Welcome to episode 58 of FBI Retired Case

Val Review with Jerry Williams.

I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by actual true crime FBI cases.

In this episode we are once again speaking with Eddie Friar, the case agent of the Polly Class, Abduction, and Murder Case.

In part one, he told us all about that first 60 days when they were still trying to identify who was responsible for snatching Polly

from her room during a slumber party one Friday night in October of 1993.

And at the end of the interview,

we had gotten to the point where the big break had come through,

and they finally had a suspect. Now in part two Eddie Friar tells us all about what he

needed to do to prove that this suspect Richard Richard Allen Davis, was the person who snatched Polly from her room,

while also trying desperately to find her. He also takes us through the death penalty trial. I forgot to give a

shout out last week to Erica Spence, a listener who sent me a note asking if I could have somebody come on the show to review this case.

So thank you, Erica, for the suggestion.

Talking to Eddie and learning about this case Thank you, Erica, for the suggestion.

Talking to Eddie and learning about this case

has been a highlight of my time hosting and producing

FBI Retired case file review,

because I think this story is so important for parents to hear in saying

that I must also stress the fact that stranger abductions are rare and I am extremely pleased and honored to let you know that in episode 59 I will be speaking with Jim Clemente who is a retired FBI profiler who specializes in child sex offender

cases.

The one thing I can tell you that Jim is going to really stress is that it's not necessarily that monster predator that stranger that parents need to be concerned about but that nice guy offender or that nice girl offender

that your child knows and sees every day.

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