Teen daughter of Hollywood starlet stabs mom’s abusive mobster boyfriend to death

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🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: While Lana Turner was once one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, the stabbing death of her mobster boyfriend Johnny Stompanato would overshadow her greatest roles on the silver screen. Casey Sherman joins host Ana Garcia. Check out Casey’s book “A Murder in Hollywood” here: https://a.co/d/aeufkvL To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know True Crime News as a podcast. Now, watch the stories come to life on Discovery Plus.
0:07.3	From eight-time Emmy winner Anna Garcia, true crime news brings real-time updates on the biggest cases,
0:13.7	ongoing investigations, and criminals still on the run.
0:18.4	Surprising human stories, bold reporting, eye-opening discoveries, stream
0:23.5	something real. Start your free trial today on Discovery Plus. Plans start from 599 a month.
0:30.8	A word of warning. This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some strong language.
0:36.9	It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find it
0:42.2	disturbing.
0:43.3	Hello and welcome to a special edition of True Crime News, the podcast.
0:47.1	I'm your host, Anna Garcia.
0:48.8	Everyone in the world of true crime has a story to tell about a case that they worked on
0:53.3	or perhaps they live through.
0:55.0	Some are high profile, some you've never heard of, but they're all fascinating. Today's case
1:00.1	is about a dead mobster and a Hollywood starlet in a crime that would shock the world and leave
1:05.8	many enduring questions about the man's fatal stabbing. While the court would eventually rule that the
1:12.3	daughter of the famous actress killed the man, many are not so sure if the 14-year-old girl
1:18.2	actually killed the gangster. It is a case of a rising star whose attraction to dangerous men
1:24.0	was nearly her undoing. Our guest today is Casey Sherman, a journalist, a screenwriter,
1:29.9	a New York Times bestselling author here to discuss one of his latest books, A Murder in Hollywood,
1:36.3	which dives into the salacious murder trial of Hollywood Starlet Lana Turner. Casey, welcome to the
1:43.1	program. How are you?
1:44.8	I'm great, Anna.
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