"Evelyn McHale wrote in her suicide note that she didn't want her family to see 'any part' of her body. Instead, a photo of her death would become one of the most famous photographs of all time."
"On May 1, 1947, McHale fell through the air and landed on a United Nations limousine that was parked at the curb nearby. Upon hearing the crash, a young photography student named Robert Wiles ran to the scene."
"The photo that Wiles snapped shows Evelyn McHale looking almost serene, as though she could be sleeping, lying cradled in the mess of crumpled car."
"Though her death is infamous thanks to the 'most beautiful suicide' photo, not much is known about her life."
Evelyn McHale, who died by jumping from the Empire State Building on May 1, 1947, wished for her family not to see her body. However, a photograph taken by Robert Wiles captured her serene appearance after her fall onto a limousine. The image, published in LIFE Magazine, contradicted her desire for privacy and became known as the 'most beautiful suicide.' Despite the notoriety of her death, little is known about McHale's life leading up to this tragic event.
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