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New York Post
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
How to watch ‘The Playboy Murders' docuseries for free: Episodes, streaming
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. A new season of the ID original 'The Playboy Murders' premieres tonight, May 5, on Investigation Discovery (ID). The docuseries, entering its third season, examines high profile murders that intersect with Playboy magazine while also exposing the pitfalls of fame that public figures often fall into. 'The Playboy Murders' is hosted by Holly Madison, a former Playboy playmate and ex-girlfriend of founder/editor-in-chief Hugh Heffner. Ahead of the season premiere, Madison spoke with The Post, calling Hefner a 'master manipulator' and compared the Playboy mansion to a cult, likening it to Scientology. When does 'The Playboy Murders' Season 3 premiere? Advertisement 'The Playboy Murders' premieres tonight, May 5, at 9 p.m. ET on Investigation Discovery (ID). It will air weekly, with new episodes coming on weekly through June 16. How to watch 'A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read' for free: If you don't have a cable subscription with access to ID, you'll need a live TV streaming service to watch 'The Playboy Murders' for free. We recommend Philo, which comes with a seven day free trial before $28/month payments begin. You can also take advantage of a five-day free trial of DIRECTV to watch 'The Playboy Murders.' Other ways to stream 'The Playboy Murders': Advertisement 'The Playboy Murders' will be available to stream live on two other services: Sling TV and Max. Both of Sling TV's streaming plans come with Investigation Discovery, so you'll be able to get it for just $23 with Sling's 50% off your first month promotion that's currently running. Max will also be airing the episodes of 'The Playboy Murders' at the same time they air on ID. Subscriptions to Max begin at $9.99/month and you can stream the first two seasons of 'The Playboy Murders' on the service, too. 'The Playboy Murders' episode guide: Six episodes of 'The Playboy Murders' will air over six weeks. Advertisement Episode 1: 'Last Dance' – May 5 at 9 p.m. ET Fresh from a breakup, a Playboy casting assistant revels in the L.A. nightlife scene until a wild night out ends in her mysterious death. – May 5 at 9 p.m. ET Episode 2: 'Terror at the Suncoast Club' – May 13 at 9 p.m. ET Panic spreads at the Suncoast Playboy Club when an aspiring photographer turns up brutally murdered right after shooting the annual 'Bunny of the Year' contest; the Playboy Bunnies fear their club is a target and that one of them could be next. May 13 at 9 p.m. ET Episode 3: 'The Doctor and the Bunny' – May 16 at 9 p.m. ET As a Playboy Bunny, Jackie Hendrickson is forbidden from fraternizing with her customers; Atlanta plastic surgeon Dr. Warren Brown is impossible to resist, and their illicit affair sets off a deadly chain of events. – May 16 at 9 p.m. ET Episode 4: 'The Centerfold and the Serial Killer' – May 19 at 9 p.m. ET Kerissa Fare is thrilled to be September 2000's Playmate of the Month; just as the magazine is about to hit newsstands, a mysterious man from her past becomes a suspect in multiple murders, and investigators want to talk to her. – May 19 at 9 p.m. ET Episode 5: 'Sex, Drugs, and Playboy' – June 6 at 9 p.m. ET When Adrienne Pollack dies, her family suspects there's more to the story than meets the eye. As they dig to find the truth, they uncover that Adrienne was hiding a dark secret which, if true, could take Hugh Hefner down. – June 6 at 9 p.m. ET Episode 6: 'The Girl in the Red Tub' – June 16 at 9 p.m. ET A local waitress catapults to stardom when featured in a Playboy pictorial. She soaks up the fame and newfound attention until a surprise goes wrong, ending in tragedy, and she becomes a victim in a gruesome double murder. – June 16 at 9 p.m. ET Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Writer/Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping and New York Post's streaming property, Decider. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on each streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she's also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. Prior to joining Decider and New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews
New York Post
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Holly Madison reveals she ‘had a lot of fear' in Playboy mansion as she exposes ‘disgusting' sex acts
