Murder of Polly Klaas
Polly Klaas | |
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| Born | Polly Hannah Klaas January 3, 1981 Fairfax, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 1993 (aged 12) Petaluma, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Strangulation |
| Body discovered | December 4, 1993 |
| Website | pollyklaas |
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. Richard Allen Davis was convicted of her murder in 1996 and sentenced to death.