BEHIND THE EPISODES

Actor Merlin Santana first gained fame playing Rudy Huxtable’s boyfriend, Stanley, on The Cosby Show. His star would continue to rise with roles on other popular shows throughout the nineties, including NYPD Blue, and his signature role on The Steve Harvey Show. However, when Merlin crosses paths with Monique King, it will set off a horrific chain of events that will end in a deadly hail of gunfire.

The verdict is in in the state of California vs. John Thomas Sweeney for the killing of Dominique Dunne. Will justice prevail?

Previously on the Dark Side of Love, actress Dominique Dunne was riding high following her starring role in the 1982 box office smash, Poltergeist. However, her life was tragically cut short when her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney strangles and kills her. And while John goes on trial for killing Dominique, for her friends and family, it feels like she’s the one being judged, leaving everyone to wonder if justice is possible.

In 1982, actress Dominique Dunne was poised for major Hollywood stardom after starring in the box office smash, Poltergeist. However, behind the scenes, Dominique is caught in the web of a violent relationship with her abusive boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney. When Dominque breaks things off for good with John, he just can’t take no for an answer. And when he shows up at her house on Halloween Eve, Dominique steps outside to talk to him. It would be the last thing she would eve

Gig Young was the handsome Hollywood actor known for starring alongside such legends as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Elizabeth Taylor, his roles on Broadway, a classic episode of The Twilight Zone and winning an Oscar for the feature film, “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” He was also known for his alcoholism and his many marriages, including a troubled union with Bewitched star, Elizabeth Montgomery. And then, three weeks after marrying his fifth wife, Kim Schmidt, the new

In 1978, pretty Vancouver teenager, Dorothy Hoogstraten was working at a local Dairy Queen, thinking she’d become a secretary once she graduated high school. Within a year, she was in the pages of Playboy Magazine. By April of 1980, she was named Playmate of the Year. By August of that same year, Dorothy would be brutally murdered by the man who promised to love her until death did them part.

Brynn Hartman, wife of actor and comedian, Phil Hartman, yearned for the Hollywood spotlight. On one fateful spring night in 1998, she finally got her wish.