Dorothy Stratten Death
Dorothy passed away on August 14, 1980 at the age of 20 in West Los Angeles, California, USA. Dorothy's cause of death was homicide by gunshot (by her demented husband paul snyder).
When did Dorothy Stratten die?
August 14, 1980How did Dorothy Stratten die? What was the cause of death?
Homicide by gunshot (by her demented husband paul snyder)How old was Dorothy Stratten when died?
20Where did Dorothy Stratten die? What was the location of death?
West Los Angeles, California, USA
Dorothy Stratten Birthday and Date of Death
Dorothy Stratten was born on February 28, 1960 and died on August 14, 1980. Dorothy was 20 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 28, 1960
Date of Death: August 14, 1980
Age at Death: 20
Is Dorothy Stratten's father, Simon Hoogstraten, dead or alive?
Simon Hoogstraten's information is not available now.
Is Dorothy Stratten's mother, Nelly Hoogstraten, dead or alive?
Nelly Hoogstraten's information is not available now.
Dorothy Stratten's sister :
- Louise Hoogstraten
Dorothy Stratten's brother :
- John Arthur Hoogstraten
Dorothy Stratten - Biography
Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten, who took the stage name Dorothy Stratten, was a Canadian Playboy Playmate, model, and actress. Stratten was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979, Playmate of the Year in 1980 and was the second Playmate born in the 1960s. Stratten appeared in three comedy films and in at least two episodes of shows broadcast on US network television. She was murdered at the age of 20 by her estranged husband/manager Paul Snider, who committed suicide on the same day. Her death inspired two motion pictures.
On August 13, 1980, the day before Stratten was murdered, Snider bought a used, 12-gauge, pump-action shotgun from a private seller he found in a local classified ad. Later that evening in a conversation with friends, Snider described how he had purchased a gun that day and finished his story by cryptically declaring that he was "going to take up hunting."
During the same conversation, barely more than 12 hours before the murder, an otherwise jovial Snider casually brought up the subject of Playmates who had unexpectedly died. In particular, he spoke of Claudia Jennings, an actress and former Playmate of the Year who had been killed in a car accident the year before. Snider made several morbid remarks to his companions related to the problems at Playboy magazine caused by Jennings' death, including a comment about how the editors will pull nude photos of a dead Playmate from the next issue if there's time.
Stratten arrived for her meeting with Snider at his rented West Los Angeles house at approximately noon on Thursday, August 14. She had spent the morning conferring with her business manager, and one of the topics the pair discussed was the amount of the property settlement the Playmate would offer her estranged husband that afternoon. The police later found $1,100 in cash among Stratten's belongings in the house, which she had apparently brought for Snider as a down payment.
Towards the end of her morning meeting, Stratten's business manager made a fateful observation: that his young client could avoid spending any more time with her husband by handing off the remaining separation and divorce negotiations to her lawyer. Stratten replied that the process would go easier if she dealt with Snider personally, explaining that he was being nice about everything and finally adding, "I'd like to remain his friend."
Snider's two roommates had left in the morning, so the couple was alone when Stratten stepped into the house that she had shared with her husband until just a few months earlier. By all appearances Stratten had spent some time in the living room, where her purse was found lying open, before she and Snider went into his bedroom.
By eight o'clock that evening both of the roommates had returned to the house. They saw Stratten's car parked out front and noted that Snider's bedroom door was closed. Assuming that the couple had reconciled and wanted their privacy, the roommates spent the next several hours watching television in the living room.
Alerted by Snider's private detective, the roommates entered the bedroom shortly after 11 pm that night and discovered the bodies of Stratten and Snider. Each had been killed by a single blast from Snider's shotgun. Both bodies were nude. According to the police timeline, Snider had shot Stratten that afternoon within an hour of her arrival at the house. Snider then committed suicide approximately one hour after the murder.