Chapter 45 Section 18

Joni Stepanato's body was buried at Oakland Cemetery in his native Woodstock town at 2pm on Wednesday, April 9.Among the more than 500 people who attended the funeral, dozens of people came from Chicago, the largest city in Illinois, in a black luxury concierge car, including Mickey Cohen, and some members of the Chicago Mafia Cappelli family. characters. Jonny Stepanato in the coffin was indeed dressed in an extraordinary way, a crisp white silk shirt, a crisp black evening dress, and a black silk tie.The left cuffs of the shirt and dress, as well as the corner of the white silk scarf exposed in the left breast pocket, are all hand-embroidered with the initials of the deceased "J··R··S·".Mickey Cohen made good on his promise to let his friend "walk as well as he lived—Nothing but the best."

Johnny's coffin was draped in the American flag, and the local Marine Corps garrison fired 21 shots for their fallen comrade.In the United States, anyone who has served in the army, no matter what role he got later on, will be buried according to military standards after death. Joni's stepmother, Verina Stepanato, told reporters: "We don't hold grudges or seek revenge because Joni is gone and no matter what we do, we won't be able to bring Joni back to life. "However, like Carmini Stepanato, she also asked the relevant authorities to conduct a thorough investigation of the case, "My son can't just leave without knowing why!"

Verina told the reporters that the last time Johnny went back to his hometown was two years ago in 1956, and Lana Turner and Cheryl Karan were repeatedly mentioned in the family letters since then, Luoer sent Woodstock to go to school here under a false name." Verina said, "But I didn't agree. I heard that Cheryl was very awkward and always rebelled against the family." "Are those letters from Johnny still there?" a reporter asked. "Most have been burned and I don't want anyone reading them, it would be very bad." "Bad for whom?" asked another reporter.

"Lana Turner," Vagina replied. Still, Vagina read one, dated November 5, 1957, from London— dear mom: Got your birthday card... I arrived in London on 8th October and Lana threw me a huge birthday party here... Lana has been ill for two weeks with some foreign infection I don't know Viruses... this is the worst country I've ever been to, I can't understand a word of British English they speak, and they're so old, unearthed, and presumptuous.They are more than a thousand years behind us! Carmini Stepanato responded strongly to questions from the media. He accused Lana Turner of "sacrificing her daughter for her own benefit and using lies to deceive the police and the public" and demanded a test of Lana Turner. lie test.

Jonny Stepanato III, then 12, did not attend his father's funeral.His mother, Sarah Udisi, said of her ex-husband in an interview with reporters in Indiana: "He's actually a good-hearted man, you know. Sadly, he'll never grow up." Ra should be 6 years older than Jonny. Despite the doubts and appeals of Stepanato's family, the sympathy and support among the people are still one-sided.In any case, the mafia is the mafia, and no matter how he dies, he deserves to die. The American people still have at least some right and wrong.At that time, the latest statistics showed that "Warm and Cold", which had been released for more than a month, reached a new high. In the week after the "Jony Stepanato Murder", its box office soared by 32%.There was a friendly uproar in the audience when Lana Turner's Constance Mackenthor told prosecutors on screen: "I know my daughter, she didn't bring trouble into the family..." , mixed with a few shouts: "Lana, hold on!" "Lana, we support you!" Traces" has been moved forward to mid-April.