Sarah Jones' Family 'Appalled' Hollywood Reporter Posted Autopsy Report
LatestThe mother of Sarah Jones, the 27-year-old camera assistant killed in a train accident on-set, is furious with the Hollywood Reporter for posting a story that included excerpts from Jones’ autopsy report. Elizabeth McCartha Jones wrote a furious open letter to the publication, saying she’s “appalled” by the article and calling the reporter, Hilary Lewis, “callous.”
The THR story promised to reveal the “grisly details” behind Jones death. It included graphic descriptions of the injuries she sustained. But there were no lingering public questions about what killed Jones: she was struck by a train. The autopsy report became public after Midnight Rider director Randall Miller and producer Jay Sedrish took plea deals on Monday, with Miller agreeing to two years in prison. But there was no particular news value in publishing a description of exactly what happened to her body.