Murder of a Playmate - 10 Minute Murder

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At the turn of the decade in the 1980s, Hugh Hefner thought he had hit the jackpot and discovered the greatest thing that Playboy had ever had: 20-year-old model Dorothy Stratten. The young rising star's beauty had been drawing comparisons to Marilyn Monroe, and she had just been named the 1980 Playboy Playmate of the year. But just when Dorothy had made her breakthrough, her story came to a sudden end when she was brutally murdered by the same person who had pushed her to pursue a career in Hollywood in the first place.Subscribe and share 10 Minute Murder with your true crime loving friends. Connect on social media to know when new episodes are released and to see visuals that go along with the episodes.https://linktr.ee/10minutemurderFacebook: https://facebook.com/10MMpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/10minutemurder/Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRBEFtUg/Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCkJLUCEZlkn9In3AA46RVxwTwitter: https://twitter.com/10minutemurderSubmit future episode story ideas: [email protected] a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/10-minute-murder-bingeable-true-crime-stories--4603604/support.

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This episode was published on November 9, 2021.

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