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Los Angeles Police Department booking photograph of Johnny Stompanato on May 10, 1952. He later
became actress Lana Turner's lover and was stabbed to death by her daughter, Cheryl Crane
.

 

 

Mickey Cohen and Johnny Stompanato in Los Angeles.

 

 

Johnny Stompanato testifies Aug. 3, 1949, at a coroner's inquest in the shotgun slaying of Mickey
Cohen associate Edward "Neddy" Herbert.  Note that the background has been painted out and
that the picture has been cropped in red grease pencil. Most of The Times photos from the 1940s
 look like this. Photograph by Paul Calvert / Los Angeles Times

 

 

Johnny Stompanato in a photo published Aug. 6, 1949, when he was charged with vagrancy.
Photograph by Gordon Wallace / Los Angeles Times

 

 

Attorney Joseph Scott, left, and Johnny Stompanato, Oct. 4, 1949, after Stompanato
was charged with vagrancy. Note the crop marks and the retouching to paint out the
background so that the photograph could be used as a one-column mug shot.
(Photograph by the Los Angeles Times)

 

 

Johnny Stompanato in an undated copy shot of a picture obtained by The Times after he was killed.
(Los Angeles Times file photo)

 

 

Johnny Stompanato posed with his hand on his hip, sports a suede jacket, silk shirt open at the chest
and a large medallion on a chain. This is a close-up of a larger photo, taken March 29, 1958,
where Johnny and Lana are at the airport being welcomed back by Cheryl
.

 

 

A check for $3 from Lana Turner to "John Stompanato Smith".

 

 

Johnny Stompanato's T-Bird, parked outside Lana Turner's home on the night of the killing.
Photograph by Gary Smith / Los Angeles Times

 

 

Johnny Stompanato's watch, ID bracelet, ring and good luck charms. Note that the photo
was so big I had to scan in two sections and paste it together.
(Photograph by the Los Angeles Times)

 

 

These are some of slain Johnny Stompanato's belongings which police uncovered in cardboard
cartons in a Beverly Hills storage company warehouse. Included are an inscribed photo of Lana
Turner, and another photo of Johnny with a "mystery" woman and boy. Other items included
other pictures, a passport, revolver and various other items
.

 

 

Portrait of Lana Turner found among Johnny Stompanato's belongings in a Beverly Hills storage
company warehouse. The Spanish inscription on the photo says, "For my gypsy and sugar
lips with all my love and soul--Always--Zincarella."

 

 

Johnny Stompanato's funeral in Woodstock, Ill., April 9, 1958, as an American Legion official presents
the flag from the casket to Stompanato's brother Carmine. The woman seated second from the
right is Stompanato's stepmother, Verena.
(Los Angeles Times file photo)

 

 

Mickey Cohen was a gangster that Johnny Stompanato had connections with. Mickey Cohen
swore vengeance and urged Carmine to demand a complete investigation into Johnny's
death. Carmine Stompanato had a long meeting with Police Chief Anderson before
his brother's funeral
.

 

 

Carmine Stompanato (right) shakes hands with District Attorney William B. McKesson;
left, Assistant District Attorney Manley Bowler looks on
.

 

 

 
 
 
 
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