1 00:00:00,933 --> 00:00:03,753 [techno music playing] 2 00:00:03,953 --> 00:00:07,233 [Holly] Playboy in the '90s was a huge part of popular culture. 3 00:00:07,433 --> 00:00:10,923 It was a mainstream, acceptable presentation 4 00:00:11,123 --> 00:00:13,353 of nudity and female sexuality. 5 00:00:15,863 --> 00:00:18,553 Just everything they do is 6 00:00:19,243 --> 00:00:20,233 wow. 7 00:00:20,433 --> 00:00:23,643 You have all kinds of things at your fingertips. 8 00:00:23,843 --> 00:00:25,483 You know, the sky is the limit. 9 00:00:26,213 --> 00:00:27,333 [sinister music playing] 10 00:00:27,533 --> 00:00:30,333 [Holly] But Playboy handles tragedies by burying them 11 00:00:30,533 --> 00:00:32,043 and not acknowledging them. 12 00:00:33,623 --> 00:00:35,233 [Lucia] It's just this downward spiral. 13 00:00:35,433 --> 00:00:36,753 And that's when his behavior 14 00:00:36,953 --> 00:00:38,383 really starts to get out of control. 15 00:00:39,863 --> 00:00:43,163 I remember telling her, "You really should not do this. 16 00:00:43,363 --> 00:00:44,933 I don't think it's a good idea." 17 00:00:46,213 --> 00:00:48,263 Several witness who were later identified 18 00:00:48,463 --> 00:00:50,763 as hearing what they thought was a loud argument. 19 00:00:52,213 --> 00:00:53,043 All the dreams 20 00:00:54,003 --> 00:00:56,923 aren't necessarily what's really important. 21 00:00:57,123 --> 00:00:59,473 All that glitters isn't gold. 22 00:00:59,673 --> 00:01:00,853 [Corinna] It was very scary. 23 00:01:01,053 --> 00:01:02,473 If someone is capable of murder, 24 00:01:02,673 --> 00:01:03,973 they could murder you. 25 00:01:05,903 --> 00:01:06,723 [gunshot] 26 00:01:18,623 --> 00:01:21,713 October 29th of 1991, 27 00:01:21,913 --> 00:01:23,793 I was in a gun shop. 28 00:01:25,453 --> 00:01:27,923 And, uh, an individual came down 29 00:01:28,123 --> 00:01:31,953 and yelled that there was a gun fight going on outside in the street 30 00:01:32,153 --> 00:01:33,383 next to our building. 31 00:01:35,103 --> 00:01:39,003 Myself and another off-duty officer ran out. 32 00:01:41,313 --> 00:01:44,753 We found two bodies lying in the street 33 00:01:44,953 --> 00:01:46,753 with pools of blood around them 34 00:01:46,953 --> 00:01:50,933 and spent casings from the .22 revolver. 35 00:01:54,003 --> 00:01:56,853 This was in the middle of the day in public 36 00:01:57,053 --> 00:01:59,023 so it was a bewildering moment 37 00:01:59,223 --> 00:02:03,793 because it involves a celebrity, uh, Playboy model. 38 00:02:04,413 --> 00:02:05,663 Stacy Arthur. 39 00:02:08,833 --> 00:02:10,303 [indistinct chatter] 40 00:02:10,503 --> 00:02:12,103 [techno music playing] 41 00:02:14,723 --> 00:02:16,333 Stacy Arthur was Playmate of the Month 42 00:02:16,533 --> 00:02:18,353 in January, 1991. 43 00:02:19,793 --> 00:02:20,613 When you thought of Playboy, 44 00:02:20,813 --> 00:02:22,023 you thought of beautiful women, 45 00:02:22,223 --> 00:02:24,373 you thought of nude photography. 46 00:02:24,573 --> 00:02:26,303 [cheering] 47 00:02:26,503 --> 00:02:30,263 A lot of women in the '90s and 2000s, myself included, 48 00:02:30,463 --> 00:02:33,663 saw Playboy as a stepping stone to a career. 49 00:02:36,143 --> 00:02:37,163 [Corinna] Oh, my gosh, 50 00:02:37,363 --> 00:02:40,553 I remember the first time driving through those gates. 51 00:02:42,353 --> 00:02:44,303 And I remember the first time 52 00:02:44,503 --> 00:02:45,813 I ever laid eyes on the mansion. 53 00:02:46,013 --> 00:02:49,483 I thought, "Oh, this place is spectacular." 54 00:02:51,173 --> 00:02:55,303 Just everything they do is wow. 55 00:02:55,503 --> 00:02:56,353 It's just wow. 56 00:02:57,593 --> 00:03:00,373 It's kind of like that like the stars in their eyes. 57 00:03:00,573 --> 00:03:03,373 And you have celebrities wanting you, 58 00:03:03,573 --> 00:03:06,813 you have all kinds of things at your fingertips. 59 00:03:07,013 --> 00:03:08,853 You know, the sky is the limit. 60 00:03:09,053 --> 00:03:10,953 And I think Stacy kind of had that 61 00:03:11,153 --> 00:03:13,503 and she... she thought, "Wait a minute here. 62 00:03:13,703 --> 00:03:14,723 This is everything." 63 00:03:18,483 --> 00:03:21,953 [Holly] The beginning of Stacy's story was so incredibly wholesome. 64 00:03:22,153 --> 00:03:24,333 But there were things 65 00:03:24,533 --> 00:03:28,553 that allowed this to take a much darker turn. 66 00:03:34,073 --> 00:03:37,723 Stacy graduated from high school in 1986. 67 00:03:39,863 --> 00:03:42,443 She was rather quiet. 68 00:03:42,633 --> 00:03:44,443 Uh, beautiful girl. 69 00:03:44,633 --> 00:03:48,443 Very talented in crafts and... and ceramic work. 70 00:03:48,633 --> 00:03:51,333 And then by the spring of '88, 71 00:03:51,533 --> 00:03:55,783 she was the manager of a crafts store in Bellefontaine. 72 00:03:55,983 --> 00:03:59,503 My brother Jim opened a tanning salon on the second floor. 73 00:03:59,703 --> 00:04:01,623 And that's where he met Stacy. 74 00:04:02,693 --> 00:04:04,543 He and Stacy hit it off 75 00:04:04,743 --> 00:04:07,573 and were soon inseparable. 76 00:04:07,773 --> 00:04:11,093 She was 19 at the time and he was 34. 77 00:04:11,293 --> 00:04:16,353 This would've been when Stacy and Dad first got together. 78 00:04:17,213 --> 00:04:19,263 She has sort of this woven romance 79 00:04:19,463 --> 00:04:20,683 uh, with Jim Arthur. 80 00:04:20,883 --> 00:04:22,233 She had been previously married, 81 00:04:22,433 --> 00:04:24,193 had a child from her previous marriage. 82 00:04:24,393 --> 00:04:26,573 Jim, he had been married before as well. 83 00:04:26,773 --> 00:04:28,093 She meets Jim 84 00:04:28,293 --> 00:04:30,073 and is very smitten with him. 85 00:04:31,043 --> 00:04:31,853 [Danielle] I think they... 86 00:04:32,053 --> 00:04:34,403 they both were really happy together 87 00:04:34,603 --> 00:04:36,483 and that they found each other. 88 00:04:38,173 --> 00:04:41,313 [Jana] On June 4th, 1988, 89 00:04:41,933 --> 00:04:43,103 they got married. 90 00:04:43,693 --> 00:04:45,573 And that started it all. 91 00:04:45,773 --> 00:04:50,713 [Stacy] Wait till everybody gets in here. Get your hair... Get your head back. 92 00:04:50,913 --> 00:04:53,793 [Danielle] She was the only mom I ever knew for a long time. 93 00:04:54,793 --> 00:04:57,373 My mom and dad separated when I was young 94 00:04:57,573 --> 00:05:00,813 and Stacy adopted me in 1989. 95 00:05:01,013 --> 00:05:02,333 Like when she came into my life, 96 00:05:02,533 --> 00:05:03,403 I was still very little. 97 00:05:03,603 --> 00:05:07,143 Like, it was no feat for me to call her "Mom." 98 00:05:07,763 --> 00:05:09,923 Because she was there. 99 00:05:10,123 --> 00:05:12,443 I don't ever remember not calling her "Mom." 100 00:05:12,633 --> 00:05:14,643 I think the biggest change for me was 101 00:05:14,843 --> 00:05:17,333 not that there was a new woman in the... in the house, 102 00:05:17,533 --> 00:05:19,883 as much as Stacy brought her daughter with her. 103 00:05:20,083 --> 00:05:20,993 And that was a change 104 00:05:21,193 --> 00:05:22,923 'cause I had just always had an older brother. 105 00:05:23,123 --> 00:05:25,413 - [boy speaking indistinctly] - [woman] Okay. 106 00:05:28,693 --> 00:05:30,263 [Danielle] Her hair was always pretty, 107 00:05:30,463 --> 00:05:34,163 and she had high heels like, the really high heels. 