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I'm no detective but I strongly suspect the "laborer" boyfriend might have been suffering from the "Paul Snider" jealousy (Dorothy Stratten story, Star 80 movie).
Paula Sladewski and her boyfriend flew into South Florida to spend New Year's Eve at a Lady Gaga concert at Miami Beach's posh Fontainebleau.
But the holiday trip would end in a horrific tragedy.
On Sunday night, police found a body burned beyond recognition in a Dumpster in North Miami. The body, later identified through dental records, was that of the 26-year-old Sladewski.
``We were praying that it wasn't her,'' said her stepfather Richard Watkins, of Garden City, Mich. ``It's been real hard. I didn't know this many tears could fall.''
North Miami police said Sladewski was last seen Sunday about 7 a.m. at Miami's Club Space.
She was with her boyfriend, Kevin Klym, 34. The two got into a fight at the club, according to a missing person's report he filed. Klym told authorities he wanted to leave because she was ``too drunk.'' She yelled at him and bouncers threw him out of the club.
He took a taxi to their Miami Beach hotel, and told police it was the last time he had seen her.
Klym called hospitals and police stations, but couldn't find his girlfriend. He told police that she was last seen wearing a short blue dress and black six-inch heels.
That same Sunday, a few hours before the missing person's report was made, a man spotted a fire from a Dumpster in the 1400 block of Northeast 130th Street in North Miami. The body was ``burned beyond recognition,'' said Lt. Neal Cuevas, a North Miami police spokesman. Nothing else was found in the trash bin.
It wasn't until late Tuesday that authorities, using dental records, were able to positively identify Sladewski. Police do not know how she was killed, but believe she was dead before being set on fire in the Dumpster.
Police are hoping to find surveillance to track her movements at the Miami club.
Klym, said Cuevas, has cooperated with investigators. ``He's considered a person of interest as would anyone who last saw her alive,'' he said.
Marc Beginin, Klym's attorney, said his client has spoken with police several times and was not involved in her death.
``He's fully cooperating in the investigation,'' Beginin said. ``He's done everything he can do to help locate her prior to the discovery of the death.''
After she went missing, Klym contacted police and private investigators, and printed fliers with her photo, even canvassing the area, Beginin said.
``He's devastated and traumatized,'' the attorney said. ``He has no involvement whatsoever.''
Sladewski's family learned she was missing on Monday when Klym called them.
In a telephone interview, Watkins, her stepfather, said Klym told them the pair had been ``out together dancing and they got in a fight at a bar. He left her there.''
The couple often fought and had a ``very volatile relationship,'' Watkins said.
Court records in San Bernardino County, Calif., show that domestic violence charges were filed against her last June.
The couple, who had been together for two years, split their time between Michigan and Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Sladewski had pursued a career in modeling, her family said.
``She went on a lot of interviews, but never landed anything big,'' Watkins said. ``She would have loved that, modeling, that was her dream.''
IMDB.com, the Internet Movie Database, lists Sladewski appearing in a 2003 video, Playboy: The Ultimate Playmate Search.
The missing person's report listed her occupation as a stripper. Klym works as a laborer.
She doted on her two Yorkies -- Taz and Bella. She also loved to collect Barbie dolls. For Christmas, her family gave her dolls to add to the collection of more than 100.
On Wednesday, Sladewski's sister, Kelly Farris, 41, flew to Miami to speak with investigators.
At a news conference at North Miami Police headquarters, she said her sister was ``full of life'' and ``beautiful.'' She pleaded for the public's help.
``We can't give her an open casket. We can't see her again,'' she said.
Paula Sladewski and her boyfriend flew into South Florida to spend New Year's Eve at a Lady Gaga concert at Miami Beach's posh Fontainebleau.
But the holiday trip would end in a horrific tragedy.
On Sunday night, police found a body burned beyond recognition in a Dumpster in North Miami. The body, later identified through dental records, was that of the 26-year-old Sladewski.
``We were praying that it wasn't her,'' said her stepfather Richard Watkins, of Garden City, Mich. ``It's been real hard. I didn't know this many tears could fall.''
North Miami police said Sladewski was last seen Sunday about 7 a.m. at Miami's Club Space.
She was with her boyfriend, Kevin Klym, 34. The two got into a fight at the club, according to a missing person's report he filed. Klym told authorities he wanted to leave because she was ``too drunk.'' She yelled at him and bouncers threw him out of the club.
He took a taxi to their Miami Beach hotel, and told police it was the last time he had seen her.
Klym called hospitals and police stations, but couldn't find his girlfriend. He told police that she was last seen wearing a short blue dress and black six-inch heels.
That same Sunday, a few hours before the missing person's report was made, a man spotted a fire from a Dumpster in the 1400 block of Northeast 130th Street in North Miami. The body was ``burned beyond recognition,'' said Lt. Neal Cuevas, a North Miami police spokesman. Nothing else was found in the trash bin.
It wasn't until late Tuesday that authorities, using dental records, were able to positively identify Sladewski. Police do not know how she was killed, but believe she was dead before being set on fire in the Dumpster.
Police are hoping to find surveillance to track her movements at the Miami club.
Klym, said Cuevas, has cooperated with investigators. ``He's considered a person of interest as would anyone who last saw her alive,'' he said.
Marc Beginin, Klym's attorney, said his client has spoken with police several times and was not involved in her death.
``He's fully cooperating in the investigation,'' Beginin said. ``He's done everything he can do to help locate her prior to the discovery of the death.''
After she went missing, Klym contacted police and private investigators, and printed fliers with her photo, even canvassing the area, Beginin said.
``He's devastated and traumatized,'' the attorney said. ``He has no involvement whatsoever.''
Sladewski's family learned she was missing on Monday when Klym called them.
In a telephone interview, Watkins, her stepfather, said Klym told them the pair had been ``out together dancing and they got in a fight at a bar. He left her there.''
The couple often fought and had a ``very volatile relationship,'' Watkins said.
Court records in San Bernardino County, Calif., show that domestic violence charges were filed against her last June.
The couple, who had been together for two years, split their time between Michigan and Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Sladewski had pursued a career in modeling, her family said.
``She went on a lot of interviews, but never landed anything big,'' Watkins said. ``She would have loved that, modeling, that was her dream.''
IMDB.com, the Internet Movie Database, lists Sladewski appearing in a 2003 video, Playboy: The Ultimate Playmate Search.
The missing person's report listed her occupation as a stripper. Klym works as a laborer.
She doted on her two Yorkies -- Taz and Bella. She also loved to collect Barbie dolls. For Christmas, her family gave her dolls to add to the collection of more than 100.
On Wednesday, Sladewski's sister, Kelly Farris, 41, flew to Miami to speak with investigators.
At a news conference at North Miami Police headquarters, she said her sister was ``full of life'' and ``beautiful.'' She pleaded for the public's help.
``We can't give her an open casket. We can't see her again,'' she said.
