Johnny Stompanato testifies Aug. 3, 1949, at a coroner's inquest in the shotgun slaying of Mickey Cohen associate Edward "Neddy" Herbert.
Johnny Stompanato in a photo published Aug. 6, 1949, when he was charged with vagrancy.
Attorney Joseph Scott, left, and Johnny Stompanato, Oct. 4, 1949, after Stompanato was charged with vagrancy.
Johnny Stompanato in an undated copy shot of a picture obtained by The Los Angeles Times after he was killed.
Johnny Stompanato and Lana Turner in an undated snapshot.
Saturday, April 5, 1958: Special edition of the Los Angeles Mirror News.
Coroner's attendants remove the body of Johnny Stompanato from the home of Lana Turner, 730 N. Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills. Published in The Times on April 5, 1958.
Johnny Stompanato's T-Bird, parked outside Lana Turner's home on the night of the killing.
Cheryl Crane in a heavily retouched photograph published April 6, 1958, while she was being held in the stabbing death of Johnny Stompanato.
Beverly Hills Police Sgt. Russell Peterson with the knife that killed Johnny Stompanato.
Beverly Hills Police Officer Joe Head examines the knife that killed Johnny Stompanato. Note that the knife handle has been retouched in white to make it stand out against the background. It's not visible in the scan, but yes, that is Cheryl Crane's fingerprint card.
Johnny Stompanato's watch, ID bracelet, ring and good luck charms.
Johnny Stompanato's funeral in Woodstock, Ill., April 9, 1958, as an American Legion official presents the flag from the casket to Stompanato's brother Carmine. The woman seated second from the right is Stompanato's stepmother, Verena.