Murder of Polly Klaas

Polly Klaas (January 3, 1981 – October 1, 1993) is an American murder victim. She was abducted from her California home by Richard Allen Davis (born 1954) during what had been a slumber party with two other girls. Davis later strangled her. He was convicted of her kidnapping and murder and was given a death sentence. He is on death row. Actress Winona Ryder offered two hundred thousand in reward for the return of Klaas; after Klaas was killed, Ryder dedicated a movie version of Little Women for her memory.

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Category:1990s murders in the United States
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Category:Kidnapped American people
Category:American child crime victims
Category:Murdered children
Category:Deaths by person in the United States