Out of the house. Former Playboy bunny Holly Madison, who is currently hosting 'The Playboy Murders' (airing Mondays at 9 p.m. on ID and streaming on Max), told The Post that her time living in the Playboy mansion and dating its late founder, Hugh Hefner, wasn't cheerful. 'I had a lot of fear when I was there,' Madison, 45, exclusively told The Post. Advertisement 'After I moved in and started to realize how things really were, I did have a lot fear. I even had a fear of leaving too, because I would see other women leave and kind of get into really bad situations after leaving,' she explained. 'And I thought, 'I have to really save my money.'' 8 Model Holly Madison, publisher Hugh Hefner, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson attend Playboy's Super Saturday Night Party for Super Bowl XLII at Wild Horse on February 2, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Getty Images 8 Holly Madison during her April 2025 video interview with the New York Post. Advertisement The former 'The Girls Next Door' star explained, 'We weren't allowed to work outside of the house but I had to try and find ways to establish some kind of career, or something for myself. Because I just knew once I left, there was gonna be such an emotional fallout for me, that I needed to keep myself safe in some way.' Madison lived in the Playboy mansion and dated Hefner from 2001 to 2008, when Madison was in her 20s and the late mogul was in his 70s. Hefner died in 2017 at age 91. In 'The Playboy Murders,' Madison tells the stories of other people in the Playboy world whose lives ended in tragedy, such as the death of Playboy casting assistant Kimberly Fattorini, who died after a night out, leaving unanswered questions. Another episode covers Playboy Bunny Adrienne Pollack's 1973 death. Madison recalled that during her time immersed in the Playboy world, 'I had a lot of fear. I knew things could go wrong.' Advertisement During a chat on Owen Thiele's 'In Your Dreams' podcast Friday, Madison also revealed she wasn't a fan of group activities in the bedroom with Hefner. 'Everybody else in the room, no. That was disgusting. I hated it. I made it very known I hated it,' she said. The reality TV star noted that women 'wanted to get [the sex] over with as quickly as possible' because they weren't 'into it.' 'We thought of it as a chore that we had to do or else we'll get kicked out of the house. Everybody just wanted to make it go by as quickly as possible,' Madison recalled. Advertisement 8 Holly Madison arrives at One Drop Foundation's 'One Night for One Drop' at Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand Las Vegas on March 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images for One Drop 8 layboy Magazine Creator and Publisher Hugh Hefner and the Playboy Bunnies attend the launch party for season three of 'The Girls Next Door' at the Playboy Mansion February 27, 2007 in Bel Air, California. Getty Images 8 Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Bridget Marquart and Kendra Wilkinson in 2007. WireImage Madison told The Post that, in her view, Playboy is similar to Scientology. 'I feel like there was kind of a cult mentality with a lot of the people who surrounded Hef,' she said, referring to Hefner. She recalled that everyone looked at the late Playboy founder 'as not human, and infallible.' 'You can't even say — not even something bad, but you can even say something bad-adjacent about him without being like, excommunicated,' she went on. 'In Scientology, they call it a suppressive person when someone goes against the church. And I kind of felt like I was treated that way.' 8 Holly Madison and Hugh Hefner in 2007. WireImage Advertisement 8 Holly Madison in her ID show, 'The Playboy Murders.' ID 8 Playboy founder Hugh Hefner greets television personality and model Holly Madison in her dressing room after Hefner attended the adult production, 'Peepshow' starring Madison at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino July 18, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller The podcaster and TV star told The Post about Hefner, 'I just didn't know him well. I had this mindset of being in love, and it was kind of tinged with a little bit of Stockholm syndrome.' 'I thought I was connecting with [Hefner], when really I was just somebody who had trouble connecting with people my whole life,' the former 'The Girls Next Door' star explained. Advertisement 'And I'd met somebody who was like a master manipulator.' 'The Playboy Murders' airs Mondays at 9 p.m on ID and streams on Max.
Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Playboy employee's mystery death explored in shocking new documentary as ex-boyfriend maintains foul play
The mysterious death of Playboy casting assistant Kimberly Fattorini is put under the spotlight in a shocking new documentary, in which her devastated ex-boyfriend expresses his belief that there was foul play. Fattorini died on July 21, 2017, in West Hollywood, California, from an apparent overdose following a night out. While the date rape drug GHB was found in her system – as well as cocaine and alcohol – the coroner did not perform a sexual assault exam and by the time the cops requested one 'in light of additional information he had received,' it was no longer possible. There was not enough evidence to file a criminal case, and the investigation was closed with zero arrests. The season three premiere of Investigation Discovery's The Playboy Murders takes a closer look at the case and lays bare the murky holes, while Fattorini's loved ones share their doubts over the official cause of death. Hours before she passed, Fattorni had been partying with Monica Maass and Eli Wehbe. In her interview with detectives, Monica claimed that the group had gone to Eli's residence to take drugs and party and at one point, NFL player Shawne Merriman arrived. She alleged that Shawne ordered an Uber to take the women to Monica's apartment where they continued to drink. The following day, Monica claimed she discovered Fattorni dead on the sofa. She claimed Shawne panicked and fled the scene. There had been accusations that Shawne had drugged and raped Fattorni before her death. He denied those claims. In his interview with detectives, Eli also denied that Shawne had brought GHB to his house. Shawne was never charged in connection with the death. Many of Fattorini's loved ones refute the idea that she overdosed and believe there were much darker circumstances surrounding her death. One of those sceptics include her ex-boyfriend, former Playboy casting director Sam Rhima, who describes the details surrounding her death as a 'coverup.' Speaking in the Playboy Murders documentary, he said: 'I know Kim more than anybody else. The only thing she would have done that night was drink alcohol.' 'Nobody does GHB as a party drug,' he adds. 'Nobody does a drug that's meant to date rape people.' 'When I found out there was GHB in her system, I knew that she was drugged,' Fattorini's friend and former Playboy model Tawnie Jaclyn added. 'I knew that was somebody else's doing.' Addressing his heartbreak over investigation being closed, Sam added: 'I was shocked. I don't know who else was involved in the coverup, but there was obviously a coverup of what happened to her. 'I think no one got arrested because they'd spread all these rumors to make it look like she'd OD'd, which she did not.' He went on to add: 'And I don't know how high the cover up goes or who else helped them cover up but more happened to Kim than what they're saying. 'I still can't understand why the sheriffs department didn't do anything about it,' Sam adds. 'Knowing what happened and what is right there in their face. 'How do you close an investigation on a girl who was obviously drugged, raped and kill. Why would you close an investigation on something like that?' Fattorini's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit in July 2019 against Shawne, Monica, and Eli, in which they cited battery, drug dealer liability, and negligence. The lawsuit states paramedics found Fattorini laying on the floor unresponsive. 'She was half-naked with her jeans unzipped and unbuttoned, as though someone had tried to pull her jeans on to her body before the police or paramedics arrived,' the filing reads. 'Her bra was twisted and her lips were blue. She was also not wearing any underwear despite.' The lawsuit is still pending. In the litigation, Shawne, Eli and Monica each filed answers denying each and every allegation in the action. They also denied that the plaintiffs were entitled to any damages. contact Shawne, Monica and Eli for further comment. It is noted that the trio declined to discuss Fattorini's death for the series. At the time of its filing, reps for Shawne called the lawsuit 'baseless.' They added to TMZ: 'Shawne attended an after party more than two years ago where a young woman unfortunately overdosed... The police thoroughly investigated and found no wrongdoing whatsoever by Shawne. 'The fact that they are raising this now, two years after the fact, demonstrates the baseless nature of these allegations.' contact Shawne, Monica and Eli for further comment. It is noted that the trio declined to discuss Fattorini's death for the series. They've previously denied accusations that were connected to Fattorini's death. In an exclusive interview with last week, Holly Madison, the host and executive producer of The Playboy Murders, revealed why Fattorni's case means so much to her. 'This season, the one we're opening up with the Kimberly Fattorini case,' she said. 'That one really sticks with me. It was a case that was brought to our attention. 'As season two was airing we kept getting all these messages on Instagram from people who were close friends of Kimberly and wanted us to cover her case because they feel like it wasn't getting enough attention and that there were so many unresolved questions. 'There's still a pending civil suit going on regarding that case, so it means a lot to me to be able to bring that case to the forefront again, hoping that it might help somebody get closure.' The Playboy Murders premieres on Monday, May 5 at 9/8c on ID and streams on Max.
