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 …

Dec 4, 2023 · Her murder by Richard Allen Davis — an ex-con with a history of alcohol and drug abuse who was out on parole following a previous kidnapping — prompted outrage and …

Apr 6, 2024 · More than three decades after 12-year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma was kidnapped and murdered, the man convicted of killing her is seeking to overturn his death sentence.

Jun 24, 2024 · Klaas' daughter was kidnapped at knifepoint in Petaluma during a sleepover in 1993 at her mother's home and later murdered by convicted killer Richard Allen Davis.

A California judge has denied a petition to recall the death sentence of a man convicted in the 1993 kidnapping and killing of 12-year-old Polly Klaas in a case that shocked the nation.

Sep 22, 2023 · Polly Klaas' kidnapping and death sparked a two-month search and manhunt where investigators, family neighbors, and even a Hollywood celebrity, pitched in to help.

Sep 22, 2023 · ABC’s ’20/20: Taken in the Night’ chronicles the heinous abduction and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas from her maternal home in Petaluma, California, in late 1993.

Apr 6, 2024 · Richard Allen Davis, who is locked up at San Quentin State Prison, was sentenced to death for abducting 12-year-old Polly — now known as the first missing girl on the internet — …

Oct 2, 2023 · Richard Allen Davis was identified as Polly's killer. He led investigators to where he left the young girl's body. Davis was sentenced to death, but the death penalty is on hold in...

Polly Klaas was abducted from her home in California, and her murder would go on to change the criminal justice system. On Oct. 1, 1993, 12-year-old Polly was having a slumber party with two …