October 9, 1925 - Johnny Stompanato
A bodyguard and enforcer for Mickey Cohen, Stompanato operated on the margins of organized crime before his relationship with actress Lana Turner brought him into the tabloid spotlight — and ultimately to a violent end. The abuse he inflicted within that relationship culminated in his death at the hands of Turner's teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane, in an act a coroner's jury ruled justifiable homicide. The case drew enormous public attention in 1958, intertwining Hollywood celebrity with the uglier realities of domestic violence and mob-adjacent criminality.
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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 the gangster Mickey Cohen.
In the mid-1950s, he began an abusive relationship with the actress Lana Turner. In 1958, he was stabbed to death by Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane, who said she did it to defend her mother from a vicious beating by Stompanato. His death was ruled as justifiable homicide because he had been killed in self-defense.
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