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Dominique Dunne

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This article is about the actress. For her father, the author, see Dominick Dunne.

Dominique Dunne
Born
Dominique Ellen Dunne

(1959-11-23)November 23, 1959
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 4, 1982(1982-11-04) (aged 22)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of deathStrangulation
Resting placeWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
EducationHarvard-Westlake School
Taft School
Fountain Valley School
OccupationActress
Years active1979–1982
Notable work
Poltergeist (1982)
Parent(s)Dominick Dunne
Ellen Griffin Dunne
RelativesGriffin Dunne (brother)
John Gregory Dunne (uncle)
Joan Didion (aunt)
Hannah Dunne (niece)

Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress.[1] Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Dunne studied acting at Milton Katselas' Workshop, where she appeared in stage productions. She made her on-screen debut with the television film Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker, and thereafter played the recurring roles of Erica on the drama series Family (1980), and Paulina Bornstein on the comedy series Breaking Away (1980–1981).

Dunne's breakthrough came with the starring role of Dana Freeling in the horror film Poltergeist (1982), establishing her as a horror icon.[2][3] She went on to headline the western film The Shadow Riders (1982), and portray Amy Kent on the crime series CHiPs (1982). Before her murder, Dunne was cast in the miniseries V (1983), however she died midway through filming; the role was instead played by Blair Tefkin.

On October 30, 1982, Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney, in the driveway of her West Hollywood home and fell into a coma, dying five days later on November 4, 1982. In a court case which gained significant media coverage, Sweeney was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Dunne's death, and served three and a half years in prison.

Early life and career[]

Childhood and education[]

Dunne was born in Santa Monica, California, the youngest child of Ellen Beatriz "Lenny" (née Griffin), a ranching heiress, and Dominick Dunne, a writer, producer, and actor.[1] She had two older brothers, Alexander "Alex" and Griffin Dunne, an actor. She was also the niece of married novelists John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion.[4] Her godparents were Maria Cooper-Janis, daughter of actors Gary Cooper and Veronica "Rocky" Cooper, and producer Martin Manulis.[5] Her parents divorced in 1967.[6]

Dunne attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, and Fountain Valley School in Fountain, Colorado. After graduation, she spent a year in Florence, Italy, where she learned Italian.[7] She studied acting at Milton Katselas' Workshop and appeared in various stage productions, including West Side Story, The Mousetrap, and My Three Angels.[4]

Acting career[]

Early roles and Poltergeist[]

Dunne's first role was in the 1979 television film, Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker. She then got supporting roles in episodes of popular 1980s television series, such as Lou Grant, Family, Hart to Hart, and Fame. Dunne also had a recurring role on the comedy-drama television series, Breaking Away, and she also appeared in several other television films.

After her television appearances, in 1981, Dunne was cast in the supernatural horror film Poltergeist in the main role of Dana Freeling,[8] the teenaged daughter of a couple whose family is terrorized by malevolent ghosts. The film was produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper,[9][10] and served as her feature film debut. Poltergeist was released theatrically in 1982, which marks both her first starring role, and her only appearance in a theatrical feature.[11] It went on to become a critical and commercial success.[12] It was the eighth-highest-grossing film of its year,[13] and has achieved a cult following.[14]

Posthumous releases and unfinished projects[]

Dunne appeared posthumously in the Hill Street Blues episode, "Requiem For a Hairbag,” which aired on November 18, 1982, only two weeks after her death. In the episode, she played a teenaged mother who was a victim of parental abuse and chose to give her baby up for adoption, out of fear of repeating the cycle of abuse that she endured with her parents; due to an altercation with John Sweeney, her abusive partner, her bruises on screen were natural. The episode aired on November 18, 1982, 12 days after Dunne's funeral, and it was dedicated to her memory.[15]

Dunne was cast in the miniseries V in 1982; she died during filming, and her role was instead portrayed by actress Blair Tefkin. According to series creator Kenneth Johnson, recovered footage of Dunne was used for a cameo appearance.[16] The series was released in 1983,[17] and is dedicated to her memory.[18] She was additionally set to reprise the role of Freeling in the following installments of the franchise, however she died before production began on the sequels; Poltergeist II: The Other Side,[19] filmed in 1985 and released the year after,[19] explains her character's absence as having gone off to attend college.[20]

Personal life and murder[]

Relationship with John Sweeney[]

Dunne met John Thomas Sweeney, a sous-chef at the restaurant Ma Maison, at a party in 1981. After a few weeks of dating, they moved into a one-bedroom house together on Rangely Avenue in West Hollywood.[21] Due to Sweeney's jealousy and possessiveness, however, the relationship quickly deteriorated. The couple fought frequently, and Sweeney began physically abusing Dunne. According to one account, during an argument on August 27, 1982, he yanked handfuls of her hair out by the roots. Frightened, Dunne fled to her mother's house, where Sweeney showed up and began to bang on the door and windows, demanding to be let in. Dunne's mother told him to leave and threatened to call the police. A few days later, Dunne returned to the home she shared with Sweeney, and the two resumed their relationship.[22]

During another argument at their home on September 26, 1982, Sweeney grabbed Dunne by the throat, threw her on the floor, and began to strangle her. A friend who was staying with the couple at the time heard "loud gagging sounds" and ran into the room where Dunne was being physically attacked. Dunne told the friend that Sweeney had tried to kill her, but Sweeney denied the claim and requested Dunne to come back to bed. She pretended she was going to comply but snuck out of the bathroom window instead. When Sweeney heard Dunne start the engine of her car, he ran out and jumped on the hood of the car. Dunne stopped the car long enough for Sweeney to jump off the hood and then drove away. For the next few days, she stayed with her mother and at the homes of her friends. She later called Sweeney and ended the relationship. After he moved out, she had the locks changed and moved back into the Rangely Avenue home.[22]

Death[]

File:Dominique Dunne grave at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Brentwood, California.JPG

Dominique Dunne's grave

On October 30, 1982, a few weeks after Sweeney and Dunne broke up, Dunne was at her West Hollywood home rehearsing for the miniseries V with actor David Packer.[23] While she was speaking to a female friend on the phone, Sweeney had the operator break into the conversation. Dunne told her friend, "Oh God, it's Sweeney. Let me get him off the phone." Ten minutes later, however, Sweeney showed up at Dunne's home. After speaking to him through the locked door, Dunne agreed to speak to him on the porch, while Packer remained inside. Outside, the two began to argue. Packer later said he heard smacking sounds, two screams, and a thud. Concerned, he called police, but he was informed that Dunne's home was out of their jurisdiction. Packer then phoned a friend and told him if he was found dead, John Sweeney was his killer.

Packer left the home through the back entrance, approached the driveway, and saw Sweeney in some nearby bushes, kneeling over Dunne. Sweeney told Packer to call the police. When police arrived, Sweeney met them in the driveway, with his hands in the air and stated, "I killed my girlfriend, and I tried to kill myself." Sweeney later testified that he and Dunne had argued, but he could not remember what happened after their exchange. He claimed he could only recall being on top of her, with his hands around her neck.[22]

Dunne was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she was placed on life support.[24] She never regained consciousness, however. Over the following days, doctors performed brain scans, which revealed that due to oxygen deprivation, she had no brain activity. On November 4, her parents consented to have her removed from life support.[22] At the request of her mother, Dunne's kidneys and heart were donated to transplant recipients.[25] Her funeral was held on November 6 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills. Her godfather, Martin Manulis, delivered the eulogy.[26] She was buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.[27]

Arrest and trial[]

The night of Dunne's attack, responding officers found Sweeney standing by Dunne's unconscious body in her driveway. A spokesman for the West Hollywood sheriff later told reporters that Sweeney told officers, "I killed my girlfriend.” He was immediately arrested and charged with attempted murder.[28] Those charges were dropped after Dunne's death, however, and subsequently, Sweeney was charged with first-degree murder, to which he pleaded not guilty.[29] Sweeney was later charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm when, during a preliminary trial hearing, he admitted that he and Dunne had a physical altercation on September 26, 1982, the day before she filmed the Hill Street Blues episode, in which she appeared with visible bruises on her face and body. He denied assaulting Dunne, however, claiming she accidentally incurred the bruises when he tried to prevent her from leaving their home.[30]

Trial of Sweeney[]

Beginning of trial and arguments[]

Sweeney's trial began in August 1983 and was presided over by Judge Burton S. Katz. During the trial, Sweeney took the stand in his own defense. He testified that he had not intended to harm Dunne the night he arrived at her home. He claimed they had reconciled, were planning on moving back in together, and that the two had daily discussions about getting married and having children. On the night of October 30, Sweeney said that Dunne had abruptly changed her mind about a reconciliation, however, telling him that she had been leading him on and lying to him about getting back together. At that point, Sweeney said he, "exploded and lunged toward her." Sweeney claimed to have no recollection of attacking Dunne until he discovered he was on top of her, with his hands around her neck. He then realized she was not breathing. Sweeney said he attempted to revive her by making her walk around, but she fell down. He also then attempted to give her CPR, which caused Dunne to vomit. Sweeney said that he also vomited, ran into Dunne's house, and consumed two bottles of pills, in an attempt to kill himself. He then returned to the driveway, where he laid down beside Dunne, waiting for the pills to take effect. According to Sweeney, he then recalled that he reached into her mouth and pulled her tongue out of her throat, which was something he had done for his epileptic father in the past.[22] Sweeney's court-appointed attorney, Michael Adelson, argued that his client's actions were neither premeditated nor executed with malice. Rather, he maintained that Sweeney, provoked by Dunne's alleged deception, acted in the "heat of passion.”

Dunne's family disputed Sweeney's claim that she had reconciled with him, however. They insisted that he went to Dunne's home on October 30 in an effort to persuade her to reconcile after she communicated to him that their break up was permanent.[31] The prosecution and police investigators also dismissed Sweeney's version of events, as there was no physical evidence that he had consumed pills in an attempt to commit suicide at the time of his arrest. Upon their arrival, police said they found Sweeney's demeanor to be both “calm and collected".[22] Deputy Frank DeMilio, the first officer to arrive at the scene, testified that Sweeney told him, "Man, I blew it. I killed her. I didn't think I choked her that hard, but I don't know, I just kept on choking her. I just lost my temper and blew it again."[32] The medical examiner that performed Dunne's autopsy determined the victim had been strangled for at least three minutes. Given the results of the autopsy, police and prosecutors dismissed the defense's argument that Sweeney acted unconsciously, however, as they concluded that, in the three minutes Sweeney strangled the victim, he had ample opportunity to regain control of his actions, which might have saved Dunne's life.[22]

To establish a history of Sweeney's violent behavior, the prosecution called one of Sweeney's ex-girlfriends, Lillian Pierce, to testify. Pierce, who, at the request of Sweeney's attorney, did not testify in the jury's presence, stated that she and Sweeney had dated on and off from 1977 to 1980. Pierce claimed that during the relationship, Sweeney had assaulted her on ten separate occasions, and as a result, she was hospitalized twice for the injuries she sustained. During one such assault, Pierce sustained a perforated eardrum and a collapsed lung. She later suffered a broken nose.[22]

During Pierce's testimony, Sweeney became enraged, jumped up from his seat, and ran towards the door leading to the judge's chambers. He was subdued by two bailiffs and four armed guards. Sweeney was then handcuffed to his chair and began to cry. He apologized to the court for the outburst, which Judge Katz accepted.[33] Attorney Michael Adelson requested that Judge Katz rule Pierce's testimony inadmissible, as it was "prejudicial.” Judge Katz granted the request, and the jury only learned of Pierce's testimony after the trial. Katz also refused to allow testimony from Dunne's mother, Ellen Dunne, as well as Dunne's friends, citing their statements about Sweeney's abusive nature as hearsay.[22]

On August 29, defense attorney Michael Adelson also requested that Judge Katz rule the court lacked sufficient evidence to try Sweeney on the charge of first-degree murder, as predetermination was not established. Judge Katz granted the request, and as such, jurors were instructed to consider the charges of manslaughter or second-degree murder.[30][34] Deputy District Attorney Steven Barshop later said this decision, along with Judge Katz's previous rulings barring the testimonies of both Sweeney's ex-girlfriend and Dunne's mother and friends, seriously undermined the prosecution's case against Sweeney.[31]

Verdict and sentencing[]

On September 21, 1983, after eight days of deliberation, the jury acquitted John Sweeney of second-degree murder but found him guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. He was also convicted of misdemeanor assault for the altercation with Dunne that occurred on September 26, 1982.[35][36]

Dunne's family was outraged by the verdict, calling it an "injustice".[36] After Judge Katz excused the jury and commented on the judicial system being upheld, Dominick Dunne, the victim's father, yelled, "Not for our family, Judge Katz!"[37] Before leaving the courtroom, Dominick Dunne accused Judge Katz of purposely withholding Sweeney's ex-girlfriend's testimony from the jury, which would have helped to establish his violent history with women.[36]

Victims for Victims, a victims' rights group established by actress Theresa Saldana, protested the verdict by staging a march outside the courthouse.[38] Afterward, several media outlets also debated the events of the trial, as well as that of the verdict. Several outlets also criticized Judge Katz's rulings, which many argued were preferential toward the defense, rather than the prosecution. One local Los Angeles television station polled viewers who rated Judge Katz the fourth worst judge in Los Angeles County.[39]

On November 7, Sweeney was sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter, which was the maximum sentence he could have received, with an additional six months for the assault charge. At Sweeney's sentencing, Judge Katz criticized the jury's verdict of manslaughter, stating that he felt Dunne's death was "A case, pure and simple, of murder. Murder with malice".[38] The jury's foreman, Paul Speigel, later told the media that both he and his fellow jurors were surprised by Judge Katz's criticism and called his comment "a cheap shot.” Speigel felt that Judge Katz's criticism stemmed not from their verdict, but rather, from the harsh criticisms he received after the verdict was given. Speigel went on to say that had the jury been provided the opportunity to hear all the evidence, they would have convicted Sweeney of murder.[40][41]

Aftermath[]

On the advice of Tina Brown, Dominick Dunne kept a journal throughout the trial. His journal writings were later published in an article titled "Justice: A Father's Account of the Trial of his Daughter's Killer,” which was featured in the March 1984 issue of Vanity Fair.[42]

Shortly after the trial, Judge Burton S. Katz, who presided over the case, transferred to the Juvenile Court in Sylmar, Los Angeles. He later admitted that some of his controversial rulings in Dunne's case "pained" him, but he reiterated his thought that Sweeney should have been convicted of murder and given a lengthier sentence.

A year after her daughter's death, Dominique's mother, Ellen "Lenny" Dunne, founded Justice for Homicide Victims, a victim's rights advocate group.[43]

After the trial, John Sweeney was incarcerated at a medium-security prison in Susanville, California. He was released on parole in September 1986, after having served three years, seven months and 27 days of his six and a half year sentence.

After his release, Sweeney was hired as head chef at an upscale restaurant in Santa Monica, California.[21] After learning where Sweeney was working, Dunne's brother, Griffin, and her mother, Lenny, began standing outside the restaurant, handing out flyers to patrons that read, "The food you will eat tonight was cooked by the hands that killed Dominique Dunne." Sweeney eventually quit his job, due to the protests from Dunne's family, and he moved away from Los Angeles.[44]

In the mid-1990s, Dominick Dunne was contacted by a Florida physician that came across an article Dunne wrote about Dominique's death. The doctor shared with Dunne that his daughter had recently become engaged to a chef by the name of John Sweeney and inquired if it was the same man responsible for Dominique Dunne's death. The man was later identified as the same John Sweeney, and in an effort to protect the young woman now engaged to John Sweeney, Dunne's brother, Griffin, contacted the woman and asked her to reconsider her decision.

