Today is Monday, April 4th, 2022. On this day in 1958, Johnny Stompinado, the boyfriend of movie star Lana Turner, was brutally stabbed to death.

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Welcome to today in true crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.

Due to the graphic nature of this crime, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes descriptions of domestic violence and murder. We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

Today we'll be talking about the death of Johnny Stompinado. Now let's go back to Beverly Hills on April 4th, 1958.

37-year-old Hollywood icon Lana Turner stood frozen in her bedroom. Her heart raced in her chest, and her daughter sobbed a few feet away.

Hands shaking, Lana reached for the phone and dialed. One of her first calls was to her lawyer. Jerry Giesler served a roster of high-profile celebrity clientele.

She thought for sure he would know what to do. When Giesler arrived at the Turner household,

he found a grisly scene. Turner's boyfriend, Johnny Stomponado, lay on the bedroom floor

in a pool of his own blood. The 32-year-old had been

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