The Death of Dorothy Stratten (BC)

Episode 032: On August 14 1980, 20-year-old Vancouver B.C. born Playboy Playmate of the year and former Dairy Queen employee, Dorothy Stratten, was found dead of a single shotgun blast to her head. The perpetrator, her estranged husband, Paul Leslie Snider, lay dead nearby of a self inflicted wound by way of the same firearm. Dorothy's star had only just begun to rise and was snuffed out far too soon.   CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is strongly advised.   Web: http://darkpoutine.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkpoutine/Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine   Writer / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne)Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics)   Shout out: http://makingfaces.ca Sources:http://reprints.longform.org/death-of-a-playmate Pulitzer Prize winning article in 1981http://hollywoodmurders.com/dorothy-stratten.phphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SahoSvAAbH4 1980 Tonight Show Interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mPGPdD2R8g "Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party" (1979) - Part 1 - Richard Dawson, Dorothy StrattenHollywood Book of Deathhttp://www.dorothystratten.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killing_of_the_Unicorn Killing of the Unicornhttps://www.amazon.ca/Killing-Unicorn-Dorothy-Stratten-1960-1980/dp/0553251643/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Strattenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sniderhttp://ew.com/article/1994/08/12/this-day-1980-3/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NodDIxLIUn0 Galaxina - trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4TJIBR9xTU Galaxina - full filmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_International_Pictureshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxina Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices