A Mobster Died on Lana Turner's Floor. Her 14-Year-Old Held the Knife

In 1958, a mobster named Johnny Stompanato died on the floor of movie star Lana Turner's Beverly Hills home. The person holding the knife was her 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl. It became the most notorious Hollywood scandal of its era — but the part almost no one tells is what happened between mother and daughter in the 28 years afterward. This is the story of that night, the abuse that led to it, the theory that still won't die, and the quiet moment three decades later that the headlines never carried. Sources include Cheryl Crane's memoir Detour: A Hollywood Tragedy (1988), Lana Turner's autobiography Lana: The Lady, the Legend, the Truth (1982), the 1958 coroner's inquest records, and Casey Sherman's A Murder in Hollywood (2024). Music Credit Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/