Polly Klaas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Polly Klaas
Occupation	Student
Date Of Birth	Jan 3, 1981(1981-01-03)
Age	43
Date Of Death	1993-10-01
Birthplace	Fairfax
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Polly Klaas Biography

Polly Klaas is one of the most popular and richest Student who was born on January 3, 1981 in Fairfax, California, United States. Polly Hannah Klaas, born January 3, 1981 and died October 1, 1993 in Los Angeles. Her case attracted national media attention. At twelve years old, she was abducted at knife point at a Petaluma, California slumber party. Later, she was strangled. Richard Allen Davis was convicted in 1996 of her murder and sentenced to the death penalty.

American Justice, a television series on A&E, released an episode titled “Free to Kill — Polly Klaas Murder”. This episode reveals the difficulties of the penal system in rehabilitating prisoners. Davis was in and out jail with convictions that ranged from kidnapping, burglary, and other crimes. Original airing of the episode was October 23, 1996.

The Discovery Channel crime series The FBI Files’ first episode’s topic was the Polly Klaas case. The episode reveals the details of the FBI agents’ collection of evidence and their hunt for the criminal, and originally aired October 20, 1998.

Investigation Discovery re-enacted the kidnapping and murder in Motives & Murder: Cracking the Case: Who Took Polly Klaas? (Season 3 Episode 2, 2014).

Following the murder, California politicians and those from other states supported three strikes laws. The Three Strikes Act was passed by California on March 8, 1994.

Polly Klaas Net Worth

Polly Klaas is one of the richest Student from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Polly Klaas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The property owner visited her property on November 28, 1993 after the trees had been partially removed by loggers. She found items that she thought might be similar to those used in the kidnapping. She called the sheriff’s office to report her discovery. Deputies and crime scene investigators were sent out to dispatch her. The FBI Crime Laboratory matched one of the items, a pair of torn ballet leggings, to the other leggings taken as evidence the night of the kidnapping. An examination of phone calls made in the area on the day of the kidnapping revealed that Davis was the contact. He had been identified only because both deputies had filed the FI card. After Davis’ identity was established, the location of his palm print at the kidnapping scene was also tracked to him. Due to the poor quality print, authorities were unable to match it earlier.

Polly Klaas was having a slumber party with two of her friends on October 1, 1993. Richard Allen Davis, a man armed with a knife, entered their bedroom around 10:30pm. He tied the two friends together, placed pillowscases on their heads, and instructed them to count to 1,000. Klaas was then abducted.

After a long, tumultuous trial, Davis was convicted on June 18, 1996, of first-degree murder and four special circumstances (robbery, burglary, kidnapping and a lewd act on a child) in Klaas’ death. A San Jose Superior Court jury returned a verdict of death. At his formal sentencing by a judge, Davis provoked national outrage by taunting his victim’s family, extending both middle fingers at a courtroom camera and later saying that Klaas’ last words just before he killed her were that her father molested her. Judge Thomas Hastings sentenced Davis to death by lethal injection and remarked, “It is very easy for me to pronounce this sentence, given your revolting behavior in this courtroom.”

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Who is Polly Klaas Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Polly Ranked on the list of most popular Student. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Polly Klaas celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.

What really happened to Polly Klaas?

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 the age of twelve, she was kidnapped at knifepoint during a slumber party at her mother’s home in Petaluma, California, and was later strangled.

What happened to Polly Klaas friends?

Two schoolmates of Polly Klaas described in frightening detail Tuesday how a bearded stranger with a knife abducted their friend from her Petaluma bedroom , turning a giggly sleep-over into a nightmare that ended two months later when Polly’s body was found.

Where is Richard Allen Davis?

Richard Allen “Rick” Davis (born June 2, 1954) is an American convicted murderer, whose criminal record fueled support for passage of California’s “three-strikes law” for repeat offenders. He is currently on death row in Adjustment Center at San Quentin State Prison, California.

Who is Polly Klaas mother?

Eve Nichol

Where was Polly Klaas's body found?

On December 4, 1993, Klaas’s body was found in Cloverdale, CA , 50 miles away from Petaluma. Richard Allen Davis led authorities to the shallow grave where he had buried the girl. Davis claimed that he killed Klaas after the authorities rescued his car from a ditch on October 1.