96: The Murder of Polly Klaas - August 5 2019 - Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2019

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com California’s “three-strikes law” has helped to put many repeat offenders behind bars and away from future victims. But do you know about the man whose criminal record helped to fuel its support? On August 5th 1996 Richard Allan Davis was sentenced to death for his crimes against a 12 year old girl named Polly Klaas. - Richard Allan Davis (1996) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow us on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer The show is produced and edited by Dillon Biemesderfer IG: @dungeonsanddillons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.0	A cup of murder
0:40.5	California's three strikes law
0:42.8	has helped to put many repeat offenders
0:45.0	behind bars and away from future victims
0:47.4	but do you know about the man
0:49.1	whose criminal record helped to fuel its support
0:51.2	on August 5th, 1996
0:53.9	Richard Allen Davis was sentenced to death
0:56.1	for his crimes against a 12-year-old girl named Polly Class. So, if you like your coffee hot
1:02.0	but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.
1:10.1	Richard Davis, born in 1954, had the standard childhood of what we've begun to associate with murderers and serial killers.
1:19.0	Alcoholic disciplinary in parents, divorce, the torture and killings of animals, dropping out of school, and a criminal history that started in his teens.
1:29.3	At 17, a judge gave him two options, the California Youth Authority or to join the United
1:35.0	States Army.
1:37.6	He chose Army and served for 13 months.
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