Rumor Had It That Cheryl Crane Was Forced to Take the Fall for Her Mother
Although the murder of Johnny Stompanato was shocking and gruesome within itself, rumors began to circulate surrounding the circumstances of how it actually went down. One of the most popular tall tales was that Lana Turner had actually stabbed Stompanato, but her daughter had plead guilty because the court would favor a minor. Another more twisted rumor claimed Turner had caught Stompanato in bed with Cheryl and stabbed him to death in a blind rage, forcing her daughter to take the fall.