Dennis Murphy

It brings it home in a way that's kind of shocking for him.

It brings it home in a way that's kind of shocking for him.

Well, Blaine, congratulations. You and your team did a remarkable job in pulling this whole thing together and telling us who the victim was, which is so important, the person that we lost here.

Well, Blaine, congratulations. You and your team did a remarkable job in pulling this whole thing together and telling us who the victim was, which is so important, the person that we lost here.

And with that, Blaine will put a button on this edition of Talking Dateline. If you have any questions for us about stories you've seen on Dateline, you can reach us 24-7 on social media at DatelineNBC. So that's it for right now. We'll see you again on Friday, of course, as always, on Dateline. And thanks for joining us, Blaine. Good to have you. I'll see you all along the way.

And with that, Blaine will put a button on this edition of Talking Dateline. If you have any questions for us about stories you've seen on Dateline, you can reach us 24-7 on social media at DatelineNBC. So that's it for right now. We'll see you again on Friday, of course, as always, on Dateline. And thanks for joining us, Blaine. Good to have you. I'll see you all along the way.

New Year's 2010 was arriving on a shivery night by Miami standards. But temps in the low 60s weren't enough to chill the South Beach scenesters. And there in the throng, diving into the sizzle, was a couple from Michigan, Paula Sladuski and Kevin Klem, down from Detroit for an impulse long holiday weekend. Kevin, how did the idea of Let's Go Down to South Beach for New Year's come together?

New Year's 2010 was arriving on a shivery night by Miami standards. But temps in the low 60s weren't enough to chill the South Beach scenesters. And there in the throng, diving into the sizzle, was a couple from Michigan, Paula Sladuski and Kevin Klem, down from Detroit for an impulse long holiday weekend. Kevin, how did the idea of Let's Go Down to South Beach for New Year's come together?

A down and back, hit the clubs, do some shots, hello 2010.

A down and back, hit the clubs, do some shots, hello 2010.

But come Monday, the live-in boyfriend-girlfriend pair were not on a plane to Detroit. Rather, Kevin Klimt was a very worried guy, meandering down palm tree-lined boulevards in a city he didn't know, looking for his girlfriend Paula. She was missing. Paula, the aspiring leggy model with blonde hair down to there, had absolutely vanished.

But come Monday, the live-in boyfriend-girlfriend pair were not on a plane to Detroit. Rather, Kevin Klimt was a very worried guy, meandering down palm tree-lined boulevards in a city he didn't know, looking for his girlfriend Paula. She was missing. Paula, the aspiring leggy model with blonde hair down to there, had absolutely vanished.

Looking back, maybe if Lady Gaga hadn't been booked at the Fontainebleau Hotel for New Year's Eve, Paula wouldn't have insisted on that last-minute trip to Miami and later gotten separated. But Paula really wanted to see Gaga's midnight show. And once down in Miami, Kevin scored scalpers tickets for $700 each.

Looking back, maybe if Lady Gaga hadn't been booked at the Fontainebleau Hotel for New Year's Eve, Paula wouldn't have insisted on that last-minute trip to Miami and later gotten separated. But Paula really wanted to see Gaga's midnight show. And once down in Miami, Kevin scored scalpers tickets for $700 each.

Their attendance at the show was even documented by the guy behind them who took iPhone vids of them dancing. Men tended to do that when they saw Paula all clubbed out. 2010, at that moment, and for not much longer, was starting off for Paula Sledusky right in the sweet spot she loved so well.

Their attendance at the show was even documented by the guy behind them who took iPhone vids of them dancing. Men tended to do that when they saw Paula all clubbed out. 2010, at that moment, and for not much longer, was starting off for Paula Sledusky right in the sweet spot she loved so well.

And she had a lot of them. Pictures, headshots, glamour stuff. At 26 years old, she'd come to know cameras very well. She was a model represented by a national agency. And she'd made the usual rounds. Local commercials, pretty girl at the Detroit car show kind of stints. Nothing really big until Hef said, maybe.

And she had a lot of them. Pictures, headshots, glamour stuff. At 26 years old, she'd come to know cameras very well. She was a model represented by a national agency. And she'd made the usual rounds. Local commercials, pretty girl at the Detroit car show kind of stints. Nothing really big until Hef said, maybe.

Paula tried out for a national Playboy Playmate search. Think an American Idol-style cattle call with skimpier clothing. Paula made it onto the 2003 video, Playboy's 50th anniversary ultimate Playmate search. She never got to be Miss November. She didn't make the cut. Still, her sister Kelly Ferris remembers Paula being happy she tried it.

Paula tried out for a national Playboy Playmate search. Think an American Idol-style cattle call with skimpier clothing. Paula made it onto the 2003 video, Playboy's 50th anniversary ultimate Playmate search. She never got to be Miss November. She didn't make the cut. Still, her sister Kelly Ferris remembers Paula being happy she tried it.