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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).
In 1982, 22-year-old Dominique Dunne was killed on the driveway of her West Hollywood home. Over 40 years later, her family is still recovering from her death. The young actress gained fame after ...
Sweeney was arrested and Dunne was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was placed on life support immediately and never recovered. She was removed from life support by her parents on November 4, 1982. [5] On September 21, 1983, Sweeney was acquitted of second-degree murder, but he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter.
In 2011, Sweeney was convicted of murdering two women, and he's thought to have killed several more. "Until I Kill You" tells the story of a nurse who survived being attacked by her ex-boyfriend ...
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 ...
The series tells of Balmer's relationship with Sweeney, how chances were missed to protect her and get him convicted, and how Balmer was poorly treated by the system. Eventually Sweeney is tried first for attempted murder, and, seven years later, for the murder of his wife in Amsterdam years before meeting Balmer.
Before Dunne's crime-writing job, he was a famous Hollywood producer on films like 1970 "The Boys in the Band." In 1954, he married Ellen Griffin, and they had five children together before their ...