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Polly Hannah Klaas (January 3, 1981 – October 1, 1993) was an American murder victim whose case garnered national media attention. On October 1, 1993, at age 12, she was kidnapped at knifepoint during a slumber party at her mother's home in Petaluma, California , and strangled to death.
He was convicted in 1996 of first-degree murder with special circumstances (burglary, robbery, kidnapping, and an attempted lewd act upon a child under the age of 14) of 12-year-old Polly Klaas. As of January 2024, Davis remains on California's death row in the Adjustment Center at San Quentin State Prison.
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A California judge will consider Friday whether to recall the death sentence against Richard Allen Davis, who in 1993 killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from her bedroom at ...
Murder of Polly Klaas: Petaluma: 1993-10-01: 12-year-old kidnapped during a slumber party and later strangled by Richard Allen Davis [191] 41: Sara Kruzan: Riverside: 1994-03-09: Sexually trafficked at age 16, she shot and killed the surrogate father who was trafficking her, later became an anti-trafficking activist [192] [193] 42: Murder of ...
Detectives grilled Polly Klaas' 12-year-old friends, who had witnessed the abduction. Was this some kind of prank? Did Polly have a boyfriend? Had she run off with him? Were they covering for her?
The Polly Klaas Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity organization devoted to preventing crimes against children, assisting in the recovery of missing children, and lobbying for legislative assistance. The foundation was formed October 23, 1993, to search for Polly Klaas. Its executive director is Robert De Leo. [2]
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