In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, we look into the 1993 abduction of 12-year-old Polly Klaas from a sleepover in Petaluma, California. A bearded intruder entered her bedroom, tied up two friends, and took Polly while her mother slept nearby, launching a fast moving investigation and an urgent search across the region.

As leads stalled, a separate police encounter on a rural driveway resurfaced, and evidence began to connect to repeat offender Richard Allen Davis. We follow how investigators closed in, what the case revealed about public safety and sentencing, and how Polly’s name became tied to lasting legal debate.

Join us on Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan.

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