Episode 8 - The Murder of Dorothy Stratten

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In Episode 8, Kyle and Lisa discuss the August 14, 1980 murder of Playboy Playmate, Dorothy Stratten. Dorothy was more than a pretty face, who stepped off the pages of Playboy and onto our television and theater screens. During the two years between her arrival in Los Angeles and her casting in the movie They All Laughed, Dorothy grew from a shy, confused little girl into a confident woman, who knew what she wanted and knew how to stand up for herself. Unfortunately, that meant that Dorothy quickly outgrew her hustler boyfriend, later her husband, Paul Snider. While Snider had some success with promoting car shows and events in Vancouver, they never made enough money to support his extravagant tastes, which included expensive sports cars and a jewel encrusted Star of David pendant. They talked about Dorothy’s early life, her family, her relationship with the older Snider, their eventual marriage and her meteoric rise to stardom, which ended when her husband placed the barrel of a shotgun to her face and pulled the trigger.