108 00:05:34,363 --> 00:05:35,573 And you know, as a little girl, 109 00:05:35,773 --> 00:05:37,403 those are so much fun to go in the closet 110 00:05:37,603 --> 00:05:39,993 and try on and attempt to walk in them 111 00:05:40,193 --> 00:05:41,833 and fail terribly. [chuckles] 112 00:05:44,693 --> 00:05:46,643 [Jana] She was very photogenic. 113 00:05:46,843 --> 00:05:48,173 She took some great pictures. 114 00:05:48,933 --> 00:05:51,123 And then when they got married, 115 00:05:51,323 --> 00:05:53,753 she decided she'd like to go into modelling. 116 00:05:53,953 --> 00:05:57,143 So Jim became her manager and her support staff. 117 00:06:00,933 --> 00:06:03,233 She started out in a pageant. 118 00:06:03,433 --> 00:06:05,473 She did win 32 different pageants. 119 00:06:05,673 --> 00:06:07,373 She had all kinds of trophies 120 00:06:07,573 --> 00:06:11,473 and things to show what she had accomplished. 121 00:06:11,673 --> 00:06:14,403 [Lucia] He had put her up for more and more pageants. 122 00:06:14,603 --> 00:06:18,003 And as she kept winning, she gained more confidence, 123 00:06:18,413 --> 00:06:19,713 uh, over time. 124 00:06:19,913 --> 00:06:23,403 And she won Mrs. Ohio in, uh, June 1990. 125 00:06:23,603 --> 00:06:25,193 She was the youngest competitor, 126 00:06:25,393 --> 00:06:27,503 uh, and she swept the competition. 127 00:06:27,703 --> 00:06:31,683 Um, so that was obviously a huge highlight for her career. 128 00:06:31,883 --> 00:06:35,163 [Jana] Usually, people did not win that pageant 129 00:06:35,363 --> 00:06:36,623 on their first time. 130 00:06:37,453 --> 00:06:38,283 She was... 131 00:06:39,173 --> 00:06:40,333 shocked. 132 00:06:40,533 --> 00:06:43,453 Absolutely shocked at when they announced that she had won. 133 00:06:46,283 --> 00:06:51,473 This would be her Mrs. Ohio crown. [laughs] 134 00:06:51,673 --> 00:06:55,413 Every little girl's dream is to have a tiara this big 135 00:06:56,283 --> 00:06:58,483 that's not made of plastic. [laughs] 136 00:07:01,833 --> 00:07:04,473 [Jana] Jim saw beyond what was happening right in front of her 137 00:07:04,673 --> 00:07:06,883 and he wanted to help her reach for the stars. 138 00:07:07,083 --> 00:07:09,093 He wanted to help her achieve 139 00:07:09,293 --> 00:07:10,923 and be the best that she could be. 140 00:07:11,123 --> 00:07:13,753 Which led her to Playboy. 141 00:07:13,953 --> 00:07:16,303 [Holly] A husband wanting his wife to be a Playmate 142 00:07:16,503 --> 00:07:17,783 might seem weird at first. 143 00:07:17,983 --> 00:07:20,683 Like, why does he want his wife to be naked for everybody else to see? 144 00:07:20,883 --> 00:07:22,333 But based on my experience, 145 00:07:22,533 --> 00:07:25,573 I've seen husbands be really excited to have their wives pose 146 00:07:25,773 --> 00:07:28,613 and, you know, to them, it's like a trophy. 147 00:07:28,813 --> 00:07:30,853 There can definitely be another side, too. 148 00:07:31,053 --> 00:07:33,613 It would take a really secure partner 149 00:07:33,813 --> 00:07:34,573 to be able to deal with that 150 00:07:34,773 --> 00:07:36,523 and be confident and supportive. 151 00:07:38,693 --> 00:07:39,883 [Jana] So after she won Mrs. Ohio, 152 00:07:40,083 --> 00:07:41,953 she continued to model. 153 00:07:42,153 --> 00:07:45,553 That led her to a gig in Chicago. 154 00:07:49,353 --> 00:07:50,233 And while they were out there, 155 00:07:50,433 --> 00:07:53,233 they stopped in at the Playboy headquarters. 156 00:07:53,433 --> 00:07:55,303 Jim said, "Let's do it while we're here." 157 00:07:55,503 --> 00:07:58,093 And she said, "Sure, let's go." 158 00:07:58,293 --> 00:08:00,233 I think to outsiders looking in, 159 00:08:00,433 --> 00:08:04,643 Playboy looked like a really glamourous, upscale world. 160 00:08:04,843 --> 00:08:07,543 Playboy was such a huge magazine in the '90s. 161 00:08:07,743 --> 00:08:09,713 And it was very, very mainstream. 162 00:08:09,913 --> 00:08:13,613 I mean, you would see Playboy have a presence in like, family movies. 163 00:08:13,813 --> 00:08:15,953 It was something that was, yeah, it's a little bit racy, 164 00:08:16,153 --> 00:08:19,193 but it was so mainstream at the same time. 165 00:08:19,393 --> 00:08:21,753 ForPlayboy to have a pageant queen as a centerfold 166 00:08:21,953 --> 00:08:23,333 was a really big deal. 167 00:08:23,533 --> 00:08:27,233 That was another thing that kind of legitimized the magazine more. 168 00:08:27,433 --> 00:08:31,853 It's like, oh, this Miss America type person could be a centerfold, too. 169 00:08:32,053 --> 00:08:35,503 [Jana] Jim made arrangements to get a photoshoot 170 00:08:35,703 --> 00:08:37,953 and some videotaping done. 171 00:08:38,153 --> 00:08:40,523 They saw something in her that they really liked. 172 00:08:43,763 --> 00:08:44,993 [Holly] Just a month later, 173 00:08:45,193 --> 00:08:47,573 Stacy was flown out to LA for her Playmate shoot 174 00:08:47,773 --> 00:08:49,333 and that's unheard of. 175 00:08:49,533 --> 00:08:51,213 She was definitely fast tracked. 176 00:08:53,283 --> 00:08:55,643 [Corinna] It's your first taste of celebrity. 177 00:08:55,843 --> 00:08:58,813 A lot of girls do go on to become household names. 178 00:08:59,013 --> 00:09:02,503 I think Stacy wanted that really badly. 179 00:09:02,703 --> 00:09:05,023 All of a sudden, you're the hometown hero. 180 00:09:05,223 --> 00:09:08,023 And everybody, you know, wants to meet the Playmate. 181 00:09:08,223 --> 00:09:10,613 And, "Oh, my gosh, she did Playboy." 182 00:09:10,813 --> 00:09:12,853 [Holly] This must've been a whirlwind for Stacy 183 00:09:13,053 --> 00:09:15,543 to go from being from a small town in Ohio 184 00:09:15,743 --> 00:09:19,063 and just a month later you're being flown out to LA, 185 00:09:19,263 --> 00:09:20,573 you're staying at the Playboy mansion, 186 00:09:20,773 --> 00:09:23,763 you're doing this shoot for a huge magazine. 187 00:09:25,003 --> 00:09:28,233 They used to put the Playmates in the bungalows 188 00:09:28,433 --> 00:09:30,093 if we were doing photoshoots, 189 00:09:30,293 --> 00:09:32,883 sometimes making appearances there in LA. 190 00:09:33,083 --> 00:09:36,143 And have just let the Playmates stay there. 191 00:09:37,833 --> 00:09:39,613 It was '91. 192 00:09:39,813 --> 00:09:42,443 They had me rooming with Stacy Arthur. 193 00:09:42,633 --> 00:09:46,233 Probably because we both came out of Chicago. 194 00:09:46,433 --> 00:09:49,163 And Stacy asked me if I wanted to go into the grotto. 195 00:09:49,363 --> 00:09:50,923 And I said, "Yeah." 196 00:09:51,123 --> 00:09:51,923 You know, I may as well. 197 00:09:52,123 --> 00:09:54,993 It's like a hot tub and cave. 198 00:09:55,193 --> 00:09:57,713 It was really spectacular. [laughs] 199 00:09:57,913 --> 00:09:58,923 [Holly] It's right next to the pool 200 00:09:59,123 --> 00:10:00,263 and the pool kind of flows into it. 201 00:10:00,463 --> 00:10:01,813 So there's all these hot tubs 202 00:10:02,013 --> 00:10:04,753 and then there's like, a little you know, stream you can swim through 203 00:10:04,953 --> 00:10:06,883 and like, tunnels you can swim under. 204 00:10:07,083 --> 00:10:07,813 It's really cool 205 00:10:08,013 --> 00:10:10,263 and, of course, it's also, you know, 206 00:10:10,463 --> 00:10:11,263 the famous place 207 00:10:11,463 --> 00:10:13,503 where supposedly everybody goes to have sex. 208 00:10:13,703 --> 00:10:16,073 And certainly, many people did. [laughs] 209 00:10:24,213 --> 00:10:26,093 [Lucia] It's December of 1990. 