196. Dominique Dunne: Murder with no justice

About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic story of Dominique Dunne, a young actress who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, highlighting the issues of domestic violence and the lack of justice in her case.

Dominique Dunne was 22 and a rising star in in Hollywood in 1982 — she had everything going for her, except when it came to her ex-boyfriend, Ma Maison head chef John Sweeney. She’d broken up with him after several severe beatings and nearly a year of coercive control, but he still wouldn’t leave her […]

People in this episode

Host: Crime&Stuff gals

Topics covered

• murder
• Hollywood
• domestic violence
• true crime
• justice

Keywords

• Dominique Dunne
• John Sweeney
• murder
• domestic violence
• Hollywood
• true crime
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ma Maison

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