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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.
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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.
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...
Apr 25, 2024 · Before becoming James Bond, Sean Connery had a harrowing 007-worthy real-life altercation with mobster Johnny Stompanato. The star's unexpected encounter with a violent gangster has become the...
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Feb 13, 2024 · A true-crime book by Casey Sherman that explores the shocking crime of 1958, when mobster Johnny Stompanato was stabbed to death in the home of actress Lana Turner. The book reveals the dark and dangerous connections between Hollywood and the mob, and the tragic story of Turner and her daughter Cheryl.
