Carter Roy

Eric tried to turn the TV off so as not to upset Lana, but she wouldn't let him.

She then said, I killed the son of a bitch and I'd do it again.

Whoa.

She allegedly then told Eric, tell the truth so I can rest in peace.

Don't let my baby take the rap all her life from my mistake.

In later interviews, Eric claimed Lana caught Johnny sleeping with another woman in Lana's bed.

It resulted in an argument where Johnny shook Lana violently.

He screamed at her for not calling ahead of time.

In an act of self-defense, Lana stabbed Johnny.

Eric started writing his memoir when Lana died in 1995 and included the confession so she could rest in peace as requested.

However, Cheryl called his claim far-fetched and said it was, quote, the only way he could get his book published.

Perhaps she'd say the same thing about Fred Otash's account.

Some may not believe a mother would make their daughter take the blame for a horrible crime.

But remember, even in the official story, Cheryl wanted to protect her mother.

And back when Lana found out Lex Barker had abused Cheryl, she put her career and reputation over justice for her daughter.

But of course, this is all just theories proposed after the fact by journalists, acquaintances, and even Mickey Cohen.

They're all looking for answers to make sense of a shocking story.

Well, maybe not all of them, because while newspapers covered theories about Lana and Cheryl, one thing kept coming back up.

Johnny was in the mob.

Could they have been involved?