Cheryl Crane

Cheryl Crane (1944-) is the daughter of the late actress Lana Turner and her second husband, Stephen Crane. At age 14, Cheryl apparently stabbed her mother's gangster boyfriend Johnny Stompanato to death.

Related Topics:
Lana Turner - Stephen Crane - Johnny Stompanato

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This was ruled a justifiable homicide: she was deemed to have been protecting her mother.

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Years later, she publicly revealed her lesbianism to her mother, who accepted the news well. She said she regarded Cheryl's partner "as a second daughter".

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