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John Thomas Sweeney entering court on Dec. 14, 1982, for a preliminary hearing into the death of actress Dominique Dunne. Sweeney was charged with first-degree murder, to which he pleaded not guilty.
Headstone of Dunne's grave. Dominique Dunne, an American actress, was strangled by her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney, and fell into a coma and died on November 4, 1982. . In a court case that gained significant media coverage, Sweeney was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Dunne's death, and served three and a half years in pris
Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. [1] Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, she made her on-screen debut with the television film Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979) and played recurring roles in the drama series Family (1980) and the comedy series Breaking Away (1980–1981).
On October 30, 1982, her ex-boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney strangled her in her driveway. When police arrived, Sweeney reportedly told them, "I killed my girlfriend, and I tried to kill myself."
Dominick John Dunne [1] (October 29, 1925 – August 26, 2009) [2] was an American writer, investigative journalist, and producer. He began his career in film and television as a producer of the pioneering gay film The Boys in the Band (1970) and as the producer of the drama film The Panic in Needle Park (1971).
But in 1982, Dominique Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney. Sweeney was charged with murder, but his defense lawyers were able to persuade the jury he did not mean to kill ...
Netflix's Monsters reexamined Dominique Dunne's brutal murder while exploring her father Dominick Dunne's connection to the Menéndez brothers’ infamous case. During the seventh episode, which ...
John Thomas Sweeney, murderer of Dominique Dunne, was born and raised in Hazleton; Albert Tannenbaum, member of Murder, Inc., born in Nanticoke; Louis Teicher, pianist; member of the duo Ferrante & Teicher; Dan Terry, Trumpet player and big band leader; Thomas Tigue, Pennsylvania state legislator