Johnny Stompanato Military person
John "Johnny" Stompanato (October 10, 1925 - April 4, 1958), also known as "Handsome Harry", "Johnny Stomp", "John Steele", and "Oscar", was a former United States Marine who became a bodyguard and enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen. In the mid-1950s he began an abusive relationship with actress Lana Turner. He was stabbed to death by Turner's daughter, Cheryl Crane, in 1958. She was acquitted in a subsequent trial after stating she did it because she was defending her mother who was being attacked by Stompanato.
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| service start | 1944 |
| service end | 1946 |