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'Monsters' Revisits Dominique Dunne's Murder 4 Decades Later: What to Know
'Monsters' referenced Dominique Dunne's tragic death as her father, Dominick Dunne, found himself covering Erik and Lyle Menendez's murder case
Miles Crist/NetflixDuring the seventh episode, which was released on Thursday, September 19, the audience learns about why writer Dominick Dunne ( Nathan Lane) was personally affected by Lyle ( Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik Menéndez’s ( Cooper Koch) murdering their parents. During the trial, prosecution called one of Sweeney’s ex-girlfriends, Lillian Pierce, to testify about how she sustained a perforated eardrum and a collapsed lung from one of his alleged assaults. He got a job as head chef at a restaurant in California before Dominique’s family — including her brother Griffin Dunne — protested outside the establishment until he quit and moved out of Los Angeles.
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