2010 mein, 26 saal ki aspiring model Paula Sladewski ka Miami, Florida mein nirmam hatya ka maamla aaj bhi unsolved hai. Us waqt, unke boyfriend Kevin Klym par shak kiya gaya tha, lekin baad mein unhe nirdosh paaya gaya. Aaj, Kevin apni zindagi Michigan ke Royal Oak mein guzaar rahe hain.
Kevin Klym, Westland, Michigan ke rehne wale hain, jinhone 2000 ke dashak ke madhya mein Paula se mulaqat ki thi. Us samay tak, Paula ek safal exotic dancer thi aur modeling mein apna career bana rahi thi. 2008 ke Housing Market Crash ke dauran, dono ne Los Angeles shift hone ka faisla kiya, jahan Paula ki kamaai unhe support karti thi. Unke rishtey mein shuru se hi utar-chadhav the, jaisa ki Paula ke pita, Richard Watkins, ne kaha, “Woh shuru se hi ladte the – physical, knock-down fights.” 2009 mein, ek jagde ke dauran, Paula ko Kevin ke sir par bottle maarne ke liye arrest kiya gaya tha, jabki Richard ka dawa hai ki Kevin ne ek baar Paula ki naak tod di thi. Iske bawajood, dono saath rahe aur naye saal ka jashn manane ke liye December 2009 mein Miami gaye.
3 January 2010 ko, Kevin aur Paula ne Club Space mein subah 5 baje tak party ki. Kevin kehte hain ki Paula bahut zyada nashe mein thi aur unhone hotel wapas jaane ki baat kahi, lekin Paula rukna chahti thi. Iske baad, security ne Kevin ko club se nikaal diya. Kevin ne bataya ki unhone Paula ko unka credit card diya aur taxi lekar hotel wapas chale gaye. Jab woh dopahar 11:30 baje uthe, to dekha ki Paula ab tak wapas nahi aayi thi. Unhone hospital, jail aur Club Space sab jagah phone kiya, lekin koi suraag nahi mila. Ant mein, unhone Miami Beach police mein missing person report darj karayi. Kuch der baad, ek jalti hui trash bin mein ek mahila ka jala hua shav mila, jo baad mein dental records ke madhyam se Paula ka nikla.
Paula ki maut ke baad, police ne Kevin ko shak ke ghere mein rakha, unke volatile rishte ko dekhte hue. Lekin, Kevin ke sabhi statements aur alibi sach paye gaye, jaise ki taxi aur hotel records, aur Club Space ke surveillance footage. Lead investigator ne kaha, “Humne kai tareeke se jaanch ki ki woh kaise shamil ho sakte hain. Kuch bhi siddh nahi hua. Jaanch mein, humne paya ki unhone jo kuch bhi bataya, sab sahi tha.” Paula ki behen, Kelly, ne bhi Kevin ka samarthan kiya aur kaha ki unhe nahi lagta ki Kevin zimmedar hain.
Aaj, Kevin apni 40s mein hain aur Royal Oak, Michigan mein ek shaant zindagi jee rahe hain. Paula ki hatya ka maamla ab tak unsolved hai, aur unke parivaar aur doston ko ab bhi insaaf ka intezar hai.