness accounts.
On June 29, 1967, Mickey Jr., Zoltan and Mariska were riding in the backseat of a Buick Electra with their mom, as well as attorney Sam Brody—Mansfield’s boyfriend at the time—and their driver Ronnie Harrison.
They were on U.S. Route 90, heading from Biloxi, Miss., where Jayne had just performed in a nightclub act, to New Orleans. At around 2 a.m., the Buick had crossed into Louisiana when it crashed into the back of a trailer truck that was spraying mosquito repellent. The fog had apparently obscured Harrison’s vision, according to police at the time.
The children survived with cuts and bruises, and Mickey Jr. broke his arm, while all three adults were killed.
Seemingly spurred by photos from the scene showing a blonde wig lying in the road, grisly speculation that Mansfield was decapitated in the accident endures—and there was even a rumor that her head was interred separately at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
All untrue, according to an eyewitness.
