Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Lana, wearing a tailored gray suit, returns to her chair at the court table after her testimony, followed by her lawyer, Jerry Giesler. She was on the stand for an hour. She recounted her argument with Johnny Stompanato, when she opened the bedroom door for Cheryl Crane, how they came together so fast that she never saw the blade, and how Stompanato grabbed his abdomen, and fell on his back. She went on to describe how she and Dr. McDonald tried in vain to revive him.
Turner, Lana,--1921-1995 Crane, Cheryl--Trials, litigation, etc Giesler, Jerry,--1886-1962 Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1958-) Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Trials (Murder)--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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