This episode's topic is the Murder, She Wrote episode inspired by Hugh Hefner and Playboy. I focus on the personal toll the politics of the time, and Playboy has taken on women culturally through the lens of Angela Lansbury's famed portrayal of female protagonist Jessica Fletcher. The season 2 episode of Murder, She Wrote Episode inspired by Playboy: Christopher Bundy Died on Sunday is littered with references to stories that had been coming out of the mansion for decades by the time it aired in 1986. Since Hefner’s death, those stories have come to light through docu-series like The Secrets of Playboy and Playboy Murders, along with tell-all books that predate Hefner’s death like Jennifer Saginor’s, Playground: A Childhood Lost Inside The Playboy Mansion and Holly Madison’s book Down The Rabbit Hole, among many others. I rely heavily on all those resources in this episode.
