Killing of Johnny Stompanato

When

4 Apr 1958

Kind

Murder

Killed

1

Coordinates

34.08° N, 118.42° W

Description

1958 killing ruled to be self-defense

1958 killing ruled to be self-defense

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. Stompanato, a former Marine and an associate of the Los Angeles crime family, had been in a year-long relationship with Turner that had been rocky and marked with physical abuse.

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