Johnny Stompanato, he was a man that had it all. He was a low down gangster that fit the stereotype you see in the movies. Boyfriend of Lana Turner, Johnny Stompanato was the case that rocked the LA world. The killing of Johnny Stompanato was considered a justifiable Homicide, but it went down in history for all the speculations that followed. Johnny Stompanato grew up in the 1920's and also the 1930's. He was son to John Sr and Carmela. Both his parents were born in Italy but they eventually moved to Brooklyn where they had met and fell in love. They had him, and his 3 siblings; Grace, Teresa, and lastly Carmine. He was considered six feet tall, and weighed 180 pounds. As he grew older, he soon started to do little crimes like petty theft and then he met Mickey Cohen the …show more content…
So the court ruled it as a justifiable homicide, it was very public, and soon doubt and speculations appeared. People thought that Lana Turner's daughter was a cover up, that Lana was the one to kill john and not her daughter. People said that she used her daughter to take the fault, because she knew her daughter would get let off easy. Other people had different opinions and doubts, They thought that Crane was in love with john. That lana came home and saw them in bed and in her blind rage and jealousy that she killed him, and made her daughter take the blame. Later in the future Crane would later create a book; Detour: A Hollywood Story. In the book it talked about john sexually abusing her, and she said she blacked out when he got killed. She did not remember picking up the knife, thus the reason for the doubts and speculations that arise. Also the fact that he "walked into the knife" many people especially his son thought that it was all a cover up, that she killed him in cold blood. Even to this day, there are still speculations on the crime that shook the
He had 2 parents, Fannie and John Joseph Gotti Sr. John Gotti started school in 1945. In 1950 The Gotti family moved to Sheepshead Bay, where John attended P.S. 209.
Police found the tip of a broken knife by Wilson’s head, suggesting the murderer had been rushed. It was found, after a thorough background search, that Albright was living under forged documents of his father, who had
Dale Earnhardt Sr. was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina on April 29, 1951. Dale was raised by Ralph and Martha Earnhardt. He grew up around dirt track racing. Dale always went with his dad, Ralph Earnhardt, to the small dirt tracks. Ralph Earnhardt never was as famous as his son Dale, but was known for his very clean driving style. Dale Earnhardt quit school in ninth grade to race and to work as a mechanic. Dale started dirt track racing at the age of 15. Early in Dale’s career he was nicknamed Ironhead and the Intimidator for his unique driving style, which was very aggressive and had a never say quit driving attitude.
...ed dead in the Thames River (Schachner). A jury ruled his death a suicide by drowning. Investigators of the case believe that Druitt could have been Jack the Ripper, because around the same timeframe he committed suicide; the murders stopped (Jones). John Douglas noted that serial killers do not suddenly cease their urge to kill (Anderson 69). That would logically explain why there were no more murders were committed.
Al Capone wasn’t from a well to do family but he wasn’t, by any means, poor. His father was one of the thousands of Italian immigrants that came to the US, he was thirty years of age, educated, from the Naples and earned a living as a Barber. Capone’s mother was pregnant with him at the time and was taking care of his two brothers, two year old Vincenzo and infant Raffaele. Alphonese Capone was born on January 17, 1899. His family moved to an ethnically mixed neighborhood which equipped Capone with the means to run a criminal empire. Capone attended a Catholic school and suffered from a poor education and violence. At around this time he met his friend Johnny Torrio.
Huck and Tom witness the murder of Doctor Robinson ,and they swear a blood oath. Huck and Tom noticed three approaching figures and it was Doctor Robinson , Injun Joe, and Muff Potter.“Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swear they will keep mum about this and they wish they may drop dead in their tracks if they ever tell and rot”. Tom shouldn't tell the sheriff what he has seen, because he could be killed by Injun Joe, no one will believe them.
Tyler Joseph is most known for being the co-founder and frontman of the American band Twenty One Pilots (usually stylized as twenty | one | pilots or twenty øne piløts). He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on December 1st, 1988. He was born to Chris and Kelly Joseph, the first of four children. He has two brothers, Zack and Jay, and a sister, Madison. He and his siblings were homeschooled for most of elementary school and middle school, before later attending a private Christian high school. Throughout his homeschooling and years in high school, basketball was always a big part of his life. His father was a school principal, and his mother a math teacher, and both coached basketball. After practicing for years at home, he went on to play point guard for Worthington Christian School's boy's basketball team.