Fox News
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Former Playboy model Holly Madison admits bedroom activities she didn't like to do with Hugh Hefner
Holly Madison revealed the bedroom activities she wasn't fond of during her time in the Playboy mansion. Madison, now 45, opened up about her sex life with longtime partner Hugh Hefner while appearing on the podcast "In Your Dreams." "Well, it's a very different story between when we were just, like, by ourselves than with everybody else in the room," Madison said when asked if Hefner was good in bed. "Everybody else in the room, no. That was disgusting. I hated it. I made it very known I hated it." "But if it was just me and him, it was a lot more normal than you would think," she explained. "I would not think it would be normal, to be honest," podcast host Owen Thiele noted. "Nobody does," Madison responded while laughing. I think everybody has this, like, real horror story of like, how gross an old man's body must be." Madison, a former Playboy model and one of Hugh Hefner's longtime girlfriends, left the Playboy Mansion in 2008. In her new interview, Madison admitted she was written into the magazine founder's will at one point before she left the lifestyle behind. Hefner died on Sept. 27, 2017. He was 91. "I was put in the will at one point," she told Thiele. "And this is kind of sad. But when I broke up with him, I was packing my stuff. And then one day … there was a folder set out on my side of the bed because he knows I'm going to look at it. Like everybody knows I'm the biggest snoop in the house." "So I look at it, and it's his will all printed out, all the details. This is who's getting what and ... he was leaving me $3 million," Madison claimed. "But it was kind of sad though, because I'd already broken it off with him, and he was trying to get me to stay. So it was kind of like a low-key bribe but also sad because he can't, like, sit me down and talk to me about it." The "Girls Next Door" star went her separate way and said she later earned the $3 million left behind on her own. Madison was 21 when she moved into the Playboy Mansion. She made her exit at age 29 after wrapping "The Girls Next Door," a reality TV series about Hefner's multiple girlfriends. In 2016, she wrote a memoir, "Down the Rabbit Hole," alleging years of verbal and emotional abuse. Looking back at her experience, Madison would advise any hopeful model making her way to Hollywood for a big break to look at the "cautionary tales" of others before diving in. "I remember being 18 and 19 and thinking I was such a badass and that I could just take on the world and that I could have sex like a man and have no emotional attachment," she reflected in an interview with Fox News Digital. "But it's really not like that. Doing things like that carries a lot of emotional weight. I think looking into people's stories who are honest about all the sides of the industry is a really good thing to do. And look at some of the cautionary tales before you just dive in." On Monday, Madison is kicking off season 3 of Investigation Discovery's true-crime series, "The Playboy Murders," which explores high-profile tragedies and crimes associated with the iconic magazine brand.
Fox News
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Former Playboy model Holly Madison blasts Hollywood as dark place teeming with ‘leeches'
Holly Madison, a former Playboy model and one of Hugh Hefner's longtime girlfriends, left the Playboy Mansion in 2008. After telling her story over the years, she's certain about one thing – Hollywood can be an evil place. "There's definitely a dark underbelly," the 45-year-old told Fox News Digital. "There's kind of an energy in Hollywood that I felt ever since I moved here. There's this energy of when you're that young woman who steps off the bus from the Midwest or wherever you're from. "There are leeches looking to take advantage of and destroy you and use you everywhere," the mother of two added. "And I'm not just talking about rich, powerful people. I'm talking about pimps on the street. I'm talking about people trying to bait and switch and get girls involved in sex trafficking. … It's really everywhere here. I saw it firsthand when I moved here at 19." On Monday, Madison is kicking off season 3 of Investigation Discovery's (ID) true crime series, "The Playboy Murders," which explores high-profile tragedies and crimes associated with the iconic magazine brand. Looking back, Madison said she felt Hollywood's darkness "right away." WATCH: FORMER PLAYBOY MODEL DETAILS THE 'DARK UNDERBELLY' OF HOLLYWOOD "It's almost ironic because I felt like Playboy, when I moved into the mansion, felt kind of safe in a way, even though there were all these things going on that I hated and didn't like," said Madison. "It felt like almost the sanitized corporate version of sexuality. But it felt a lot safer to me to be living in this big, guarded house than to be out driving around in my car that's ready to break down, struggling to make ends meet and people approaching you on the street." "I thought I was going to end up like the Black Dahlia