Somen Banerjee Somen Banerjee Somen "Steve" Banerjee (; October 8, 1946 – October 23, 1994) was an Indian American entrepreneur and co-founder of Chippendales. After operating a Mobil gas station and a failed backgammon club, Banerjee bought a failed Los Angeles club named "Destiny II" and turned it into a nightclub that featured female mud wrestling and a "Female Exotic Dancing Night." It was the first of its kind in the United States. He partnered with Paul Snider (husband and eventual killer of Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten) and attorney Bruce Nahin. Banerjee was later charged with having enlisted the aid of Ray
Paul Snider murdered her, sexually abused the corpse, then killed himself with the same shotgun. Snider's remains are buried at Schara Tzedeck Cemetery in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Snider has been portrayed in two films. The first one was a made-for-television movie about the murder called "" (1981), which starred Jamie Lee Curtis as Stratten and Bruce Weitz as Snider. Bob Fosse's feature film "Star 80" (1983) dramatized Stratten's life and death. Mariel Hemingway played Stratten and Eric Roberts portrayed Snider in a highly acclaimed performance. Paul Snider Paul Leslie Snider (April 15, 1951 – August 14, 1980) was a Canadian