S3 Ep298: Johnny Stompanato: The Actress, The Gangster, The Girl (Part 3)

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Hollywood, 1958. Glamour. Fame. Scandal. But behind the velvet curtainsof silver screen royalty, a violent storm was brewing. Johnny Stompanato-charming, dangerous, and deeply entangled with one of Hollywood’sbiggest stars- would soon be found dead on the floor of a Beverly Hillsmansion. Was it an accident based on a misunderstanding, a mother'sdesperate act, or something far more sinister? Today, we unravel thesensational murder that rocked Tinseltown, and left the world wonderingwhat really happened behind Lana Turner’s closed doors.We're coming to CrimeCon Denver! Use our code CRIMEWEEKLY for 10% off your tickets!https://www.crimecon.com/CC25Try our coffee!! - www.CriminalCoffeeCo.comBecome a Patreon member -- > ï½¿ https://www.patreon.com/CrimeWeeklyShop for your Crime Weekly gear here --> ï½¿ https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shopYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimeWeeklyPodcastWebsite: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.comInstagram: @CrimeWeeklyPodTwitter: @CrimeWeeklyPodFacebook: @CrimeWeeklyPodADS:1. CLUES - If you love unraveling mysteries and dissecting the unexpected, CLUES - hosted by Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore - is your new obsession. Check them out every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts!2. https://www.Ollie.com/CrimeWeekly - Use code CRIMEWEEKLY for 60% off your Welcome Kit!3. https://www.ZipRecruiter.com/CrimeWeekly - Try ZipIntro for FREE!4. https://www.SimpliSafe.com/CrimeWeekly - GET 50% off a new system with a Professional Monitoring Plan!

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Welcome back to Crime Weekly. I'm Stephanie Harlow. And I'm Derek Lavasser. So we are diving into the third and final part of the Johnny Stompano and Lana Turner case.
0:24.3	And before we do, I just want to apologize for my appearance.
0:28.5	I was in Florida for a week for a film festival.
0:31.9	And I just got back into town at 3 o'clock this morning.
0:35.9	And right before I got on the plane, I went in the ocean
0:38.7	one more time. And everything, yeah, I pretty much just look like I just rolled off the beach
0:45.8	and I have not had a chance to shower. Jesus. Yeah, you really do look like shit tonight. I'm kidding.
0:51.5	My hair is just all like salty and stiff. Well, at least one of us look good.
0:57.2	Well, listen, I'm also probably the only person who goes to Florida and comes back paler than she
1:02.3	was before because I doused myself in sunscreen. I'm tanning in you right now. Although, I have zero tan.
1:09.0	Mine's a spray tan. Is it really?
1:12.8	Super weird.
1:13.6	Had to do it.
1:14.8	TV, baby.
1:15.5	Got to do it.
1:19.7	So do you remember that Friends episode where Ross goes to get a spray tan?
1:20.5	I didn't watch Friends.
1:22.8	Oh, so I really, I didn't either.
1:32.1	It was just like play reruns, you know, and I just remember this one episode, and he's in the spray tan. And you know, because you get spray tans, but it tells you, like, turn now, turn now.
1:34.8	And then he would, it would say turn now and he would turn.
1:35.7	And then it wouldn't spray.
1:37.4	So he'd turn back and then it would spray.
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