While there’s no denying Los Angeles, California, is no stranger to high-profile celebrity cases that range from theft to murder, one of its firsts and most harrowing involved Dominique Dunne. Her 1982 murder is only just touched upon in Netflix’s ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,

His disdain for the brothers' attorney, Leslie Abramson, however, has nothing to do with the Menendez case—but rather the trial of John Thomas Sweeney, who murdered his daughter, Dominique Dunne in October 1982.

Dominique Dunne's father covered every aspect of his daughter's killer's trial and did the same with the Menendez brothers in 1993. Here's everything to know about what happened to Dominique Dunne.

In September 1986, John Sweeney was released from prison, after serving just over three years and seven months for the murder of Dominique Dunne. Following his release, he went back to working in the food industry, which he had been in before his crime. He went on to be head chef at The Chronicle, a fancy spot in Santa Monica.

Rising star Dominique Dunne's potential was unfortunately never maximized because her ex-boyfriend John Sweeney killed her on October 30, 1982, after it's claimed he physically abused her

Dominique Dunne's 1982 murder has been thrust back into the limelight because of "Monsters" on Netflix. Here's what we know about the case.

Monsters' referenced Dominique Dunne's tragic death as her father, Dominick Dunne, found himself covering Erik and Lyle Menendez's murder case

Dominique Dunne, a 22-year-old actress, was murdered in front of her home in West Hollywood. Over 40 years later, her family still struggles with this tragedy. Her case resurfaced thanks to a powerful Netflix series.