Dorothy Stratten Murder

Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten (February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980), known professionally as Dorothy Stratten, was a Canadian model and actress, primarily known for her appearances as a Playboy Playmate. On the evening of her death, in hope of a reconciliation, her estranged husband convinced her to come to their apartment, where he forcibly bound her with a rope in the bedroom and put a 12-gauge shotgun to her head, pulling the trigger. He then turned the gun on himself in an act of murder-suicide.

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Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980) - Find a Grave Memorial

Actress, Model. She was a Canadian-born blonde beauty, who had her childhood in a rough neighborhood with limited advantages. Born Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten as the oldest of three children of Dutch immigrants, she worked at a local Dairy Queen while still in high school. She began to come into her own as a model in her...

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Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten (February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980), known professionally as Dorothy Stratten, was a Canadian model and actress, primarily known for her appearances as a Playboy Playmate. On the evening of her death, in hope of a reconciliation, her estranged husband convinced her to come to their apartment, where he forcibly bound her with a rope in the bedroom and put a 12-gauge shotgun to her head, pulling the trigger. He then turned the gun on himself in an act of murder-suicide.