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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 ...
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 ...
In 2010, while serving this sentence, he was charged with the murder of Halstead and the murder of 31-year-old Paula Fields, who he had killed while on the run. Her body was also found in Regent ...
McDonald was convicted of second-degree murder and aggravated battery and sentenced to 10 years in prison. [168] 12 July 1991: James E. "Sonny" Hall 5 October 1992: Boston Police Department (Massachusetts) Hall shot and killed 16-year-old Christopher Rogers as he hid under a truck outside his home in Dorchester. Although he was on duty, Hall ...
The California Supreme Court has overturned a Central Valley woman's murder conviction in the 2018 killing of her 2-month-old son, ruling that the law often holds victims of domestic violence to ...
Hells Angels members Alan J. Cutler and Edward R. Simard, and another man – John L. Burke – were arrested on February 4, 1986, in connection with the murder of Vincent DeNino, a drug dealer who was found shot dead in the trunk of his car in a supermarket parking lot in Revere on February 29, 1984. According to police, DeNino refused to pay ...