The Trail Went Cold - Episode 482 - The Park Bench Murders

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 482 - The Park Bench Murders

From The Trail Went Cold by Robin Warder

May 13, 2026 · 50 min · Episode 604

About this episode

This episode explores the unsolved double homicide known as the 'Park Bench Murders' in Fairview Park, Ohio.

June 4, 2019. Fairview Park, Ohio. 40-year old Carnell Sledge and his 33-year old friend, Kate Brown, agree to meet up at the Rocky River Reservation in the Cleveland Metroparks and they each drive there in their respective vehicles. Within 15 minutes of their arrival, Carnell and Kate are both fatally shot in the head near a park bench and the perpetrator manages to flee the scene without anyone seeing or hearing anything. Investigators look into the backgrounds of both victims to see if anyone had a motive to harm them, but are unable to turn up any evidence to implicate anyone and the crime remains unsolved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a baffling double homicide known as the “Park Bench Murders”. If you have information about this case, please contact Cleveland Metroparks Police Department at (440) 331-5219, the FBI’s Cleveland Field Office at (216) 622-6842, or the Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County at (216) 252-7463. Additional Reading: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Kate_Brown_and_Nell_Sledge https://unsolved.com/gallery/park-bench-murders/…

People in this episode

Host: Robin Warder

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cleveland Metroparks Police Department, FBI’s Cleveland Field Office, Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County

Places: Fairview Park, Ohio, Rocky River Reservation

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