Dominique Dunne and James Canning from the 1981 TV movie 'The Day the Loving Died'. Dunne was an actress who got her start in 1979's Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker.

However, the true crime drama also led to a resurfaced interest in the 1982 murder of actress Dominique Dunne, as Nathan Lane appeared in Monsters as Dominique’s father, Dominick Dunne.

On this day, Oct. 30, in 1982, young actress Dominique Dunne, daughter of celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne, was strangled by her ex-boyfriend. She died five days later.

So what really happened to Dominique Dunne? Dominqiue, the daughter of Dominick and Ellen "Lenny" Dunne, was an actress. She had her breakthrough in 1982, starring in Poltergeist and The Shadow ...

On this day, Oct. 30, in 1982, young actress Dominique Dunne, daughter of celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne, was strangled by her ex-boyfriend. Dominique, 22, was best known for her role as ...

Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress who made her mark in both television and film during her brief but promising career.

Griffin Dunne opens up about his family like never before in his candid memoir The Friday Afternoon Club, available now. The actor charts his family’s early years, his relationship with his ...

His daughter, “Poltergeist” actress Dominique Dunne, was strangled by her boyfriend in 1982. Dunne covered the killer’s trial for Vanity Fair, enraged at the injustice of the crime.

Dominique, who starred in Poltergeist and The Shadow Riders, was strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, John Sweeney, on October 30, 1982. She died five days later at 22 years old.