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Paul Leslie Snider (April 15, 1951 – August 14, 1980) was a Canadian nightclub promoter and pimp who murdered his estranged wife, Playboy model and actress Dorothy Stratten. Following her murder, Snider killed himself.
- The Early Years of Paul Snider, The “Jewish Pimp”
- Snider’s Life with Dorothy Stratten
- The Marriage of Paul Snider and Dorothy Stratten Turns Sour
- The Murder of Dorothy Stratten
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Born in 1951 in Vancouver, Paul Snider led a life of hustling, no thanks to the circumstances of his early life. Snider grew up in Vancouver’s rough East End where he had to make his own way. His parents divorced when he was a young boy and he dropped out of school after seventh grade to fend for himself. He was skinny and slight, so he started wor...
Paul Snider and a friend went to an East Vancouver Dairy Queen in early 1978. Behind the counter stood Dorothy Hoogstraten. She was very tall, lithe, blonde, and gorgeous. He called her beautiful, she welcomed his advances as a shy young woman waiting to break out of her shell. Despite her good looks, Hoogstraten only had one boyfriend by the time ...
Paul Snider constantly reminded Dorothy Stratten that the two had a “lifetime bargain” and persuaded her to marry him in Las Vegas in June of 1979, just 18 months after meeting her. Stratten was willing, saying that she “can’t ever imagine myself being with any other man but Paul,” but the relationship was far from truly mutual. Snider never let hi...
Even though she was in love with her director, Dorothy Stratten felt guilty about leaving Paul Snider in the lurch. Snider made her uncomfortable, but Stratten remained loyal to caring for him. She was determined to take care of him financially — which would become her final undoing. Even Hefner, who considered himself a father figure to Dorothy St...
Paul Snider was a small-time hustler who married Playboy model Dorothy Stratten in 1979, but became jealous and violent when she left him for director Peter Bogdanovich. He shot and killed her in 1980, sparking a media frenzy and a murder trial that exposed his dark past and motives.
- William Delong
Oct 19, 2019 · Paul Snider “was found slumped over the gun.” The bodies had been there for a day. Snider was also naked. The Village Voice reported in 1980 that investigators found bloody handprints...
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Aug 14, 2020 · B.C.-born Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten was killed by her husband Paul Snider in 1980, sparking a controversy involving Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and director Peter Bogdanovich. The web page recounts the events, the aftermath and the legacy of Stratten's death.
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May 7, 2023 · According to the police report, Paul Snider had shot Dorothy Stratten in the eye with a 12-gauge shotgun, leaving nothing but a pulp of shattered bones and blood in her eye socket. Then, in a mad fit of grief, terror, and depravity, he’d stripped the clothes off of her and raped her dead body.
Nov 22, 2022 · Paul Snider was a nightclub promoter who discovered and groomed Dorothy Stratten, a Playboy Playmate and actor. He shot and raped her in 1980 after she left him for director Peter Bogdanovich.
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Oct 17, 2019 · Playboy playmate Dorothy Stratten was killed by her jealous husband Paul Snider on August 14, 1980, in Snider's Los Angeles home.