Subsequently, Sweeney accused the Dunnes of harassing him, and in an effort to avoid further altercations, he changed his name.[42] In later interviews in which Dominick Dunne discussed his daughter's murder, the writer shared that, for a time, he employed the services of private investigator, Anthony Pellicano, to follow and report on Sweeney's actions and whereabouts. According to Dunne's father, Pellicano reported that Sweeney had moved to the Pacific Northwest, assumed the name John Maura, and that he continued working as a chef.[45] Dunne's father said that he later decided that he no longer wished to squander his life following Sweeney, however, and therefore, he discontinued any attempts to maintain knowledge of his whereabouts.[46]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker Cathy Robinson TV movie
1979–1980 Lou Grant Various roles 2 episodes
1980 Family Erica 1 episode
1980 Valentine Magic on Love Island Cheryl TV movie
1980–1981 Breaking Away Paulina Bornstein 3 episodes
1981 CBS Children's Mystery Theatre Polly Ames Episode: "The Haunting of Harrington House"
1981 The Day the Loving Stopped Judy Danner TV movie
1982 Fame Tracy Episode: "Street Kid"
1982 Hart to Hart Christy Ferrin Episode: "Hart, Line, and Sinker"
1982 Poltergeist Dana Freeling Theatrical film
1982 The Shadow Riders Sissy Traven TV movie
1982 CHiPs Amy Kent Episode: "Meet the New Guy"
1982 The Quest Italian Girl Episode: "He Stole-a My Art"
1982 Hill Street Blues Abandoned Baby's Mother Episode: "Requiem for a Hairbag"

See also[]