210 00:10:26,293 --> 00:10:27,753 Stacy goes to the USSR 211 00:10:27,953 --> 00:10:30,333 to compete in the Mrs. America pageant. 212 00:10:30,533 --> 00:10:32,163 And that's when the story breaks 213 00:10:32,363 --> 00:10:34,863 that she's gonna be a Playboycover model. 214 00:10:35,973 --> 00:10:38,543 As they finished up the Mrs. America pageant, 215 00:10:38,743 --> 00:10:40,073 which she was in the top ten, 216 00:10:42,283 --> 00:10:45,403 Stacy was on the cover ofPlayboy and the centerfold 217 00:10:45,603 --> 00:10:47,543 for the January 1991. 218 00:10:47,743 --> 00:10:49,683 She was one of the few that were ever selected 219 00:10:49,883 --> 00:10:51,713 to be on the cover and the centerfold. 220 00:10:51,913 --> 00:10:53,753 Marilyn Monroe was one other. 221 00:10:53,953 --> 00:10:55,443 In the '90s, the cover of Playboy 222 00:10:55,633 --> 00:10:58,233 was usually reserved for a celebrity pictorial. 223 00:10:58,433 --> 00:11:00,813 Pamela Anderson is the only other example I can think of 224 00:11:01,013 --> 00:11:02,123 who was a Playmate of the month 225 00:11:02,323 --> 00:11:03,993 who was on the cover immediately. 226 00:11:04,193 --> 00:11:06,123 And that was a big celebration. 227 00:11:06,323 --> 00:11:10,613 She was really excited to be this January 1991. 228 00:11:10,813 --> 00:11:12,883 It is unusual to have beauty pageant winners 229 00:11:13,083 --> 00:11:14,213 pose for Playboy. 230 00:11:15,413 --> 00:11:16,753 Stacy was the trendsetter. 231 00:11:16,953 --> 00:11:19,243 She was the first one of that stature to do it. 232 00:11:23,003 --> 00:11:24,163 [Jana] It wasn't against the rules 233 00:11:24,363 --> 00:11:27,443 'cause nothing was stated at the time. 234 00:11:27,633 --> 00:11:29,553 But some of the pageant people were shocked. 235 00:11:31,213 --> 00:11:32,753 [Lucia] She really relishes the attention 236 00:11:32,953 --> 00:11:35,403 she says, you know, there's nothing wrong with it. 237 00:11:35,603 --> 00:11:37,333 The beauty queen should be sensual, 238 00:11:37,533 --> 00:11:39,953 beauty queen should be out there. 239 00:11:40,153 --> 00:11:43,753 And, um, that's something that really resonates. 240 00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:46,163 [Holly] It's interesting how people react sometimes 241 00:11:46,363 --> 00:11:48,023 to a woman posing nude. 242 00:11:48,223 --> 00:11:51,093 All of a sudden it becomes everyone else's problem. 243 00:11:51,293 --> 00:11:52,163 Some of them think 244 00:11:52,363 --> 00:11:54,483 it grants them some kind of ownership of you. 245 00:11:55,593 --> 00:11:57,813 And there's also a dark underbelly. 246 00:11:58,013 --> 00:11:59,683 Then you're not really prepared for that, 247 00:11:59,883 --> 00:12:00,883 and you don't really see that dark side 248 00:12:01,083 --> 00:12:02,243 until you're already in it. 249 00:12:05,313 --> 00:12:09,233 I definitely think that Jim had big aspirations for her. 250 00:12:09,433 --> 00:12:11,503 Well, it wasn't just that Jim was her husband. 251 00:12:11,703 --> 00:12:12,683 He was also her manager. 252 00:12:12,883 --> 00:12:15,883 He was the one who was booking all her appearances. 253 00:12:16,083 --> 00:12:17,643 He was the one, um, 254 00:12:17,843 --> 00:12:20,373 who was kind of making her into this star. 255 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,853 [Danielle] I think in a way she was a trophy for him. 256 00:12:23,053 --> 00:12:24,373 If you look at this, 257 00:12:24,573 --> 00:12:26,903 they look like different people in a way. 258 00:12:30,453 --> 00:12:34,023 I mean, really like, I'm living life in the fast lane. 259 00:12:34,223 --> 00:12:35,953 [Holly] It's a lot to deal with you know, 260 00:12:36,153 --> 00:12:38,543 when you have someone coming from a small town 261 00:12:38,743 --> 00:12:40,853 and one of them is all of a sudden making it big. 262 00:12:41,053 --> 00:12:42,883 And not only are they making it big, 263 00:12:43,083 --> 00:12:45,883 but they're posing nude in a magazine for everyone to see. 264 00:12:46,083 --> 00:12:48,233 So if you get the wrong type of person 265 00:12:48,433 --> 00:12:51,953 or somebody who has the wrong idea about what's appropriate, 266 00:12:52,153 --> 00:12:53,993 it can be really dangerous. 267 00:12:54,193 --> 00:12:56,023 [Corinna] And maybe when you're younger, you don't know that. 268 00:12:56,223 --> 00:12:56,953 You just don't. 269 00:12:57,153 --> 00:12:58,063 You think you're being kind, 270 00:12:58,263 --> 00:12:59,643 you think everybody's being nice. 271 00:12:59,843 --> 00:13:01,883 You don't wanna believe there's monsters out there 272 00:13:02,083 --> 00:13:04,103 or people that snap. 273 00:13:17,723 --> 00:13:19,123 From my understanding, 274 00:13:19,323 --> 00:13:22,813 my dad always wanted her to be a Playboy Bunny. 275 00:13:23,013 --> 00:13:25,853 And that's how we ended up where we are. 276 00:13:26,053 --> 00:13:28,553 I think she did it out of respect for him. 277 00:13:28,903 --> 00:13:29,813 Really. 278 00:13:30,013 --> 00:13:32,333 Wow, a sling for your room! 279 00:13:32,533 --> 00:13:35,953 She, um, was very modest I... I believe. 280 00:13:36,153 --> 00:13:38,993 And we would tell her how beautiful she was 281 00:13:39,193 --> 00:13:41,853 and... and she would think no. 282 00:13:42,053 --> 00:13:45,333 You know, she wasn't good... good enough. 283 00:13:45,533 --> 00:13:48,813 She was trying to get a music career started 284 00:13:49,013 --> 00:13:50,193 in country music. 285 00:13:50,393 --> 00:13:55,993 And she was trying to get established in Nashville at the time. 286 00:13:56,193 --> 00:13:59,263 And Playboy had backed her on that. 287 00:13:59,463 --> 00:14:00,683 So they were trying to help her 288 00:14:00,883 --> 00:14:03,413 with the connections in Nashville. 289 00:14:04,663 --> 00:14:07,373 It was about 18 months timeframe 290 00:14:07,573 --> 00:14:10,193 that they went from Stacy's first pageant 291 00:14:10,393 --> 00:14:12,263 to Mrs. Ohio, 292 00:14:12,463 --> 00:14:13,193 to Playboy. 293 00:14:13,393 --> 00:14:15,523 It was all very... very, very quickly. 294 00:14:16,833 --> 00:14:18,683 But to me, she was my mom. 295 00:14:18,883 --> 00:14:21,333 Looky here! 296 00:14:21,533 --> 00:14:23,163 This is Whisky. 297 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:25,573 Can you say hi to Whisky? 298 00:14:25,773 --> 00:14:28,023 Yes, this is your new puppy. 299 00:14:28,223 --> 00:14:30,233 She never came off like, 300 00:14:30,433 --> 00:14:32,753 she was, "Oh, I'm all that and a bag of chips." 301 00:14:32,953 --> 00:14:35,953 Like it just never... never came off that way to me. 302 00:14:36,153 --> 00:14:39,403 [in high-pitched voice] ...and I want to give you a kiss. 303 00:14:39,603 --> 00:14:42,883 [Danielle] I saw her as what she was. 304 00:14:43,083 --> 00:14:46,683 You know, a human being who had to get ready like everybody else, 305 00:14:46,883 --> 00:14:48,543 and put one shoe on in front of the other 306 00:14:48,743 --> 00:14:49,793 just like everybody else. 307 00:14:53,523 --> 00:14:55,023 [Corinna] When I met Stacy, 308 00:14:55,223 --> 00:14:57,063 I felt like she was very well spoken. 309 00:14:57,263 --> 00:15:01,333 I felt like she was much more accomplished than I was. 310 00:15:01,533 --> 00:15:04,143 Especially that you know, I was just out of high school. 311 00:15:04,763 --> 00:15:06,503 So I thought, "Wow." 312 00:15:06,703 --> 00:15:09,833 And she was Mrs. Ohio and I looked up to that. 313 00:15:13,103 --> 00:15:15,333 Stacy was on a really clear trajectory. 314 00:15:15,533 --> 00:15:16,993 And I know she was probably thinking about 315 00:15:17,193 --> 00:15:18,473 Playmate of the Year next. 316 00:15:18,673 --> 00:15:21,163 And then on into the entertainment industry. 317 00:15:21,363 --> 00:15:22,613 [Jana] Jim was pretty excited. 318 00:15:22,813 --> 00:15:24,753 He was proud of her. 319 00:15:24,953 --> 00:15:26,593 And proud of the work that she'd done 320 00:15:27,353 --> 00:15:29,383 and was ready to continue. 321 00:15:30,453 --> 00:15:32,333 [Danielle] My dad would do her hair 322 00:15:32,533 --> 00:15:34,613 and her nails and her makeup. 323 00:15:34,813 --> 00:15:39,573 And he just made sure that everything was perfect. 324 00:15:39,773 --> 00:15:40,523 Picture perfect. 325 00:15:42,103 --> 00:15:44,783 [Corinna] It was always about taking care of her. 326 00:15:44,983 --> 00:15:46,443 He would call, "Oh, I understand you're... 327 00:15:46,633 --> 00:15:48,303 you and Stacy are rooming together." 328 00:15:48,503 --> 00:15:49,263 He was so nice 329 00:15:49,463 --> 00:15:53,093 and just very concerned about Stacy. 330 00:15:53,293 --> 00:15:55,313 [Holly] It seemed like he was incredibly supportive, 331 00:15:55,833 --> 00:15:56,953 very secure. 332 00:15:57,153 --> 00:15:59,333 Wanted Stacy to go on to be Playmate of the Year, 333 00:15:59,533 --> 00:16:00,953 and have a country music career, 334 00:16:01,153 --> 00:16:02,623 and all those things. 335 00:16:06,903 --> 00:16:08,303 In the '90s, 336 00:16:08,503 --> 00:16:10,573 when Playmates were competing for Playmate of the Year, 337 00:16:10,773 --> 00:16:13,953 the magazine always wanted to know who the readers wanted. 338 00:16:14,153 --> 00:16:15,503 So they would have this 1-900 number 339 00:16:15,703 --> 00:16:17,123 people could call to cast a vote. 340 00:16:17,323 --> 00:16:20,373 Like, they would press a number for whatever month. 341 00:16:20,573 --> 00:16:23,683 But also there was this component of it where 342 00:16:23,883 --> 00:16:28,163 callers could elect to have a conversation with the actual Playmates. 343 00:16:28,363 --> 00:16:31,333 And actually speaking to the Playmate over the 1-900 number 344 00:16:31,533 --> 00:16:35,103 would make the Playmate seem so much more accessible. 345 00:16:36,353 --> 00:16:37,163 [Holly] "This is news. 346 00:16:37,363 --> 00:16:38,753 This year as in the past, 347 00:16:38,953 --> 00:16:41,883 callers can go on record by nominating their choices for Playmate of the Year, 348 00:16:42,083 --> 00:16:44,303 but they can also hear messages from their favorite 349 00:16:44,503 --> 00:16:46,233 and leave messages for the ladies. 350 00:16:46,433 --> 00:16:50,023 Playmates will answer some calls personally." 351 00:16:50,223 --> 00:16:55,613 Stacy was very, very serious about getting Playmate of the Year, 352 00:16:55,813 --> 00:16:57,373 and very serious about Playboy 353 00:16:57,573 --> 00:17:00,403 and it being a catapult in her career. 354 00:17:00,603 --> 00:17:05,263 So she took that phoneline very, very seriously 355 00:17:05,463 --> 00:17:07,543 and thought that that was gonna get her 356 00:17:07,743 --> 00:17:09,573 better standing with Playboy. 357 00:17:09,773 --> 00:17:10,953 [phone beeping] 358 00:17:11,153 --> 00:17:13,443 Fans would call in and the operator would punch you in. 359 00:17:13,633 --> 00:17:15,753 And they would pick who they wanna speak to 360 00:17:15,953 --> 00:17:18,143 and, um, and put you through. 361 00:17:19,243 --> 00:17:21,783 Mostly young men that had seen the magazine 362 00:17:21,983 --> 00:17:24,233 and wanted to talk to the girl in the magazine. 363 00:17:24,433 --> 00:17:25,333 And they would really ask, 364 00:17:25,533 --> 00:17:27,863 "Is this really you? Why did you pose for Playboy?" 365 00:17:28,623 --> 00:17:29,453 Simple questions. 366 00:17:32,413 --> 00:17:35,373 So these women were talking to all these anonymous callers 367 00:17:35,573 --> 00:17:36,713 that they don't know 368 00:17:36,913 --> 00:17:40,023 and they're not trained to handle these conversations. 369 00:17:40,223 --> 00:17:41,953 So they could've been asking these women 370 00:17:42,153 --> 00:17:46,063 for any kinds of subtle hints as to where they lived 371 00:17:46,263 --> 00:17:49,173 or where they might be during a certain period of time. 372 00:17:50,073 --> 00:17:53,403 We were all told, "You don't engage. 373 00:17:53,603 --> 00:17:55,193 You've got to be very careful with the... 374 00:17:55,393 --> 00:17:57,383 the things that you say and how you say it." 375 00:17:59,833 --> 00:18:03,303 And they'd get disconnected if they started trying to talk dirty 376 00:18:03,503 --> 00:18:04,993 or... or, you know, 377 00:18:05,193 --> 00:18:06,593 anything inappropriate. 378 00:18:07,453 --> 00:18:09,683 The operator would listen in 379 00:18:09,883 --> 00:18:11,793 and disconnect if anything went wrong. 380 00:18:13,043 --> 00:18:16,683 We made $150 for three hours of... 381 00:18:16,883 --> 00:18:18,643 of being on the phone lines. 382 00:18:18,843 --> 00:18:22,073 And fans paid $3 a minute 383 00:18:22,863 --> 00:18:24,523 to... to speak to the girls. 384 00:18:25,623 --> 00:18:26,853 It was interesting [chuckles softly] 385 00:18:27,053 --> 00:18:28,333 and it was kind of fun. 386 00:18:28,533 --> 00:18:31,793 You could really make a nice extra chunk of change. 387 00:18:35,073 --> 00:18:37,923 So their finances are always very variable, 388 00:18:38,123 --> 00:18:38,923 the Arthurs. 389 00:18:39,123 --> 00:18:43,163 They have big expenses, a lot of travel. 390 00:18:43,363 --> 00:18:46,303 So they start having money troubles around this time 391 00:18:46,503 --> 00:18:49,193 where it's not as steady as they would like. 392 00:18:49,393 --> 00:18:51,923 This was a way, uh, to keep money coming in 393 00:18:52,123 --> 00:18:54,613 and to keep all the lights on 394 00:18:54,813 --> 00:18:56,173 and all the businesses running. 395 00:18:59,763 --> 00:19:01,403 [Holly] The centerfold was always trying to accomplish 396 00:19:01,603 --> 00:19:03,373 not only beauty and sexuality, 397 00:19:03,573 --> 00:19:06,163 but a sense of intimacy with the subject. 398 00:19:06,363 --> 00:19:09,853 So the reader could feel like they really know this woman. 399 00:19:10,053 --> 00:19:11,713 And on the back of the centerfold, 400 00:19:11,913 --> 00:19:14,163 they would have this data sheet. 401 00:19:14,363 --> 00:19:15,953 So this is in her handwriting 402 00:19:16,153 --> 00:19:19,063 and it would tell you all kinds of things about her, 403 00:19:19,263 --> 00:19:22,093 from her favorite foods to what her perfect date would be 404 00:19:22,293 --> 00:19:25,683 and there are pictures of her from when she was a teenager. 405 00:19:25,883 --> 00:19:30,753 So the goal was really for this to be a fantasy woman. 406 00:19:30,953 --> 00:19:33,543 And they could feel like, "Oh, this is the girl next door. 407 00:19:33,743 --> 00:19:36,883 This is somebody I have a chance with but she's stunning." 408 00:19:37,083 --> 00:19:41,233 I think it was a bad idea to have the Playmates be that accessible. 409 00:19:41,433 --> 00:19:43,023 I'm sure so many men called 410 00:19:43,223 --> 00:19:45,853 and then felt like they really knew these people 411 00:19:46,053 --> 00:19:46,993 and it's kind of shocking to me 412 00:19:47,193 --> 00:19:48,613 that the Playmates were asked to do that. 413 00:19:48,813 --> 00:19:51,593 I feel like that's kind of crossing a line. 414 00:19:55,793 --> 00:19:58,933 In March of 1991, 415 00:19:59,973 --> 00:20:04,073 a fan had began to call Stacy. 