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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.
Charles Langhauser. Arrests. Cheryl Crane. Verdict. Justifiable homicide. Convictions. None. 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. Stompanato, an ex- Marine and affiliate of ...
May 10, 2024 · Published May 10, 2024. An enforcer and bodyguard in the L.A. mafia, Johnny Stompanato was stabbed to death in the Beverly Hills home of his girlfriend, Lana Turner, in April 1958. For years, Lana Turner was the movie star every aspiring actress wanted to be, in part for her magical beginnings.
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...
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.
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...
Aug 10, 2015 · On the floor of her upstairs bedroom lay the lifeless body of Johnny Stompanato, her handsome tough-guy beau and reputed associate of mobster Mickey Cohen. Advertisement. Stompanato had been...
