Polly Klaas Case A Scientific Odyssey to Justice

Polly Klaas was kidnapped from her home in Petaluma, California. Richard Allen Davis was arrested and sentenced to death for her murder. Eddie Freyer was the case agent who, working in conjunction with his partners from the Petaluma Police Department, worked countless hours ... But they set aside the same shock and fear the community was experiencing to pursue a story that proved astonishing and human, delivering daily ... Residents of Petaluma, CA were rocked in 1993 when 12 year old Polly Klaas was kidnapped from her home while having a sleepover with her ... Through dozens of interviews, Cross dives into the nascent use of DNA as a means of identifying and ruling out suspects, and how the Klaas case informed ... Polly Hannah Klaas (January 3, 1981 – October 1, 1993) was an American murder victim whose case garnered national media attention. On October 1, 1993, ... “Tony told me that Polly Klaas changed the way the FBI does business. It transformed the way they gather trace evidence. It was the first use of ... Attorneys for the man convicted in the 1993 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas pleaded with a Santa Clara County judge on Friday to reconsider ... Richard Allen Davis said he abducted Polly Klaas during a drug-induced haze and strangled her to "cover his tracks" because he knew a ... A jury found defendant Richard Allen Davis guilty of the first degree murder of 12-year-old Polly Hannah Klaas.