12 Notorious Murder Cases That Tore Hollywood Apart

In British Columbia Canada, 1977, 17-year-old Dorothy Stratten met a 26-year-old local pimp by the name of Paul Snider. The two had been dating for a short while when Snider paid for some professional nude photos of Stratten and sent them to Playboy magazine - even though Stratten was underage.

In 1978, Stratten and Snider moved to L.A., where they married and she became an official Playmate. Hugh Hefner saw huge potential in Stratten and aimed to make her a movie star, as well as Playmate of the Year in 1980. Hefner, and peers, encouraged Stratten to sever ties with Snider but she was reluctant.

Instead, she began having an affair with the director of her first starring role, Peter Bogdanovich. Shortly thereafter, Stratten separated from Snider and moved in with Bogdanovich. She then met with Snider to discuss divorce settlements at his L.A. apartment.

Snider's roommates returned home and found the two, naked, and dead in his bedroom. Snider had killed Stratten with a shotgun, then shot himself an hour later. The up-and-coming star was murdered at the age of just 20 and Hollywood was rocked.