About this episode
Paula Sladewski, a 26-year-old Michigan woman, vanished after leaving Miami’s Club Space during a New Year’s weekend trip. Hours later, her burned body was found in a North Miami dumpster. In this episode of
Malice in the Mitten, we examine Paula’s final known movements, the argument with her boyfriend Kevin Klym, the surveillance footage, the suspect sketch, and the questions that still remain in this haunting unsolved case. Major public reporting consistently places Paula leaving Club Space around 7:20–7:21 a.m. on January 3, 2010, with her body later identified through dental records after being found in a burning dumpster. #MaliceInTheMitten #PaulaSladewski #TrueCrimePodcast #MichiganTrueCrime #UnsolvedMurder
Hosted and Produced by Tracy Preston, Featuring Christine Mulligan
Story Researched and Written by Tracy Preston
Original artwork by Todd Preson
Original music created exclusively for Malice in the Mitten by Tracy Preston
Sources:
Harry, Ayana. “Charred Body of Playboy Model Paula Sladewski Found in Miami Dumpster.” ABC News, 7 Jan. 2010.
Harry, Ayana. “Murdered Playboy Model Seen on Nightclub Surveillance Video.” ABC News, 11 Jan. 2010.
“‘I Still Think About It To This Day’: Former Lead Detective On 10-Year-Old Murder Case Of Model Paula Sladewski.” CBS Miami, 7 Feb. 2020.
Miller, Carlin. “Paula Sladewski Pictures: Murdered Playboy Model’s Lover Kevin Klym Wanted Over Domestic Violence.” CBS News, 8 Jan. 2010.
“Club Space Says Sketch Isn’t a Staffer.” NBC Miami, 8 Feb. 2010.
Hamacher, Brian. “Bouncer Disputes Boyfriend’s Tale of Model’s Last Moments.” NBC Miami, 19 Mar. 2010.
Cardona, Alexi C. “Who Killed Playboy Model Paula Sladewski in 2010? North Miami Police Still Don’t Know.” Miami New Times, 3 Jan. 2020.
