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Crimes of the Centuries

S2 Ep8: The Mobster and the Movie Star: The Murder of Johnny Stompanato

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.74K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Roberts murder discussed in last week's episode wasn't the only murder tied to "Peyton Place," the fictional town depicted in Grace Metallious' 1956 book. Just after Hollywood legend Lana Turner earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the film version of the tale, her mobster boyfriend turned up dead.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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0:00.0

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Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking,

1:00.5

that they earn the label crime of the century.

1:04.6

But the stories that made headlines in decades past,

1:07.7

aren't necessarily remembered today.

1:12.5

I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author.

1:14.9

And in each episode of this show, I'll examine a case that's maybe lesser known today,

1:21.6

but was huge when it happened.

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