Cheryl Crane Escapes

 
June 5, 1960, Cheryl Crane

June 5, 1960, Cheryl Crane

June 5, 1960: Cheryl Crane and two other inmates escape from El Retiro School for Girls, where she had been committed for killing Johnny Stompanato.

"This was a big change from the meek and mild little girl who came in here on a homicide rap," Beverly Hills Police Chief Clinton H. Anderson says. "She's very defiant, antisocial and a nonconformist. It looks like she led the other girls out."

June 5, 1960, Cheryl Crane

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2 Responses to Cheryl Crane Escapes

  1. Arye Michael Bender's avatar Arye Michael Bender says:

    Flash forward about fifteen years, and Cheryl Crane comes out of the closet as a lesbian.
    How very interesting. One could almost connect the dots and predict the outcome.
    It could not have been easy being Lana Turner’s daughter.

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  2. Diane Carpenter's avatar Diane Carpenter says:

    Cheryl came to my school after this, (Santa Monica High School), and was in my
    P.E. class. She was very withdrawn and a wall flower. I felt sorry for her, so I
    asked her to be on our Volley Ball team. She was good! Tall too! She was not
    there long, as all the whispering and talk was so hard on her. I hope she is O.K.
    today!

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