Kate Brown and Carnell Sledge

In the summer of 2019, two friends met up at a very popular park and within 14 minutes, they were both shot and killed in broad daylight. While it’s been 6 years since their murders, at the end of May 2025, their names were back in the news as investigators began looking into a murder-suicide they believe may be related. Kate Brown and Carnell Sledge were shot and killed at the Rocky River Reservation in Fairview Park, Ohio, on June 4th, 2019. Kate was 33 years old, and Carnell was 40 years old. As of recording this episode, their case remains unsolved. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI's Cleveland Field Office at (216) 622-6842, the Cleveland Metroparks Police Department at (440) 331-5219, or Crime Stoppers at (216) 252-7463. Tips can also be submitted at tips.fbi.gov. To learn more or to donate to the foundations discussed in this episode, you can visit https://barbergibbsdreams.net/ and https://sledgeshelpinghands.betterworld.org/ For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠VoicesforJusticePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠   Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠   Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahTurney⁠⁠⁠⁠   The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices