Stacy Arthur Death: The Tragic Story of a Playboy Playmate

Stacy Arthur was a model and actress who rose to fame as Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for January 1991. She was also featured on the cover of that issue, wearing a pageant-style banner that said “Miss January 1991”. She continued working for Playboy, appearing in numerous Playboy videos. However, her life took a dark turn when her husband was killed by a fan in a murder-suicide, and she later sued Playboy for allegedly being raped by its employees. She died in 2019 at the age of 50 after a short illness. This is the tragic story of Stacy Arthur’s death and the events that led to it.

The Murder-Suicide of Her Husband

Stacy Arthur was married to James Alan Arthur, a 36-year-old businessman and father of three children from a previous marriage. Stacy also had three children from a prior relationship. The couple lived in Bellefontaine, Ohio, where James ran a car dealership. Stacy was also Mrs. Ohio for the 1990 Mrs. America contest.

On October 29, 1991, James was shot and killed by a fan named James Lindberg, who then killed himself. Lindberg, a 47-year-old divorced father of two, was obsessed with Stacy and had been stalking her for months. He had sent her letters, flowers, and gifts, and had even visited her at the Playboy Mansion. He also claimed to be in love with her and wanted to marry her.

Lindberg had followed James from his dealership to a nearby street, where he confronted him and shot him twice in the chest with a .38-caliber revolver. He then turned the gun on himself and shot himself in the head. The police found a note in Lindberg’s car that said, “I love you, Stacy. I’m sorry I had to do this. Please forgive me.”

The murder-suicide shocked the community and the nation, and was the subject of the first episode of the first season of “The Playboy Murders” titled “All That Glitters” that aired in January 2023, according to Investigation Discovery.

The Rape Allegation and Lawsuit Against Playboy

In 1992, Stacy Arthur filed a $70 million lawsuit against Playboy and others, alleging that she was drugged, raped, and sodomized by three Playboy employees at the Playboy Mansion on October 6, 1991, just three weeks before her husband’s death. She claimed that two security guards and a butler had given her a drink laced with a sedative, and then sexually assaulted her in a guest room. She also accused Playboy of negligence, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, saying that the magazine had failed to protect her and had caused her husband’s death by exposing her to unwanted publicity.

Playboy denied the allegations and severed its ties with Stacy after she appeared on two nationally televised shows, where she publicly declared her rape at the Playboy Mansion. A deputy district attorney opined that there were too many inconsistencies in Stacy’s statements, while there were no inconsistencies in statements given by the three employees who claimed the sex was consensual. The employees who had engaged in sex with Stacy were fired because they violated company policy by having sex during working hours, according to United Press International.

The outcome of the lawsuit is not known, as it was never reported by the media.

The Death of Stacy Arthur

Stacy Arthur died on April 5, 2019, at the age of 50, after a short battle with illness, as per sources. The date of her death is mentioned on the Trading Card Database website. However, the cause and details of her death are not disclosed, as she had decided to stay away from the media and the public eye after the traumatic events in her life.

Stacy Arthur’s death was also confirmed by Holly Madison’s show, The Playboy Murders, and her IMDb page. She is survived by her six children and her grandchildren. She is remembered as a beautiful and talented woman who had a promising career, but whose life was shattered by tragedy and scandal.

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