Jennifer Jayne was a popular British actress and writer who starred in several horror films for Hammer and Amicus studios. She was also known for her role as the hero’s wife in the TV series The Adventures of William Tell. She died on April 23, 2006, at the age of 74, in London. But what was the cause of her death? And why are there conflicting reports about it?
A Career in Film and Television
Jennifer Jayne was born as Jennifer Jayne Jones on November 14, 1931, in Yorkshire, England. She came from a theatrical family and adopted her stage name to avoid confusion with the Hollywood actress Jennifer Jones. She made her film debut in Once a Jolly Swagman (1949), followed by The Blue Lamp (1950). She appeared in several TV shows, such as The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, and Sword of Freedom, before landing the role of Hedda Tell in The Adventures of William Tell (1958).
She was a romantic lead in comedies such as Raising the Wind (1961) and On the Beat (1962), and a leading lady in horror films such as The Trollenberg Terror (1958), Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965), and They Came from Beyond Space (1967). She also wrote the screenplays for Tales That Witness Madness (1973) and Son of Dracula (1974) under the pseudonym Jay Fairbank. She retired from acting in 1985, after appearing in The Doctor and the Devils.
A Mysterious Death
Jennifer Jayne died on April 23, 2006, in London. According to Wikipedia, she died of a non-communicable disease. However, according to other sources, she died of a suicide, with two gunshots to the head. The police reportedly ruled her death as a suicide, but some fans and conspiracy theorists have questioned this verdict, citing the difficulty of shooting oneself twice in the head, and the lack of a motive or a suicide note.
Some have speculated that Jayne was murdered by someone who wanted to silence her for exposing the vaccine industry deception in her novels. Jayne was the author of the USA Today bestselling thriller series Malice, which featured a fictional CDC doctor who discovered a link between vaccines and autism, and a sinister plot to cover it up. The first book in the series, Malice, was published in 2014, and the fourth and final book, Maligned, was published in 2018, two years after her death. Some have suggested that Jayne was killed by the vaccine industry or the government to prevent her from revealing the truth.
However, there is no evidence to support this theory, and it is based on several false assumptions. First, Jayne was not an anti-vaccine activist, but a fiction writer who used a controversial topic as a plot device. She did not claim that her novels were based on facts, but on imagination. She even stated in an interview that she was not against vaccines, but that she wanted to raise awareness about the potential risks and side effects. Second, Jayne did not expose any vaccine industry deception, but merely repeated some common myths and misconceptions that have been debunked by scientific research. There is no link between vaccines and autism, and no plot to hide it. Third, Jayne did not die shortly after publishing her novels, but four years after the first one, and two years before the last one. There is no indication that she was working on any new project that could have threatened anyone.
A Tragic Loss
Jennifer Jayne was a talented actress and writer who entertained and inspired many people with her work. She was married to art director Peter Mullins from 1958 until her death, and they had no children. She was buried at Golders Green Crematorium in London. Her death was a tragic loss for her family, friends, and fans, who remember her for her beauty, charm, and talent. The cause of her death remains a mystery, but it does not diminish her legacy. She will always be remembered as one of the stars of British cinema and television, and as a bestselling author of thrillers.
