Polly Klaas, a 12 year-old girl from Petaluma, California, was kidnapped at knifepoint on October 1, 1993, while hosting a slumber party at her home; she was later found strangled, and an autopsy determined she had been raped. Arrested in the case was Richard Allen Davis, who led police to the body. Davis had a lengthy criminal history, including burglary and kidnapping; the Klaas murder earned him a spot on California's death row. [http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/klaas/1.html] | Polly Klaas, a 12 year-old girl from Petaluma, California, was kidnapped at knifepoint on October 1, 1993, while hosting a slumber party at her home; she was later found strangled, and an autopsy determined she had been raped. Arrested in the case was Richard Allen Davis, who led police to the body. Davis had a lengthy criminal history, including burglary and kidnapping; the Klaas murder earned him a spot on California's death row. [http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/klaas/1.html] |