Imagine this: It’s 1958, and Hollywood’s glitz is about to get a dark twist. Lana Turner, the silver screen’s darling, is in a fiery spat with her towering, bad-news boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato. Threats fly, tensions spike, and in the heat of the moment, Turner’s 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl Crane, grabs a kitchen knife to protect her mom. One fatal stab later, and the tabloids have a field day. Massad Ayoob dives into this real-life Tinseltown thriller, dissecting the chaos, the courtroom drama, and the blurred lines between self-defense and murder.
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