In this episode, we dive into the brutal murder case that shocked the entertainment world in 1980, when Dorothy Stratten—Playboy’s beautiful and talented Playmate of the Year—was found naked and dead in her West Los Angeles home alongside her husband, Paul Snider. Compelling details include a tragic love triangle involving Hollywood director Peter Bogdanovich. Dorothy fell in love with Bogdanovich while filming They All Laughed, while Paul—a small-time con artist who discovered Dorothy at a Dairy Queen in Vancouver—became increasingly desperate and obsessive. Just days before the murder, Paul purchased a shotgun. Evidence at the scene—such as a specially modified sex bench with medical tape and strands of Dorothy’s blonde hair—suggested he forced Dorothy into a sexual encounter before shooting her in the head and then taking his own life. The case initially appeared to be a murder-suicide, but an in-depth investigation by LAPD detectives Richard de Anda and Glenn Ackerman revealed motives rooted in jealousy, bankruptcy, and rejection from the Playboy Mansion.

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