The tragic murder of young “Poltergeist” actress Dominique Dunne in 1982 nearly broke her famous family. Dunne was 22 and a rising Hollywood starlet when she was killed by her ex-boyfriend John ...

Dunne was an actress who got her start in 1979's Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker. She was born in Santa Monica, Calif., on Nov. 23, 1959, to Ellen, a ranching heiress, and Dominick, a writer, actor and ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “My ex-wife and I had two daughters before Dominique, but they both died in infancy. That made ...

“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” is shining the spotlight on a completely separate murder – one that happened a decade before the brothers’ trial. Episode 7 of the series – titled ...

Dunne talks about fame, growing up in a family of storytellers, and the trauma the family experienced after the 1982 murder of his sister, Dominique. Originally broadcast June 10, 2025.

Netflix's Monsters reexamined Dominique Dunne's brutal murder while exploring her father Dominick Dunne's connection to the Menéndez brothers’ infamous case. "My ex-wife and I had two daughters before ...