It was the year 1850 and there was a young hungry couple trying to make a fortune. There names were Billy Bob Joe and Catherine. They lived in Tennessee and heard about the big ruckest in California over the goal. They were broke and poor so one day they just gathered up all the there things and realized they had nothing else going in there lives, so they had no other choice but to take the big risk. When they got there it was all ready really busy so they had to get to work right then. They grabbed a mining pan, a shovel, and a pick for mining that day they found a big chunk of gold. They found it in a place nobody was so they kept there mouth shut. Over the next couple of weeks they had way more then they even expected. Billy Bob was so happy
Simply put, Joe Pass is the man. “Joe Pass looks like somebody’s uncle and plays guitar like nobody’s business,” New York Times. Regarded as one of the best guitarists of all time, experienced many ups and downs, trials and tribulations on his path of success. The legend who lived to be 65 years old, used his mastery of his craft and his superb technique to meld his talent into the book of legends. Experience early success and coming back to it again to make it full circle is a path not many venture down.
The killer that we believe committed the murder was none other than Charlotte Shelby. She did certainly have the means because she had a .38 caliber which was the basically the same as the gun William Taylor was killed with. Her motives were that she was jealous of her daughter which was currently in some sort of relationship with William. She was in jealousy because she offered herself to him before but he rejected her. She also is afraid that if her daughter does marry him, then she will leave and won’t be able to support her, with her money.She had the opportunity as well. She lived in the same neighborhood as William Taylor, giving her the perfect opportunity to
Found at the scene of the crime two dead bodies stabbed brutally, and left to die at their house. This was the story that shocked the country in 1991. This was the start of the O.J. Simpson domestic abuse case. Unfortunately events like this happen many times over everyday in many setting all over the United states; however the victims of the other cases don't get nearly as much publicity.
It all began in the Lake of the Woods, where John and Kathy began to stay. John wade was born in Minnesota where he lived with his parents. His father would criticize John by calling him chubby and many names while he was also an abusive father. They both had a difficult relationship as the years pass by. His father influence John into politics and that’s why he was a politician. As John turned 14 yrs. old his father died. The day of the funeral John felt the desire to kill. He wanted to kill everyone who was crying and everyone who wasn’t. As a child he loved performing tricks or magic to his mother. He was a shy and uncomfortable child. As he grew up he became something different. John married his wife named Kathy. Kathy is beautiful but
Although jabbari admitted to stabbing the man who attempted to rape her in the back with a knife she had stated that another man was to blame for his death. She claimed that the judge did not pay attention
The prosecutions story was that Jeff used his fiancé’s car to leave his work, drive home, and kill his wife. He changed his shirt, and shoes but not his pants. He was unable to see any blood splatters and neglected the key piece of evidence. As he was leaving the house, he received a call from the neighbor which placed him in the vicinity of his home. Back at work, he threw the murder weapon on the roof of a building and finished his shift.
While reading the case about Mr.Hossack 's murder i saw the wife, Mrs.Hossack, as innocent at first. The children all claimed that the two did not argue for over a year, so why would she kill him now verses a year ago? When the youngest child, Ivan Hossack, came to the stand and "told his story in a straight, unhesitating manner" it made it easier for me to believe in Mrs. Hossack 's innocence. The child even said that he saw his mother aiding his father when he called out for help. If she had been the one to swing the axe, why would she help him and risk getting in trouble? Most importantly, if he was conscious and talking, why wouldn 't he say who to murderer was? He could have easily identified his wife in the dark after being married for over twenty years, and yet he didn 't identify who had tried to kill him. Dr. Dean first stated that the axe did not hit the speech portion of the brain, so he could have been conscious and yelling out for his wife. Dean later stated that the fatal blow from the axe would have left Mr.Hossack unconscious. The murder weapon had blood on in and apparent hairs stuck to one side; "Prof. John L. Tilton of Simpson college... was unable to say definitely that the hair had been