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Feb 2020
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Dominique Dunne

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About this episode

Ep 09: Dominique Dunne was a talented young actress who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in a fit of jealousy and rage. The trial that would follow shocked the victim's family, observers and the entire community and left public wondering whether the courtroom is a place where justice can actually be found.

Sources Cited for this episode:

Vanity Fair Article, "Justice: A Father's Account of the Trial of his Daughter's Killer," by Dominic Dunne, Articles by the LA Times, and People Magazine

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