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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.
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 · Johnny Stompanato was a mob enforcer who threatened Lana Turner's life and that of her lover Sean Connery. Connery defended Turner with a punch and later escaped a death threat from Mickey Cohen.
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...
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.
