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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 · Johnny Stompanato was a notorious gangster and Lana Turner's abusive boyfriend. He was killed by Cheryl Crane, Turner's 14-year-old daughter, in 1958 after a violent argument.
- Morgan Dunn
Nov 2, 2020 · Johnny Stompanato was a mob enforcer who threatened Lana Turner's lover Sean Connery in London. Connery defended Turner and escaped a possible hit by Mickey Cohen in Hollywood.
Jan 28, 2024 · Casey Sherman's new book A Murder in Hollywood argues that Cheryl Crane, then 14, stabbed the gangster in self-defense in 1958. The author reveals how Lana Turner was targeted by Stompanato and his boss Mickey Cohen for extortion.
Johnny Stompanato was a former U.S. Marine, a bodyguard and enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen, and a notorious playboy and blackmailer in Hollywood. He was stabbed to death by his girlfriend Lara Turner's daughter Cheryl Crane in 1958.
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Jun 9, 2016 · Stompanato was a bully who often beat his women. He was also a notorious gigolo who lived off older, rich marks whom he often treated badly. He had many nicknames – ‘Johnny Stomp’, ‘John Steele’, ‘Handsome Harry’ and ‘Oscar’. The last of these related to his penis.
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