Dominique Dunne’s star was on the rise — fresh off the “Poltergeist” movie spotlight — when tragedy struck … she was strangled to death by her jilted ex, a chilling Hollywood story that still stuns. “TMZ Presents: Killing a Movie Star: Grave…
Dominique Dunne’s star was on the rise — fresh off the “Poltergeist” movie spotlight — when tragedy struck … she was strangled to death by her jilted ex, a chilling Hollywood story that still stuns. “TMZ Presents: Killing a Movie Star: Grave…
Dominique Dunne‘s star was on the rise — fresh off the “Poltergeist” movie spotlight — when tragedy struck … she was strangled to death by her jilted ex, a chilling Hollywood story that still stuns.
“TMZ Presents: Killing a Movie Star: Grave Injustice” dives into the 1982 murder of Dominique at the hands of her ex, John Sweeney … and how, after a shocking miscarriage of justice, he went on to terrorize again — and it’s now available to watch on YouTube.
The grave injustice points to Sweeney’s shockingly light sentence — he was convicted of manslaughter and walked free after just two and a half years in prison … despite massive public outcry and protests over the verdict.
In the primetime special, we also sit down with Dominique’s brother, Griffin Dunne … and we confirm his lingering suspicion that Sweeney went on to abuse again — including a 2000 case when a woman filed a restraining order against him, detailing shocking brutality.
“TMZ Investigates: Killing A Movie Star: Grave Injustice” is now available on YouTube.