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    Dominique Dunne

    American actress and murder victim

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  1. Aug 25, 2021 · Dunne died on November 4, 1982, after being taken off life support. Shortly after her death, her appearance on the police drama "Hill Street Blues" aired. As her father Dominick wrote in Vanity Fair , "She played a battered child.

  2. On October 30, 1982, Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney, during an argument on the driveway of her West Hollywood home. She fell into a coma and died five days later on November 4, 1982.

  3. 1 day ago · Of them all, Dominique’s father’s life was most dramatically changed by her death. In 1972, Dominick Dunne had gotten himself exiled from Hollywood after making a rude comment about the ...

  4. Dec 22, 2021 · But on October 30, 1982, Dunne was attacked by her ex-boyfriend, and subsequently fell into a coma. After floundering on life support, she died on November 4, 1982. Despite the brutality of the crime committed against her, Dominique Dunne’s killer, John Thomas Sweeney, got only six years in prison. What’s more, Sweeney was hired as a head ...

  5. Apr 8, 2008 · The strangulation death of Dominique Dunne was voluntary manslaughter, and the earlier choking a misdemeanor assault. There was a gasp of disbelief in the courtroom.

  6. Nov 5, 1982 · Dominique Dunne, a 22-year-old actress who made her movie debut in ''Poltergiest,'' died today without regaining consciousness after being choked by an assailant five days ago.

  7. 1 day ago · The tragic murder of young “Poltergeist” actress Dominique Dunne in 1982 nearly broke her famous family. Dunne was 22 and a rising Hollywood starlet when she was killed by her ex-boyfriend ...

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