  • The Poltergeist curse

Footnotes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dunne, Dominick (March 2004). "A Death in the Family". vanityfair.com. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2013. {{cite web}}:
  2. ↑ Louise, Brynley (April 25, 2020). "Murder of a horror queen: The tragic tale of Dominique Dunne". Film Daily. Retrieved June 15, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  3. ↑ "Strangled Actress : Did Slayer's Penalty Fit His Crime?". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1986. Retrieved June 15, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Actress Dominique Dunne Dies After Choking Attack". Daytona Beach Morning Journal: p. 7C. November 5, 1982. 
  5. ↑ Dunne 2009, p. 10
  6. ↑ Woo, Elaine (August 27, 2009). "Dominick Dunne dies at 83; author and former Hollywood producer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2013. {{cite web}}:
  7. ↑ Dunne 2009, p. 5
  8. ↑ "Remembering the Tragic Murder of 'Poltergeist' Star Dominique Dunne". iHorror. November 4, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  9. ↑ quint. "Click over, children! All are welcome! All welcome! Quint interviews Zelda Rubinstein!!!!". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved June 19, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  10. ↑ Kyriazis, Stefan (July 19, 2017). "Steven Spielberg SECRETLY directed Poltergeist for TWO very sneaky reasons: This is why". Express.co.uk. Retrieved June 19, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  11. ↑ Muir 2007, p. 35
  12. ↑ "Greatest Films of 1982". www.filmsite.org. Retrieved June 15, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  13. ↑ "Poltergeist". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 15, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  14. ↑ "Movies" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/section/movies. 
  15. ↑ Dunne 2009, pp. 13, 29
  16. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved June 15, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  17. ↑ "Vanity Fair". Dominick Dunne on His Daughter's Murder. March 1984. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  18. ↑ Marill 1987, p. 435
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Boyar, Jay. "MISSING IN ACTION: HOW SEQUEL-MAKERS DO WITHOUT STARS". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved June 19, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  20. ↑ Macias, Gil (July 8, 2020). "The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Poltergeist Cast". Looper.com. Retrieved June 19, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Arnold, Roxane (February 18, 1987). "Actress' killer free, but victim's family still suffers". The Courier: p. 1C. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=892&dat=19870218&id=PAscAAAAIBAJ&pg=2677,3921398. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 Darrach, Brad (October 10, 1983). "An American Tragedy That Brought Death to Actress Dominique Dunne Now Brings Outrage to Her Family". People 20 (15). ISSN 0093-7673. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20086105,00.html. 
  23. ↑ Justice: A Father's Account of the Trial of his Daughter's Killer, Vanity Fair, March 1984
  24. ↑ "Actress Listed In Critical Condition". Toledo Blade: p. 7. November 1, 1982. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3OVPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6749,3004793&dq=dominique+dunne+cedars-sinai&hl=en. 
  25. ↑ Dunne 2009, p. 8
  26. ↑ Dunne 2009, p. 13
  27. ↑ Pool, Bob (April 15, 2002). "Westwood Fears Dead Could Lie Too Close; Cemetery: The owner of the resting place for Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon wants to build at property lines". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2002/apr/15/local/me-cemetery15. 
  28. ↑ "Actress Assaulted, Seriously Hurt". The Palm Beach Post: p. A4. November 1, 1982. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fKpUAAAAIBAJ&pg=1204,18933&dq=dominique+dunne+life+support&hl=en. 
  29. ↑ "Spurned lover pleads innocent". Lodi News-Sentinel: p. 7. November 4, 1985. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U5szAAAAIBAJ&pg=7052,714495&dq=dominique+dunne+brain+dead&hl=en. 
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "First-degree murder charge is ruled out". Daily News: pp. 6–C. August 31, 1983. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s_AaAAAAIBAJ&pg=3534,6558107&dq=dominique+dunne+second+degree+murder&hl=en. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Arnold, Roxane (February 18, 1987). "Actress' killer free, but victim's family still suffers". The Courier: p. 2C. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=892&dat=19870218&id=PAscAAAAIBAJ&pg=2677,3921398. 
  32. ↑ Dunne 2009, p. 30
  33. ↑ Dunne 2009, pp. 23–24
  34. ↑ Dunne 2009, pp. 30
  35. ↑ Dunne 2009, p. 37
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 De Atley, Richard (September 22, 1983). "Family of slain actress outraged at trial outcome". The Free Lance-Star: p. 31. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6uFNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5699,3392679&dq=dominique+dunne+sweeney+trail&hl=en. 
  37. ↑ Dunne 2009, p. 39
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Jury denounced in death verdict". The Bulletin. November 11, 1983. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19831111&id=JJZTAAAAIBAJ&pg=4715,3915944. 
  39. ↑ Dunne 2009, pp. 39–40
  40. ↑ Douglas, Olshaker 1998, p. 349
  41. ↑ Dunne 2009, pp. 43–44
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Brown, Mick (October 18, 2008). "Dominick Dunne: Lost and Found". telegraph.co.uk. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3562275/Dominick-Dunne-lost-and-found.html. 
  43. ↑ Arnold, Roxane (December 3, 1986). "Strangled Actress : Did Slayer's Penalty Fit His Crime?". Los Angeles Times. p. 4. Retrieved January 21, 2013. {{cite web}}:
  44. ↑ "He's Here! Dominique Dunne's Worst Nightmare". discovery.com. March 5, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2013. {{cite web}}:
  45. ↑ Masters, Kim (August 29, 2007). "How Anthony Pellicano talked Dominick Dunne out of getting revenge". Slate Magazine. Retrieved April 28, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  46. ↑ "Interview With Dominick Dunne". CNN. November 16, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2020. {{cite web}}:

References[]

  • Dunne, Dominick (2009). Justice: Crimes, Trials, and Punishments. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 0-307-55722-7
  • Douglas, John E.; Olshaker, Mark (1998). Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back. Pocket. ISBN 0-671-01704-7
  • Marill, Alvin H. (1987). Movies Made For Television: The Telefeature and The Mini-series, 1964–1986. New York Zoetrope. ISBN 0-918432-80-4
  • Muir, John Kenneth (2007). Horror Films of The 1980s. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-2821-X

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