The Cult of Playboy Part 2: Death of a Centerfold

Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

Spencer Henry | Morbid Network

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In the second installment of our Playboy miniseries we’re diving into the even darker underbelly of the Playboy empire, including the grisly 1980 murder of Dorothy Stratten. Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.villagevoice.com/death-of-a-playmate/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/09/29/hugh-hefner-the-murder-of-dorothy-stratten-and-the-dark-side-of-playboy/?pagewanted=all https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/02/08/hugh-hefner-secrets-of-playboy-allegations/9301152002/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/revisiting-hugh-hefner-apos-1986-171018496.html https://www.eonline.com/news/884093/hugh-hefner-s-most-controversial-moments https://people.com/crime/secrets-of-playboy-hugh-hefner-predator-number-one/ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/sep/28/hugh-hefner-playboy-founder-91-dark-side https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a6301/rob-lowe-playboy-mansion-hugh-hefner/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjvyvw/dont-mourn-for-hugh-hefner https://coolmaterial.com/lifestyle/entertainment/history-of-playboy-magazine/ https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/01/new-york-city-1980s-clubs-playboy-advice.html https://www.businessinsider.com/hugh-hefner-wives-girlfriends-list-2017-9#at-the-same-time-he-was-dating-crystal-harris-who-eventually-became-his-third-wife-12 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hugh-hefner-rape-allegations-secrets-of-playboy-011034682.html

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0:55.0	in the show notes. Oh, I'm not going to Hello and today we're taking another glimpse behind the velvet curtains of the Playboy Mansion.
1:36.1	The Opulant Estate nestled in the exclusive Homeby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles,
1:41.4	where glamour and scandal intertwined like the many
1:44.7	orgies that took place there. Hugh Hefner draped in his signature silk
1:49.3	pajamas smoking his ever-present pipe presided over this cult-like empire of sexual excess as well as
1:56.7	sexual liberation, but many say his charm concealed a darker truth. Hugh Hefner was as much a part of the brand as the famous bunny logo.
2:07.2	And under his charismatic leadership,
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