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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 twelve, she was kidnapped at knifepoint during a slumber party at her mother's home in Petaluma, California , and strangled to death.
Today, we celebrate Polly’s life by remembering how she lived, instead of for how she was taken from us. In 2021 The Foundation, along with an outpouring of community support, began renovating the Polly Klaas Community Theater, which was named for her in 1994, as a tribute to her life.
Polly Klaas. During a slumber party in October of 1993, 12-year-old Polly Hannah Klaas was abducted at knifepoint from her Petaluma, California home. Thousands of residents from the surrounding community immediately responded with the largest manhunt in American history.
4 gru 2023 · 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...
20 paź 2024 · The kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas in 1993 left a lasting mark on child safety laws across the United States. Her case became a national tragedy and raised urgent awareness about child abduction.
22 wrz 2023 · Polly Klaas' kidnapping and death sparked a two-month search and manhunt where investigators, family neighbors, and even a Hollywood celebrity, pitched in to help.
2 paź 2023 · This rarest of all kidnappings—a stranger abduction from the home—triggered one of the largest manhunts in FBI history. Her name— Polly Klaas —evokes the 1990s, a decade when America’s ...
