DragonKing Dark: The death and mysterious life of Jayne Mansfield
Continuing our look at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, I am joined by Tonya from When It Was Cool to discuss the death of starlet Jayne Mansfield who was killed in a 1967 car accident.
The events leading up to her death are quite dark and mysterious including her stint in the Church of Satan and possibly a romantic fling with the Black Pope himself, Anton LaVay. Poor career choices, comparisons to Marilyn Monroe, and more make for this sad but captivating story on this week’s DragonKing Dark.
Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.