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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.
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.
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.
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...
Feb 21, 2024 · New Book Claims Lana Turner Killed Her Mobster Boyfriend and Let Daughter Take the Blame. Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane, admitted to killing Johnny Stompanato in self-defense in 1958. By Lia Beck.
Mar 28, 2008 · Fifty years ago this April, a young man from Woodstock, Illinois, named Johnny Stompanato was stabbed to death in the bedroom of his lover, the movie goddess Lana Turner.
The sensational 1958 stabbing of Lana Turner’s gangster lover, Johnny Stompanato, by her teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane, turned a harsh spotlight on the much-married star’s trail...
