Previously on the Dark Side of Love, actress Dominique Dunne was riding high following her starring role in the 1982 box office smash, Poltergeist.
However, her life was tragically cut short when her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney strangles and kills her.
And while John goes on trial for killing Dominique, for her friends and family, it feels like she’s the one being judged, leaving everyone to wonder if justice is possible.
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Photo caption*: Actress Dominique Dunne; Dominique's brutal murder and the subsequent trial made headlines around the globe (credit: Vanity Fair); Dominique and Dominick (credit: Vanity Fair); Dominick Dunne wrote about his daughter's murder for "Vanity Fair" (credit: Vanity Fair);Actor David Packer, Dominique's co-star in the sci-fi miniseries "V" was at Dominque's house the night John Thomas Sweeney murdered her; they were rehearsing lines for the show; In an attempt to woo her back, John made a mask out of chocolate to look like Dominique. She was unmoved by the gesture; the trial of the State of California vs. John Thomas Sweeney in the death of Dominique Dunne; John during his trial; Dominique (credit: Vanity Fair); Lillian Pierce was John's ex-girlfriend and she would provide crucial testimony about the beatings she suffered at his hands - except the jury never heard her story; Ellen and Dominick Dunne; Judge Burton S. Katz, who presided over the case, kept the jury from hearing critical evidence in the case; John's defense attorney, Michael Adelson; John Thomas Sweeney (credit: PEOPLE magazine).
*Unless otherwise noted, photo credit goes to TMZ Investigates
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