Polly Klaas' murder 30 years later: Investigators remember dogged work to crack case "20/20" will take a look back at the case that rocked a California town.

The California suspect in Polly Klaas' 1993 murder is seeking to overturn his death-penalty sentence under Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2019 decision to halt the death penalty.

Polly Klaas was 12 years old when she was abducted on Oct. 1, 1993 from her home in Petaluma, Calif., where she was having a slumber party with two 12-year-old classmates. Her kidnapping sparked a ...

Marc Klaas said he wants to take time for himself, now focusing on the lasting memory of his daughter. The town of Petaluma has memorialized Polly, who would have been 42 this year, through the Polly ...

When 12-year-old Polly Klaas was kidnapped by a stranger from her Northern California home on Oct. 1, 1993, the efforts to find her drew worldwide attention. When Polly’s body was found 64 ...

When 12-year-old Polly Klaas was kidnapped by a stranger from her Northern California home on Oct. 1, 1993, the efforts to find her drew worldwide attention. When Polly’s body was found 64 ...

Polly Klaas, 12, was kidnapped from her Petaluma home 30 years ago. ... Polly Klaas Case: Here's how 1993 Bay Area murder of 12-year-old transformed criminal justice system.

Of all the crimes in recent Bay Area history, few have been so horrific as the murder of 12-year-old Polly Hannah Klaas on Oct. 1, 1993. Polly, the only child of Sausalito resident Marc Klaas, was ...

Richard Allen Davis was sentenced to death for the 1993 murder and kidnapping of 12-year-old Polly Klaas in 1996 AP Photo/File A California judge has denied convicted killer Richard Allen Davis ...

To investigators at the scene of Polly Klaas’ abduction in early October 1993, the story strained belief. A thick-bearded stranger had entered the 12-year-old girl’s room while she was hosting ...

The kidnapping and murder of 12-year old Polly Klaas captured the world's attention. It happened in Petaluma back in 1993. She was taken at knife-point from her own bedroom at a slumber party.