Controversial Netflix series about Menendez brothers puts shocking Hollywood murder of 80s star back in the spotlight

The blood-curdling execution of 80s prima Dominique Dunne has been brought backmost into the spotlight aft her communicative featured successful Netflix's latest bid astir the Menendez brothers. 

Co-created by Ryan Murphy, the archetypal play of Monsters was astir the cheery cannibal serial slayer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was played by Evan Peters. The show was highly controversial and sparked societal media users to slam the makers for earning wealth disconnected the grief of the victims' loved ones.

For play two, the anthology turned its attraction to different infamous true crime story: Lyle and Erik Menendez, who murdered their parents successful 1989. 

The series, which debuted connected the streaming level connected September 19, has been a deed with existent crime sleuths who person adjacent unearthed much accusation astir the 1982 execution of promising actress Dominque. 

Dominique's death was mentioned a fig of times successful Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, leaving web detectives with a bid of questions astir her gruesome murder.

Viewers were fixed pieces of the star's execution by Dominick Dunne (who is played by Nathan Lane) successful the 3rd occurrence of the series. 

Dominick is the begetter of Dominique and often spoke astir the plea woody the lawyer attempted to marque for the antheral who murdered his daughter. 

The histrion - who starred successful the 1982 mentation of Poltergeist - was strangled to decease by her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney, successful the driveway of her West Hollywood home. 

She went into coma and ne'er regained consciousness, aboriginal dying successful the hospital. Her ex was fixed a seven-year sentence.

The execution - which it took spot successful 1982 -  was often discussed by existent transgression sleuths online and the questions surrounding it reignited erstwhile the Menendez brothers bid brought up her decease again.

Amateur investigators took to X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, and Reddit to stock their thoughts connected the murder. 

One idiosyncratic said: 'I’m a small further into the show, don’t wanna springiness immoderate spoilers but I’m connected a googling rabbit spread connected Dominick Dunne! I had nary thought astir thing really, his girl being murdered is what shocked me. I knew of his girl from Poltergeist but I wholly hold with you. Lane’s portrayal is amazing!'

Another idiosyncratic added: 'I’m connected occurrence 3 of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez story-and Nathan Lane has conscionable popped up arsenic Dominick Dunne, I had to halt and travel present to accidental however blown distant I americium by his portrayal of Dunne. I americium an implicit adorer of Dunne.' 

Someone other commented: 'Sad determination was ne'er existent justness for Dominique Dunne.'

Just weeks aft Poltergeist deed the cinema Dominique, who played Dana successful the film, was strangled by her fellow successful the driveway of her home. 

The brutal murder left her salient Hollywood household traumatized. 

Her father, Dominick, was already astatine stone bottom. Divorced and broke, his aboriginal Hollywood occurrence had dwindled and he’d been forced to merchantability everything helium owned - adjacent his dog.

As the dreaded proceedings approached, the soon-to-be bold caller exertion of Vanity Fair Tina Brown encouraged him to constitute a diary during the harrowing proceedings.

Dominique had risen to fame successful the movie Poltergeist and connected TV shows similar Hart to Hart and Fame. 

But her young beingness was chopped abbreviated erstwhile she was strangled by her abusive ex. 

Artist Norman Carby had been a prima witnesser astatine the execution trial, and his relationship of the maltreatment Dominique experienced was considered a pivotal moment. 

He faced brutal cross-examination from the defence lawyer Mike Adelson, who attempted to represent Dominique arsenic a drunk and cause addict whose decease was simply a tragic accident.

Her ex was acquitted of second-degree execution successful favour of voluntary manslaughter and served 7 years, overmuch to the family's outrage. 

Her father's relationship of the proceedings had, conscionable arsenic Tina promised, been published, and helium became a prima newsman for Vanity Fair, covering different high-profile transgression cases, including those of the Menendez brothers and OJ Simpson.