416 00:20:05,143 --> 00:20:06,473 His name was James Lindberg... 417 00:20:06,673 --> 00:20:07,833 [phone ringing] 418 00:20:10,103 --> 00:20:12,373 ...and he loved to talk to the Playmates. 419 00:20:12,573 --> 00:20:14,613 He would call regularly 420 00:20:14,813 --> 00:20:18,233 and stay on the phone for long periods of time. 421 00:20:18,433 --> 00:20:22,813 James Lindberg is a 32-year-old man who lives in California. 422 00:20:23,013 --> 00:20:24,233 He's really a loner. 423 00:20:24,433 --> 00:20:26,443 He doesn't seem to go out that often. 424 00:20:26,633 --> 00:20:30,783 He you know, starts calling this line. 425 00:20:30,983 --> 00:20:33,373 [Corinna] I remember talking to James. 426 00:20:33,573 --> 00:20:35,103 He talked about his grandma. 427 00:20:35,663 --> 00:20:36,923 He's... he's you know, 428 00:20:37,123 --> 00:20:39,173 You know missed his grandma and loved his grandma. 429 00:20:40,003 --> 00:20:41,713 He wasn't inappropriate. 430 00:20:41,913 --> 00:20:43,853 You know, he didn't say anything sexual. 431 00:20:44,053 --> 00:20:47,193 It was just the way he was so emotionally 432 00:20:47,393 --> 00:20:49,233 like serious. 433 00:20:49,433 --> 00:20:52,373 He would you know didn't have a sense of humor. 434 00:20:52,573 --> 00:20:54,163 I noticed that right away 435 00:20:54,363 --> 00:20:57,193 and I thought, "That's not right." 436 00:20:57,393 --> 00:21:01,663 He was the only one that made me feel kind of sad and bad. 437 00:21:02,243 --> 00:21:04,263 In my Playmate issue, 438 00:21:04,463 --> 00:21:07,613 they write up things for the girls in the magazine. 439 00:21:07,813 --> 00:21:11,303 And the writer mentioned we used water balloon tourists 440 00:21:11,503 --> 00:21:12,763 in Las Vegas. 441 00:21:16,103 --> 00:21:18,753 And it would make us laugh. 442 00:21:18,953 --> 00:21:21,403 He would say, "Why would you do that? 443 00:21:21,603 --> 00:21:22,473 I don't understand. 444 00:21:22,673 --> 00:21:24,403 Why would you have done that to people?" 445 00:21:24,603 --> 00:21:25,923 And I said, "I'm so sorry. 446 00:21:26,123 --> 00:21:27,303 [chuckles] I'm sorry. 447 00:21:27,503 --> 00:21:28,923 Yeah, I feel bad about it. 448 00:21:29,123 --> 00:21:31,163 I feel really bad." 449 00:21:31,363 --> 00:21:32,693 He would get very upset... 450 00:21:34,283 --> 00:21:36,543 and mad, like turn on a dime. 451 00:21:36,743 --> 00:21:37,933 [telephone ringing] 452 00:21:39,723 --> 00:21:43,443 That's when he started talking to Stacy more. 453 00:21:43,633 --> 00:21:47,573 They had become friends in his mind for certain. 454 00:21:47,773 --> 00:21:49,783 [Lucia] James Lindberg actually set the record 455 00:21:49,983 --> 00:21:51,923 for the most amount of phone calls. 456 00:21:52,123 --> 00:21:55,613 He had spent over $15,000. 457 00:21:55,813 --> 00:21:56,923 Just on this phone line 458 00:21:57,123 --> 00:22:00,263 and keep in mind, this guy was not making a lot of money. 459 00:22:00,463 --> 00:22:03,763 He worked as a trucker and he was out of work for a while. 460 00:22:04,833 --> 00:22:07,283 So this was a huge amount of cash to him. 461 00:22:11,413 --> 00:22:13,443 And that should have been a red flag right there. 462 00:22:13,633 --> 00:22:17,643 It's almost like if somebody was drinking too much at a bar they might get cut off. 463 00:22:17,843 --> 00:22:19,503 I think with Playboy, profit was coming first 464 00:22:19,703 --> 00:22:21,003 in that situation for sure. 465 00:22:22,143 --> 00:22:23,543 [Corinna] Stacy said, "It's okay. 466 00:22:23,743 --> 00:22:27,303 I'm fine. He's fine. He's harmless." 467 00:22:27,503 --> 00:22:31,193 [Jana] None of us knew the road that she was going 468 00:22:31,393 --> 00:22:34,453 would lead to the dead end that it did. 469 00:22:42,553 --> 00:22:44,043 [camera shutter clicking] 470 00:22:45,793 --> 00:22:48,923 [Jana] Stacy's life really became quite busy 471 00:22:49,123 --> 00:22:53,713 because she was going places to sign autographs, 472 00:22:53,913 --> 00:22:55,573 she was still modeling, 473 00:22:55,773 --> 00:22:59,953 she was doing some PR work for Playboy, 474 00:23:00,153 --> 00:23:03,753 where Playmates would go to car shows or whatever. 475 00:23:03,953 --> 00:23:07,063 So things got a little crazy there for a while. 476 00:23:07,263 --> 00:23:09,813 I can relate to Stacy's experience a little bit, 477 00:23:10,013 --> 00:23:13,063 but I didn't have it happen as fast as she did. 478 00:23:13,263 --> 00:23:14,953 I mean, she was literally going 479 00:23:15,153 --> 00:23:16,783 from a small town in middle America 480 00:23:16,983 --> 00:23:19,613 to overnight in LA, 481 00:23:19,813 --> 00:23:21,233 shooting her Playmate layout. 482 00:23:21,433 --> 00:23:23,063 Probably only a few months later, 483 00:23:23,263 --> 00:23:24,853 you know the magazine was on news stands 484 00:23:25,053 --> 00:23:28,123 and it's one of the hugest magazines in the world, like... 485 00:23:28,323 --> 00:23:30,383 Even I can't imagine how head spinning that would be. 486 00:23:32,933 --> 00:23:35,573 [Jana] She flew to the mansion 487 00:23:35,773 --> 00:23:38,043 or she then would fly to Nashville 488 00:23:38,903 --> 00:23:40,503 and then back home. 489 00:23:40,703 --> 00:23:43,403 And trying to be a mom at the same time. 490 00:23:43,603 --> 00:23:46,683 But she would still sit for hours 491 00:23:46,883 --> 00:23:49,613 talking on the 900 number 492 00:23:49,813 --> 00:23:51,543 where people would call in. 493 00:23:51,743 --> 00:23:53,213 [telephone ringing] 494 00:23:54,663 --> 00:23:58,473 In March, James Lindberg starts calling more and more often 495 00:23:58,673 --> 00:24:00,173 and for longer and longer. 496 00:24:01,523 --> 00:24:04,403 They ended up putting in a time limit 497 00:24:04,603 --> 00:24:07,883 because he spent so long on the phone to her. 498 00:24:08,083 --> 00:24:09,443 When you wanna be Playmate of the Year, 499 00:24:09,633 --> 00:24:11,123 you wanna show you're the hardest worker 500 00:24:11,323 --> 00:24:13,193 and you have the most positive attitude. 501 00:24:13,393 --> 00:24:14,853 She wanted people to keep calling 502 00:24:15,053 --> 00:24:15,883 and asking for her 503 00:24:16,083 --> 00:24:18,473 and this person on the other end of the line 504 00:24:18,673 --> 00:24:20,263 might be getting the wrong idea. 505 00:24:20,463 --> 00:24:22,333 As long as things didn't get too inappropriate, 506 00:24:22,533 --> 00:24:26,173 the Playmates were instructed to just go along with whatever went on on the phone. 507 00:24:28,663 --> 00:24:32,043 But one time, James Lindberg got mad. 508 00:24:34,413 --> 00:24:36,473 Don't know how the conversation started 509 00:24:36,673 --> 00:24:39,283 but he didn't like where it was going and he got mad 510 00:24:40,003 --> 00:24:41,103 and he hung up. 511 00:24:43,173 --> 00:24:44,813 [telephone ringing] 512 00:24:45,013 --> 00:24:48,303 But then he called back like a week or so later 513 00:24:48,503 --> 00:24:51,853 and he apologized to Stacy for his behavior 514 00:24:52,053 --> 00:24:54,063 and then he started calling her again. 515 00:24:54,263 --> 00:24:56,753 He finds out her favorite color is pink 516 00:24:56,953 --> 00:24:59,043 and he sends her 70 pink balloons. 