Dorothy Stratten was a blue-eyed blonde on the brink of the Hollywood big time in 1980. Instead, she landed lurid headlines when her estranged husband, Paul Snider, raped then murdered the reigning ...

Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of abuse and murder. Reader discretion is advised. Dorothy Stratten was Playboy’s Playmate of the Year 1980 and a budding actress from Vancouver, Canada. Per ...

She was a beautiful young model and a Hollywood star on the rise—but then she was brutally murdered. Playboy’s 1980 Playmate of the Year, Dorothy Stratten, had just finished production on her first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stratten died at just 20 years old, but she managed to make her mark on Hollywood—and the world. She appeared on magazine covers, ...

Stephen Cushner and Patti Laurman weren’t prepared for what they saw on Aug. 14, 1980. Their pal Dorothy Stratten had gone to the Los Angeles house she once shared with estranged husband Paul Snider ...

The younger sister of Dorothy Stratten is opening up about the iconic Playboy model’s 1980 murder — and revealed that Hugh Hefner broke down in front of her years later before apologizing for the role ...

Though the backstory of Hulu’s latest true-crime miniseries, Welcome to Chippendales—which debuted on November 22—is a bit obscure, you might have heard a familiar name or two so far. Amidst the pilot ...

Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of sexual abuse. Please proceed thoughtfully. Hulu's miniseries "Welcome to Chippendales" takes a deep dive into the early beginnings of Chippendales, ...

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Friends believe Dorothy Stratton's estranged husband murdered her in a final attempt at control Nearly four decades after Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten was murdered by her jealous, estranged ...

Dorothy Stratten certainly deserves a voice, but having her as this pert fashionista who conjured up the Chippendales wardrobe and died feels like a disservice. Watching the premiere episode of Hulu‘s ...

Welcome to Chippendales, streaming now on Hulu, details the almost-too-wild-to-believe founding of the male strip club empire. Created by Indian immigrant Somen "Steve" Banerjee in 1979, Chippendales ...