Dorothy Stratten and Paul Snider, ca. 1980 Thirty-three years ago today, 19 year-old Dorothy Stratten posed for Playboy Magazine at a photoshoot at the Bayshore Inn. Stratten had just finished high school and had recently started a new job at BC Tel. She was discovered by a local pimp named Paul Snider while she was working at the Dairy Queen on East Hastings Street. Snider befriended her and persuaded her to pose nude for him. He sent the photos to Playboy, which led to her becoming Miss August 1979 and then Playmate of the Year for 1980. From there her acting career began to skyrocket and Snider became increasingly irrelevant and jealous. On 14 August 1980, Snider raped and murdered Stratten, abused her corpse, and then shot himself. The tragedy inspired two Hollywood films and songs by Bryan Adams and Prism.   Source: DorothyStratten.com
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Dorothy Stratten and Paul Snider, ca. 1980

Thirty-three years ago today, 19 year-old Dorothy Stratten posed for Playboy Magazine at a photoshoot at the Bayshore Inn. Stratten had just finished high school and had recently started a new job at BC Tel. She was discovered by a local pimp named Paul Snider while she was working at the Dairy Queen on East Hastings Street. Snider befriended her and persuaded her to pose nude for him. He sent the photos to Playboy, which led to her becoming Miss August 1979 and then Playmate of the Year for 1980.

From there her acting career began to skyrocket and Snider became increasingly irrelevant and jealous. On 14 August 1980, Snider raped and murdered Stratten, abused her corpse, and then shot himself. The tragedy inspired two Hollywood films and songs by Bryan Adams and Prism.  

Source: DorothyStratten.com

Source: dorothystratten.com

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  13. mildlyannoyedrabbits said: I am so surprised you posted this…people rarely know who she is anymore. Anyway…such a sad end.
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