517 00:25:00,353 --> 00:25:02,953 He would kind of latch on to these little details 518 00:25:03,153 --> 00:25:07,243 and then show his love with sort of an over abundance. 519 00:25:08,973 --> 00:25:11,683 He knew about her children, 520 00:25:11,883 --> 00:25:14,643 she told him about her marriage. 521 00:25:14,843 --> 00:25:17,123 They have this pseudo-friendship 522 00:25:17,323 --> 00:25:20,193 and he thinks that this is giving him access 523 00:25:20,393 --> 00:25:23,683 that this is his way of showing his love. 524 00:25:23,883 --> 00:25:25,163 [Holly] It can definitely get dangerous 525 00:25:25,363 --> 00:25:28,163 to make people feel like they know a Playmate. 526 00:25:28,363 --> 00:25:29,813 These are her real interests 527 00:25:30,013 --> 00:25:33,163 and it's her real name usually and... 528 00:25:33,363 --> 00:25:34,993 she's telling people where she's from, 529 00:25:35,193 --> 00:25:37,613 so it's not like the public is even connecting 530 00:25:37,813 --> 00:25:39,093 with like a character in a movie. 531 00:25:39,293 --> 00:25:40,993 Like this is a real person. 532 00:25:41,193 --> 00:25:44,593 I just think it's a really weird line that gets blurred with some people. 533 00:25:47,693 --> 00:25:50,043 In late September 1991, 534 00:25:50,933 --> 00:25:51,993 he didn't call. 535 00:25:52,193 --> 00:25:54,473 And she actually finds his number and calls him 536 00:25:54,673 --> 00:25:56,303 and says, "Are you okay? 537 00:25:56,503 --> 00:25:57,953 Did something happen to you?" 538 00:25:58,153 --> 00:26:01,443 So you're getting these mixed messages back and forth. 539 00:26:01,633 --> 00:26:05,753 She considers it a fan-star relationship, 540 00:26:05,953 --> 00:26:07,403 but to him, it's something more. 541 00:26:07,603 --> 00:26:10,573 To him, it's, "She really cares about me." 542 00:26:10,773 --> 00:26:13,263 She gave him her personal number, 543 00:26:13,463 --> 00:26:15,993 she accepted gifts from him. 544 00:26:16,193 --> 00:26:17,333 She wasn't supposed to do that 545 00:26:17,533 --> 00:26:19,613 as a Playboy centerfold. 546 00:26:19,813 --> 00:26:22,403 She meant it as a way to just kind of check in on him. 547 00:26:22,603 --> 00:26:25,613 But she unwittingly makes this huge error 548 00:26:25,813 --> 00:26:29,093 where she gives him her personal number 549 00:26:29,293 --> 00:26:32,103 and now you know he has sort of direct access. 550 00:26:33,143 --> 00:26:34,763 [Stacy speaking] 551 00:26:40,173 --> 00:26:44,263 Lindberg knew that Stacy and Jim were headed out to the Playboy mansion in September 552 00:26:44,463 --> 00:26:46,883 and he requested that Stacy meet up with him 553 00:26:47,083 --> 00:26:48,043 while she was there. 554 00:26:51,213 --> 00:26:54,543 I remember telling her, "You really should not do this. 555 00:26:54,743 --> 00:26:57,543 You should not go meet with this guy. 556 00:26:57,743 --> 00:26:59,373 I don't think it's a good idea." 557 00:26:59,573 --> 00:27:02,813 But she may have really made a connection with him. 558 00:27:03,013 --> 00:27:04,263 [Holly] I definitely think it's dangerous 559 00:27:04,463 --> 00:27:05,473 to put yourself in a position 560 00:27:05,673 --> 00:27:07,473 where you're never gonna know who you're gonna meet 561 00:27:07,673 --> 00:27:09,003 or what the boundaries are gonna be. 562 00:27:09,523 --> 00:27:10,403 She agreed to it 563 00:27:10,603 --> 00:27:11,643 but once she got to California, 564 00:27:11,843 --> 00:27:13,263 her schedule was too busy. 565 00:27:13,463 --> 00:27:15,063 So it just didn't work out. 566 00:27:15,263 --> 00:27:17,233 [Lucia] They ended up not meeting 567 00:27:17,433 --> 00:27:19,063 and that was devastating to him 568 00:27:19,263 --> 00:27:20,853 and he couldn't handle that. 569 00:27:21,053 --> 00:27:24,903 And it starts this, you know, vicious spiral. 570 00:27:25,453 --> 00:27:27,243 [dramatic music playing] 571 00:27:29,173 --> 00:27:30,663 [James speaking] 572 00:27:42,863 --> 00:27:45,333 It's really this grey line between 573 00:27:45,533 --> 00:27:47,303 healthy and unhealthy behavior. 574 00:27:47,503 --> 00:27:49,403 Some people just naturally 575 00:27:49,603 --> 00:27:51,593 can't stop these thoughts from coming. 576 00:27:52,243 --> 00:27:53,383 [James speaking] 577 00:27:56,553 --> 00:27:59,683 [sighs] 578 00:27:59,883 --> 00:28:04,243 I think Stacy started to realize that James Lindberg may have had some... 579 00:28:05,523 --> 00:28:06,853 unhealthy tendencies. 580 00:28:07,053 --> 00:28:09,953 I think every woman who is in a professional role, 581 00:28:10,153 --> 00:28:12,123 who has a public facing persona 582 00:28:12,323 --> 00:28:13,643 has had this problem. 583 00:28:13,843 --> 00:28:15,163 And she decides, "You know what? 584 00:28:15,363 --> 00:28:17,063 I'm gonna put a stop to this." 585 00:28:17,263 --> 00:28:18,483 [Stacy speaking] 586 00:28:20,793 --> 00:28:23,683 I think Stacy was always kind to people. 587 00:28:23,883 --> 00:28:26,233 She always saw the good in people. 588 00:28:26,433 --> 00:28:30,163 And believed that people were good deep down. 589 00:28:30,363 --> 00:28:31,923 The way Stacy worded that message 590 00:28:32,123 --> 00:28:35,123 makes me think of how women are always taught to be people pleasers 591 00:28:35,323 --> 00:28:36,683 and not offend men 592 00:28:36,883 --> 00:28:39,233 and let people down gently. 593 00:28:39,433 --> 00:28:41,303 And I think that's what she was trying to do. 594 00:28:41,503 --> 00:28:42,903 [Stacy speaking] 595 00:28:48,523 --> 00:28:50,503 [Jana] Jim was always very protective of Stacy. 596 00:28:50,703 --> 00:28:54,373 He thought he could keep her safe from anything. 597 00:28:54,573 --> 00:28:58,643 And he definitely wasn't gonna let this person actually see Stacy. 598 00:28:58,843 --> 00:29:00,713 And that's when James Lindberg's behavior 599 00:29:00,913 --> 00:29:02,623 really starts to get out of control. 600 00:29:09,143 --> 00:29:10,623 [Stacy speaking] 601 00:29:16,353 --> 00:29:19,023 Dealing with men could be very tricky as a Playmate. 602 00:29:19,223 --> 00:29:22,503 Because you're taught to not hurt anybody's feelings 603 00:29:22,703 --> 00:29:24,233 and let people down easily 604 00:29:24,433 --> 00:29:28,333 or say, "Why don't we take a break rather than cut it off completely?" 605 00:29:28,533 --> 00:29:31,883 [Jim] I believe that message probably made James Lindberg 606 00:29:32,083 --> 00:29:33,713 feel even more desperate 607 00:29:33,913 --> 00:29:37,023 that may have sparked his impulse 608 00:29:37,223 --> 00:29:38,993 to travel from his home 609 00:29:39,193 --> 00:29:42,333 over to where Stacy Arthur might be. 610 00:29:42,533 --> 00:29:45,163 [Lucia] You have to keep in mind in 1991, 611 00:29:45,363 --> 00:29:50,993 we didn't even have stalking as a crime nationally. 612 00:29:51,193 --> 00:29:54,573 So, you know, you would not be on high alert for this. 613 00:29:54,773 --> 00:29:56,853 [Holly] I've had people come to my home 614 00:29:57,053 --> 00:29:59,023 or somehow they get into the gated community 615 00:29:59,223 --> 00:30:01,503 and they're like knocking at... banging on the door, 616 00:30:01,703 --> 00:30:03,023 like screaming my name and stuff 617 00:30:03,223 --> 00:30:04,763 and it can feel really, really scary. 618 00:30:09,483 --> 00:30:11,023 [Jim] On October 20th, 619 00:30:11,223 --> 00:30:13,063 James Lindberg set off 620 00:30:13,263 --> 00:30:16,283 from Sacramento, California on a train 621 00:30:17,143 --> 00:30:19,543 and then he traveled to Cincinnati 622 00:30:19,743 --> 00:30:21,073 where he rented a car. 623 00:30:23,103 --> 00:30:25,623 And drove to Bellefontaine, Ohio. 624 00:30:29,073 --> 00:30:31,663 And he had checked into a local motel. 