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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
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 went on the run and remained at large for six years until February 2001. Police arrested him in London, and he was given four life sentences for attempting to kill Balmer.
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).
New drama recounts the three-year relationship between Delia Balmer and her boyfriend John Sweeney, ... Sweeney was arrested in 2001 and was given four life sentences for the attempted murder of ...
John Sweeney (labor leader) (1934–2021), American president of AFL-CIO; John Sweeney (Ohio politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives; John A. Sweeney (born 1941), American politician in the New Jersey General Assembly; John Bernard Sweeney (1911–1981), judge of the Australian Industrial Court; John E. Sweeney (born 1955), U.S ...
Sweeney was arrested and charged with attempted murder, but after Dominique's death, the charge became first-degree murder. Sweeney, who pleaded not guilty, was later charged with assault with ...
An episode of Murder Among Friends, titled '"Friend Fatale," on Investigation Discovery profiled the murder of Jason Sweeney on May 17, 2016, less than two weeks before the 13th anniversary of Sweeney's death. [citation needed] The murder was covered in Season 1, Episode 3 of Deadliest Kids, titled "The Murder of Jason Sweeney" and aired in 2021.