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Buried in History #002: Jane Mansfield & the Mansfield Bar
One tragic night on a Louisiana highway changed Hollywood forever. In the early morning hours of June 29, 1967, actress Jayne Mansfield was traveling through Louisiana when the car she was riding in collided with the back of a tractor-trailer. The crash shocked the nation, sparked years of rumors and misconceptions, and would eventually become connected to a piece of highway safety equipment found on tractor-trailers today.
In this Buried in History segment of Coffins & Confessions, Dae and Spencer take a look at the events leading up to Jayne Mansfield’s final journey, what happened on that…
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