625 00:30:33,103 --> 00:30:35,313 It appeared he went looking for Stacy. 626 00:30:37,073 --> 00:30:38,763 [eerie music playing] 627 00:30:47,693 --> 00:30:53,233 James Lindberg has been in this motel for a few days now. 628 00:30:53,433 --> 00:30:56,163 He's come this far, he's been frustrated. 629 00:30:56,363 --> 00:31:00,903 This is a guy who had traveled 2,000 miles to be there. 630 00:31:03,173 --> 00:31:04,713 [Jim] On October 29th, 631 00:31:04,913 --> 00:31:07,853 he went to a local gift shop 632 00:31:08,053 --> 00:31:10,303 and he bought Stacy gifts 633 00:31:10,503 --> 00:31:13,043 and he went downtown looking for Stacy. 634 00:31:14,353 --> 00:31:16,383 But ran into Jim, her husband. 635 00:31:18,353 --> 00:31:21,863 And decided to give him that gift and ask him to give it to Stacy. 636 00:31:23,313 --> 00:31:26,553 Lindberg also wanted to photograph 637 00:31:27,413 --> 00:31:29,303 Stacy and get it autographed. 638 00:31:29,503 --> 00:31:34,403 Lindberg is very set on accessing Stacy Arthur 639 00:31:34,603 --> 00:31:38,713 and James Arthur is essentially trying to swat a fly. 640 00:31:38,913 --> 00:31:40,263 He's like, "Get lost, buddy." 641 00:31:40,463 --> 00:31:43,353 And, you know, things escalate from there. 642 00:31:51,663 --> 00:31:53,953 [Jim] Several witness were later identified 643 00:31:54,153 --> 00:31:56,453 as hearing what they thought was a loud argument. 644 00:31:57,353 --> 00:31:59,303 [Jana] So Lindberg left 645 00:31:59,503 --> 00:32:02,353 and my brother went back in his tanning salon. 646 00:32:02,933 --> 00:32:05,193 And he said, 647 00:32:05,393 --> 00:32:07,933 "If this gentlemen comes looking for me again 648 00:32:08,523 --> 00:32:09,613 or comes in here, 649 00:32:09,813 --> 00:32:12,283 call the police, because he seems agitated." 650 00:32:14,663 --> 00:32:16,973 So then Jim left the salon. 651 00:32:17,933 --> 00:32:20,023 Went out to get in his car 652 00:32:20,223 --> 00:32:21,553 which was parked right out front of the building. 653 00:32:25,103 --> 00:32:27,713 He has some lights for his tanning bed, 654 00:32:27,913 --> 00:32:29,953 he's putting 'em in the trunk of his car. 655 00:32:30,153 --> 00:32:32,723 [dramatic music playing] 656 00:32:34,103 --> 00:32:36,683 James Lindberg is very intent. 657 00:32:36,883 --> 00:32:38,993 His life has culminated up to this point 658 00:32:39,193 --> 00:32:42,093 and this guy is sort of giving him the run around. 659 00:32:42,293 --> 00:32:43,853 [Jim] One witness said 660 00:32:44,053 --> 00:32:46,503 Mr. Lindberg was kind of shifty. 661 00:32:46,703 --> 00:32:50,373 Almost like someone who had been caught with their hand in a cookie jar. 662 00:32:50,573 --> 00:32:53,853 [Jana] And he came running down from the parking lot yelling 663 00:32:54,053 --> 00:32:56,643 and people were starting to come out 664 00:32:56,843 --> 00:32:59,043 and look and see what was going on. 665 00:33:01,453 --> 00:33:03,443 [Jim] Several witnesses witnessed 666 00:33:03,633 --> 00:33:06,403 Mr. Lindberg produce a handgun 667 00:33:06,603 --> 00:33:12,853 and fire multiple times at Mr. Arthur at very close range. 668 00:33:13,053 --> 00:33:14,833 [gunshots] 669 00:33:17,723 --> 00:33:21,443 This shooting happened in broad daylight on a street 670 00:33:21,633 --> 00:33:24,923 in front of tons of witnesses, there's like two dozen witnesses. 671 00:33:25,123 --> 00:33:27,283 Lindberg shot him once in the face, 672 00:33:27,973 --> 00:33:29,093 twice in the chest 673 00:33:29,293 --> 00:33:31,063 and when Mr. Arthur turned away from him, 674 00:33:31,263 --> 00:33:33,283 he shot him three times in the back. 675 00:33:34,173 --> 00:33:36,793 Jim was dead almost immediately. 676 00:33:44,453 --> 00:33:46,483 So James Lindberg runs. 677 00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:51,333 He has had all these shots in the middle of the street, 678 00:33:51,533 --> 00:33:53,163 he runs back to his car. 679 00:33:53,363 --> 00:33:57,373 Mr. Lindberg after shooting Mr. Arthur 680 00:33:57,573 --> 00:33:59,763 ran into a parking lot. 681 00:34:02,553 --> 00:34:04,993 Witness saw him raise the gun, 682 00:34:05,193 --> 00:34:08,173 then he pulled the trigger and shot himself in the head. 683 00:34:19,143 --> 00:34:20,613 I was five. 684 00:34:20,813 --> 00:34:23,643 I had just gotten home from half-day kindergarten. 685 00:34:23,843 --> 00:34:24,793 Had lunch. 686 00:34:26,413 --> 00:34:29,523 I remember there was a car that pulled up. 687 00:34:31,143 --> 00:34:33,683 And two guys got out. 688 00:34:33,883 --> 00:34:36,853 And they said, "Hey, I need to talk to your mom." 689 00:34:37,053 --> 00:34:38,683 Next thing you know, 690 00:34:38,883 --> 00:34:40,453 Stacy goes running out of the house. 691 00:34:42,283 --> 00:34:44,573 [voice shaking] Your daddy's dead. Your daddy's dead. 692 00:34:44,773 --> 00:34:45,973 [sniffles] 693 00:34:55,213 --> 00:34:56,383 [telephone ringing] 694 00:34:58,103 --> 00:35:01,543 [Jana] I remember when I got to the phone 695 00:35:01,743 --> 00:35:05,103 and they said, "Your brother's been fatally shot." 696 00:35:06,043 --> 00:35:09,853 And I remember thinking, "So, is he dead?" 697 00:35:10,053 --> 00:35:14,073 Because the fatal, it didn't register for a minute. 698 00:35:14,833 --> 00:35:16,683 [sniffling] 699 00:35:16,883 --> 00:35:19,693 [sobbing] Nothing can ever prepare you for that. 700 00:35:21,213 --> 00:35:22,693 I remember thinking like... 701 00:35:24,793 --> 00:35:26,973 "How is that possible?" 702 00:35:27,933 --> 00:35:29,973 That my dad's not coming home. 703 00:35:31,523 --> 00:35:34,313 You can't understand the finality of it at five. 704 00:35:38,793 --> 00:35:41,483 When somebody's gunned down in cold blood, 705 00:35:42,283 --> 00:35:43,813 someone that you love... 706 00:35:44,013 --> 00:35:46,503 That's beyond being able to describe 707 00:35:46,703 --> 00:35:49,303 the amount of pain that you go through. 708 00:35:49,503 --> 00:35:52,623 [Jana] I don't believe Stacy ever thought Lindberg was dangerous. 709 00:35:53,663 --> 00:35:58,783 And I do believe that Jim and Stacy both 710 00:35:58,983 --> 00:36:01,903 thought they could handle whatever came their way. 711 00:36:03,103 --> 00:36:04,693 [indistinct chatter] 712 00:36:08,173 --> 00:36:10,503 [Holly] It wasn't until after James Lindberg's death 713 00:36:10,703 --> 00:36:14,143 that people realized just how obsessed with Stacy he was. 714 00:36:16,243 --> 00:36:22,993 He decorated his motel room with photographs of Stacy Arthur. 715 00:36:23,193 --> 00:36:27,233 There was a calendar where he had circled all her photos 716 00:36:27,433 --> 00:36:30,413 and had a lot of that hanging around the room. 717 00:36:33,523 --> 00:36:37,403 We had found in the motel also that he had recorded 718 00:36:37,603 --> 00:36:41,333 many conversations and had many cassettes 719 00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:45,023 of these conversations in his possession. 720 00:36:45,223 --> 00:36:48,613 [Lucia] He had 31 tapes of all of these conversations 721 00:36:48,813 --> 00:36:50,953 that he had with Stacy Arthur. 722 00:36:51,153 --> 00:36:53,333 And they started to get a better picture 723 00:36:53,533 --> 00:36:57,163 of you know, sort of the insane [chuckles] 724 00:36:57,363 --> 00:36:58,923 intense jealousy 725 00:36:59,123 --> 00:37:01,483 that he has against James Arthur. 