Actress Lana Turner testifying at the murder trial of her daughter, Cheryl Crane, whom she watched knife Johnny Stompanato to death. Although Turner testified for 62 minutes, when the Deputy District Attorney showed her the knife, she could not look at it.
Crane, Cheryl--Trials, litigation, etc Turner, Lana,--1921-1995 Stompanato, Johnny--Death and burial Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1958-) Knives--California--Los Angeles Trials (Murder)--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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