dorothy stratton's star was on the rise until one man's jealousy took over. >> dorothy stratton was once was in every respect the object of desire of dreams of many men. >> reporter: a hollywood dream gone wrong. a worker at dairy queen who became a playboy playmate. >> she has an innocence about her. >> reporter: her life memorialized in the film "star 80." >> she became sought after by every man in the world many. >> reporter: and the small-time promoter who couldn't let her go. >> i knew he was dangerous, and somehow or other she didn't see that. >> reporter: the rising hollywood star murdered when she was 20 years old. back in 1979, dorothy stratton was the angelic girl next door. >> i'm getting over my shyness fast. but i am very sensitive, and i'm very romantic. >> that's type of girl a lot of men fantasize about. a lot of men like the girl next door. >> are you the girl next door? it seems to me i've never lived next door to anyone who looked like you. >> well, when i came from the town that i came from, i lived with my family still. i just graduated from high school. i worked in