726 00:37:02,933 --> 00:37:06,233 One of those tapes was transcripted 727 00:37:06,433 --> 00:37:10,023 and it reads, "This message is for Stacy Arthur. 728 00:37:10,223 --> 00:37:12,243 I want her to know that I'm in love with her. 729 00:37:13,623 --> 00:37:14,813 And that's not a good thing 730 00:37:15,013 --> 00:37:17,553 because she happened to be married this time. 731 00:37:18,313 --> 00:37:20,233 Kind of goofs me up totally. 732 00:37:20,433 --> 00:37:22,683 And it hurts that I'm in love with you. 733 00:37:22,883 --> 00:37:26,193 Just know there you are and here I am 734 00:37:26,393 --> 00:37:27,623 and there your husband." 735 00:37:28,933 --> 00:37:33,233 Lindberg quit his job in October of '91. 736 00:37:33,433 --> 00:37:36,543 Almost immediately after Stacy had left him the message 737 00:37:36,743 --> 00:37:38,243 about taking a break. 738 00:37:39,663 --> 00:37:41,813 His neighbors basically reported 739 00:37:42,013 --> 00:37:43,993 that he was acting a little bit unhinged 740 00:37:44,193 --> 00:37:46,793 and getting a little bit less predictable. 741 00:37:49,143 --> 00:37:52,163 It seems to me that he would in his own logic 742 00:37:52,363 --> 00:37:54,163 would think he'd have to kill James Arthur 743 00:37:54,363 --> 00:37:55,903 before he could get to Stacy. 744 00:37:57,933 --> 00:38:01,713 [Corinna] Like that catapult into madness. 745 00:38:01,913 --> 00:38:06,573 A crazy fan goes and kills your friend's husband. 746 00:38:06,773 --> 00:38:09,303 Your sister Playmate or like sisters. 747 00:38:09,503 --> 00:38:11,043 That's like a sisterhood. 748 00:38:12,043 --> 00:38:13,233 It was very scary. 749 00:38:13,433 --> 00:38:15,233 If someone's capable of murder, 750 00:38:15,433 --> 00:38:16,553 they could murder you. 751 00:38:18,553 --> 00:38:23,883 The family and friends of James Alan Arthur. 752 00:38:24,083 --> 00:38:25,303 Deep inside of us, 753 00:38:25,503 --> 00:38:28,783 there is a feeling of loss and bewilderment. 754 00:38:28,983 --> 00:38:34,543 Death has come unexpected and under tragic circumstances. 755 00:38:34,743 --> 00:38:36,523 [Danielle] Everything was taken from me that day. 756 00:38:36,903 --> 00:38:38,023 [sniffles] 757 00:38:38,223 --> 00:38:40,623 My dad physically was taken from me, but... 758 00:38:42,353 --> 00:38:44,193 My brother was never the same. 759 00:38:44,393 --> 00:38:46,193 My sister was never the same. 760 00:38:46,393 --> 00:38:48,003 Stacy was never the same. 761 00:38:49,593 --> 00:38:52,483 [Jana] Stacy was just devastated. 762 00:38:53,143 --> 00:38:54,883 As we all were. 763 00:38:55,083 --> 00:38:57,143 Stacy lost the love of her life. 764 00:38:58,483 --> 00:39:02,503 She lost her confidant, her lover, her supporter. 765 00:39:02,703 --> 00:39:03,863 Her everything. 766 00:39:04,763 --> 00:39:07,443 She was 23 when my dad died. 767 00:39:07,633 --> 00:39:11,643 I can't imagine having three children at 23 768 00:39:11,843 --> 00:39:15,443 and dealing with the trauma that she was dealing with 769 00:39:15,633 --> 00:39:16,573 with all this. 770 00:39:16,773 --> 00:39:19,353 Like I can't even begin to wrap my mind around it. 771 00:39:20,413 --> 00:39:23,543 You think certain things are such a big deal 772 00:39:23,743 --> 00:39:25,953 and in the scheme of things, 773 00:39:26,153 --> 00:39:30,213 especially you know, your husband 774 00:39:30,693 --> 00:39:32,163 or your family. 775 00:39:32,363 --> 00:39:33,683 That is what counts. 776 00:39:33,883 --> 00:39:37,093 That you know, the other things don't count. 777 00:39:37,293 --> 00:39:39,213 And she learned that the hard way. 778 00:39:41,723 --> 00:39:43,683 So, you know, after Jim's death, 779 00:39:43,883 --> 00:39:45,503 it's just this downward spiral. 780 00:39:45,703 --> 00:39:48,503 She says that she was sexually assaulted 781 00:39:48,703 --> 00:39:50,723 by three bodyguards at the mansion. 782 00:39:51,723 --> 00:39:54,973 Those bodyguards say that it was consensual. 783 00:39:56,213 --> 00:39:57,883 She sees Playboy as negligent 784 00:39:58,083 --> 00:40:01,643 and as using women for mooning their business, 785 00:40:01,843 --> 00:40:04,163 but not taking care of their safety. 786 00:40:04,363 --> 00:40:07,953 And obviously the safety of her family around her. 787 00:40:08,153 --> 00:40:11,643 [Corinna] But she was asking for a substantial amount of money 788 00:40:11,843 --> 00:40:15,333 and I remember that there was nothing to stand on. 789 00:40:15,533 --> 00:40:19,443 There was no real clear, you know, evidence. 790 00:40:19,633 --> 00:40:23,643 But she eventually stops going forward with that case 791 00:40:23,843 --> 00:40:25,923 and it's dismissed without prejudice, 792 00:40:26,123 --> 00:40:28,093 but she never refiles. 793 00:40:28,293 --> 00:40:30,193 This is really the beginning of the end 794 00:40:30,393 --> 00:40:32,333 between Stacy and Playboy. 795 00:40:32,533 --> 00:40:35,263 Playboy handles tragedies by burying them 796 00:40:35,463 --> 00:40:37,263 and not acknowledging them. 797 00:40:37,463 --> 00:40:38,993 Playboy cut Stacy Arthur off 798 00:40:39,193 --> 00:40:40,973 and it was as if she had never existed. 799 00:40:45,483 --> 00:40:48,473 When I look at Stacy and how she was positioned, 800 00:40:48,673 --> 00:40:50,333 to me as somebody who worked for Playboy, 801 00:40:50,533 --> 00:40:53,853 I see that as she was a definite frontrunner for Playmate of the Year 802 00:40:54,053 --> 00:40:55,813 and it's shocking that she didn't get it 803 00:40:56,013 --> 00:40:57,473 and that's the only reason I can think of 804 00:40:57,673 --> 00:40:59,503 is they were trying to distance themselves 805 00:40:59,703 --> 00:41:01,833 and not bring any more attention to the tragedy. 806 00:41:03,553 --> 00:41:05,683 [Lucia] She received all this attention 807 00:41:05,883 --> 00:41:07,503 because of this horrible tragedy. 808 00:41:07,703 --> 00:41:09,643 She had essentially given everything to Playboy 809 00:41:09,843 --> 00:41:11,413 and then they spurned her. 810 00:41:12,103 --> 00:41:13,853 All the dreams 811 00:41:14,053 --> 00:41:16,683 aren't necessarily what's really important. 812 00:41:16,883 --> 00:41:18,693 All that glitters isn't gold. 813 00:41:24,593 --> 00:41:25,693 [Jana] You're never okay. 814 00:41:26,793 --> 00:41:28,593 It's just that time... 815 00:41:29,973 --> 00:41:31,573 heals things a little bit. 816 00:41:31,773 --> 00:41:33,103 But the hole's still there. 817 00:41:34,383 --> 00:41:35,933 You can't fill that hole. 818 00:41:38,453 --> 00:41:43,403 In 2019, Stacy passed away after a brief illness. 819 00:41:43,603 --> 00:41:46,953 [Danielle] She told me, "Your dad was the love of my life." 820 00:41:47,153 --> 00:41:49,483 And she spent the rest of her life looking for my dad. 821 00:41:51,143 --> 00:41:52,933 She just searched for that forever. 822 00:41:54,043 --> 00:41:56,193 "Sure. I'm a dreamer," says Stacy. 823 00:41:56,393 --> 00:41:59,283 "I've been dreaming all my life and I love storybook endings." 824 00:42:00,283 --> 00:42:02,303 I just think it's so sad to read about somebody 825 00:42:02,503 --> 00:42:04,233 who had all these dreams 826 00:42:04,433 --> 00:42:06,043 and it all got taken from her. 827 00:42:08,103 --> 00:42:10,613 Stacy wanted that storybook ending 828 00:42:10,813 --> 00:42:11,763 and she never got it.