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John Stompanato Jr. (October 10, 1925 – April 4, 1958) was a United States Marine and gangster who became a bodyguard and enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen. In the mid-1950s, he began an abusive relationship with actress Lana Turner .
On the evening of April 4, 1958, 14-year-old Cheryl Crane fatally stabbed 32-year-old Johnny Stompanato, the boyfriend of her mother, actress Lana Turner, at Turner's rented home in Beverly Hills, California, United States.
May 10, 2024 · The bodyguard of Mickey Cohen, Johnny Stompanato was a notorious L.A. mobster before he was stabbed to death in Lana Turner's home on April 4, 1958.
- Morgan Dunn
Jan 28, 2024 · In his new book A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown’s Most Shocking Crime, out Feb. 13 from Sourcebooks, the author examines the infamous 1958 murder of gangster Johnny...
Nov 2, 2020 · Her boyfriend Johnny Stompanato was a mob bodyguard and enforcer who quickly got a reputation around Tinseltown as a violent mug with a thing for Hollywood starlets. Frank Sinatra had to ask...
Mar 28, 2008 · Fifty years ago on an April Good Friday, Johnny Stompanato, the on-and-off lover of the movie star Lana Turner, was stabbed to death in her Beverly Hills bedroom by Turner’s 14-year-old daughter,...
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Johnny Stompanato was underworld crime mafia Mickey Cohen’s chief operative and bodyguard. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.