the iconic Playboy model’s 1980 murder — and revealed that Hugh Hefner broke down in front of her years later before apologizing for the role he felt he played in the 20-year-old Playmate’s death. Louise Stratten was with her sister just moments before her killing, she told Air Mail.She had been in the car with Dorothy on Aug. 14, 1980, as the two made their way to the Los Angeles apartment she shared with her jealous, estranged husband, Paul Snider.