We have certain underlying assumptions about how the criminal justice works, and how the courtroom will treat the grieving family of a murder victim. Nick sure did, until it was his family gathered in a Los Angeles courthouse, watching a grave miscarriage of justice play out as the man who murdered his daughter Dominique stood trial.

Intimate Partner Violence Resources

(Thank you to Erica Kelley of Southern Fried True Crime for compiling this list)

If you are suffering with intimate partner abuse, here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help:

US Crisis Text Line: 741741
US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732
Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/

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8: The Trial of Dominique Dunne's Killer, Part One