Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Lana Turner weeps hysterically, saying she couldn't believe what she saw when daughter plunged knife into Johnny Stompanato. It is Turner's lawyer, Jerry Giesler, whose face has been partially edited out on the right.
Turner, Lana,--1921-1995 Giesler, Jerry,--1886-1962 Stompanato, Johnny--Death and burial Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1958-) Crying--California--Los Angeles Trials (Murder)--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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