Snyder was shot and killed outside his home in suburban Los Angeles,
California. Police at first suspected it was an organized-crime hit, as
he was known to associate with Mafia figures in the adult-film business
and his company, which produced pornographic films, had gone bankrupt
and owed money to some Mafia associates. However, they dropped that
theory and later arrested Snyder's wife and his cocaine supplier on
murder charges. The drug dealer admitted killing Snyder but claimed he
was hired by Snyder's wife to do it. She denied it, and a jury
acquitted her of the charges.
