Polly Klaas Case Triumph of Science Over Darkness

When 12-year-old Polly Klaas was kidnapped in October of 1993, at first it looked like there would be little useful evidence, but FBI investigators got a ... But they set aside the same shock and fear the community was experiencing to pursue a story that proved astonishing and human, delivering daily ... The profiler in Polly's case worked side by side with the team to combine behavioral science with forensic science. Richard Allen Davis said he abducted Polly Klaas during a drug-induced haze and strangled her to "cover his tracks" because he knew a ... Eddie Freyer was the case agent who, working in conjunction with his partners from the Petaluma Police Department, worked countless hours ... 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 ... Polly Hannah Klaas (January 3, 1981 – October 1, 1993) was an American murder victim whose case garnered national media attention. On October 1, 1993, ... A jury found defendant Richard Allen Davis guilty of the first degree murder of 12-year-old Polly Hannah Klaas. 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 ... “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 ...