After the two began dating, snider hired a photographer to take nude photos of dorothy. He sent the images to playboy. That was the beginning of dorothy stratten’s rising. The death of dorothy stratten at the hands of her husband, paul snider, was the cap to a uniquely ’70s, and uniquely hollywood, story. Read about the tragic death of playboy model dorothy stratten, killed by her estranged husband paul snider in 1980, as depicted in hulu's welcome to chippendales.
Playmate dorothy stratten in vancouver on may 15, 1980. Photo by wayne leidenfrost / postmedia news. Hugh hefner grieved in green silk. One of his most promising.