or something," Madison remarked, referring to one of LA's most notorious murder cases. "I thought Playboy was my safe haven." Madison was 21 when she moved into the Playboy Mansion. She made her exit at age 29 after wrapping "The Girls Next Door," a reality TV series about Hefner's multiple girlfriends. In 2016, she wrote a memoir, "Down the Rabbit Hole," alleging years of verbal and emotional abuse. Looking back at her experience, Madison would advise any hopeful model making her way to Hollywood for a big break to "keep your circle of friends" close. "Hopefully, they can give you some level-headed advice or let you know if something seems to be getting a little out of control," she advised. "And do your research. [Dive] in on the downsides of every different industry." "I remember being 18 and 19 and thinking I was such a badass and that I could just take on the world and that I could have sex like a man and have no emotional attachment," she reflected. "But it's really not like that. Doing things like that carries a lot of emotional weight. I think looking into people's stories who are honest about all the sides of the industry is a really good thing to do. And look at some of the cautionary tales before you just dive in." Madison never crossed paths with Kimberly Fattorini, a Playboy casting associate and part-time model. Fattorini's 2017 death is the subject of the season's first episode. "The story came to my attention because several of her friends were messaging me on Instagram after season 2 of 'The Playboy Murders' aired, and they're like, 'Can you please cover Kimmy's story?'" said Madison. "Everything about her story just looks so familiar to me. … It was really scary to me because I feel like I've been in many situations where you're just out with friends, and there are guys who don't have people's best interests in mind." According to the episode, Fattorini died from ingesting a lethal cocktail of alcohol, cocaine and the date rape drug gamma hydroxybutyrate, or "GHB." She was 30 years old. According to the episode, a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Fattorini's parents against former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman, promoter Eli Wehbe and model Monica Maass is pending. It noted that Merriman, Wehbe and Maass declined to discuss Fattorini's death for the series. They've previously denied accusations that were connected to Fattorini's death. "[It was] determined there wasn't enough evidence for a criminal trial, but there are text messages that seem to indicate she knew somebody had drugged her drink," said Madison. "It seemed like there was a lot of negligence and people around her who should have helped her and didn't. "It's just a really scary feeling to look at a case like this and feel like this could have been me or one of my friends when we were out partying and just having fun, [being] normal young people," she said. "I hope her family can get some answers and closure on that." When asked if Playboy should have stepped in at the time and pushed for answers, Madison admitted it was complicated. "Playboy was such a huge company with so many people working for it," she explained. "That's why we've been able to find three seasons' worth of cases. There were Playboy Clubs all over the country with so many women working as Bunnies. I think it's impossible for one company to really … babysit the lives of everybody who's ever worked for them, especially if something happened while the person wasn't on the job. "I don't think it's so much Playboy's responsibility, but somebody needs to be held accountable for sure," she added. Madison noted that when you're part of a "high-stakes environment," there are plenty of risks to face. That's why it's crucial, she said, for aspiring models to keep a close circle of friends who aren't from Hollywood. "You're going into Playboy and there's so much potentially to be gained," she said. "There's fame, there's money, there's opportunities. And when you are the person who gets those opportunities, there can be a lot of jealousy, a lot of possessiveness. It's living life in the fast lane. "When you're doing that, more extreme things can happen," she said. "Even though a lot of people can have a positive experience in that setting, a lot of crazy things can happen too." Today, Madison calls Las Vegas home. She has credited the series with helping her connect with other women from her Playboy past who've faced their own struggles in Hollywood. "It was healing to share my story," she said. "I felt like when I [went] out, just based on the TV show that I was on, people thought I had this magical relationship, and they expected only positive things. I would only say positive things at first, just because I thought it was the nice thing to do. But it started to feel like I was living a lie. "So just getting that off my chest and being able to be truthful about my experience is so healing for me. … To see other people who went through similar things as me, to be able to feel empowered enough to come out and tell the truth. … It feels good." "The Playboy Murders" airs Mondays at 9 p.m.
