Sadly, this never happened as she was murdered at the age of 20. I was totally shocked and stunned, Goldstein told the Los Angeles Times. She played the most perfect robot in the galaxy., The Last Playmate: Her name was Dorothy Stratten and she was just 20 years old when she was shot to death by her estranged husband last month, the 1980 article said. Stratten and committed suicide in the west Los Angeles apartment the two had previously shared on August 14, 1980. In time, he started to bring in a little bit in fact, Snider was the man who helped create the famous Chippendales dancers but he was still living in a rented home that he shared with two other roommates. The newspaper described the scene outside the home the day of the murder-suicide in the article published immediately after her death. Would love your thoughts, please comment. It also took away a large part of the control he had over her. In the first episode of the Hulu show, viewers are introduced to Dorothy Stratten, played by actress Nicola Peltz Beckham. Stratten was killed on the afternoon of Thursday, August 14, when she visited her shared home with Snider to discuss the financial implications of their official separation. The muzzle of the Mossberg burned his right cheek as the shell tore upward through his brain. If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available.