The younger sister of Dorothy Stratten is opening up about the iconic Playboy model’s 1980 murder — and revealed that Hugh Hefner broke down in front of her years later before apologizing for the role ...

Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of abuse and murder. Reader discretion is advised. Dorothy Stratten was Playboy’s Playmate of the Year 1980 and a budding actress from Vancouver, Canada. Per ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Born Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten in 1960, the model was discovered when she was working at a Dairy Queen ...

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Hugh Hefner grieved in green silk. One of his most promising Playboy Playmates, 20-year-old Dorothy Stratten, had been murdered, and Hefner was giving Village Voice writer Teresa Carpenter a glimpse ...

Born on March 24, 1899, to Rev. Richard Stratton and Anna Stratton, Dorothy Stratton’s childhood involved constantly moving across the Midwest with her family, eventually settling in Kansas where ...

Nearly 30 years after being raped and murdered by her estranged headlines, the late Playboy Playmate and actress Dorothy Stratten is back in the headlines, thanks to the 20/20 documentary “The Death ...

The Ashland County Community Foundation Women’s Fund celebrated its 20th anniversary at Mount Vernon Estate with more than 100 women attending to recognize those helping to support and empower women.