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Playmates seem to lead dangerous lives. Again and again models of the famous 'Playboy' magazine became victims of brutal and mysterious violent crimes. Examples range from 1962 to Ashley Mattingly's tragic suicide in 2020.
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Holly Madison is one of the most famous models to have ever lived in the infamous mansion. She has terrible stories to tell. Madison was involved with the late Hugh Hefner and lived on the property from 2001 to 2008.
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During this time she had to witness the deaths of several young models. Her series on the Investigation Discovery Channel details the models' different stories in each episode, including...
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... Jasmine Fiore (see photo), who was murdered in 2009. Former reality TV star Jenkins has been officially charged with the murder of 28-year-old Jasmine Fiore. A few days later he hung himself in a motel room. The Playmate's body was found on August 15, 2009. She had been strangled and stuffed into a suitcase, which ended up in a dumpster. Her fingers and teeth had been removed to make her identification more difficult. She was later identified by the serial numbers of her implants.
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After Dorothy Stratten became a Playboy bunny, she began an affair despite her marriage. Out of jealousy, her husband Paul Snider shot and killed the 1980 Playmate, desecrated the remains, and then committed suicide. Her violent death made headlines around the world at the time.
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On February 8, 2007, Playmate Anna Nicole Smith was found unconscious in a room at the Hard Rock Casino Hotel in the town of Seminole, Florida.
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She died on the way to the hospital from an overdose of at least nine prescription drugs. Just a year earlier, her son (see photo) had become a victim of drug abuse.
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The death of Anna Nicole Smith was overshadowed by numerous rumors. At the time of the accident, she was involved in a lawsuit over paternity and custody of her daughter, born the year before, that also involved multimillion-dollar lawsuits.
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The cause of death was confirmed by the forensic pathologist. However, it is still unclear why Anna Nicole Smith took the deadly drug mixture.
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On May 18, 2018, the ex-model fell out of a New York hotel window. Shortly before, Stephanie Adams had pushed her seven-year-old son to his death. Investigations revealed that the murder and suicide were related to a custody battle.
Click through our gallery to learn more about the tragic, bizarre and often unexplained deaths of the Playmates, which became successful worldwide thanks to Hugh Hefner. But watch out, the following slides are not for the faint of heart!
This is how cruelly these seven Playmates left the world...