Cheryl Christina Crane (born July 25, 1943) is an American retired real estate broker, former model, and author. She is the only child of actress Lana Turner. Her father is Turner's second husband, actor-turned-restaurateur Steve Crane. She was the subject of significant media attention in 1958 when, at fourteen years old, she stabbed to death her mother's lover, Johnny Stompanato, during a domestic struggle; she was not charged, and his death was deemed a justifiable homicide.