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Kidnapping Of Polly Klass That Reshaped The Justice System In America - Twisted News

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πŸ—“οΈ 3 January 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of Twisted News, where we get you up to speed on some of the

0:06.0

strangest true crime stories that are happening in the world.

0:10.3

First up today, we're looking at a home invasion case turned kidnapping that went horribly wrong and the police really messed it up.

0:18.0

Then we have a missing mom of two who disappeared while on the road with her boyfriend and two daughters and no one knows where she went.

0:26.5

Get rid of scary mysteries, twisted news.

0:29.7

Number one, the Polly tragedy that reshaped justice.

0:36.3

In Petaluma, California, the class family experienced something that would not only devastate

0:44.6

their lives, but also ripple across the nation, altering the course of criminal justice forever. On October 1st of 1993, 12-year-old Polly Class was having a slumber party with two of her friends at her mom's house.

1:00.0

Everyone under that roof was completely unaware that this night would go from fun to tragic in the blink of an eye.

1:09.0

And playing games and watching movies while snacking on some popcorn were on the agenda for that evening.

1:14.8

As the night wore on Polly's mother went to bed,

1:18.1

her sister two went to her room, and then the three friends went up to Polly's room. It was a little after 10.30 p.m.

1:26.8

when an intoxicated intruder decided to enter the house. It was Richard Davis, a convicted criminal who was only recently paroled, and his first

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stop was Polly's bedroom.

1:40.1

Armed with a knife that he had grabbed from the downstairs kitchen, he explained to the girls

1:44.9

that he meant no harm and was only there to rob the place. If they screamed, though, he told him he'd hurt them.

1:52.0

Then he tied up Polly and her friends, put pillowcases over two

1:56.5

of the girl's heads before he took Polly with him as he left the room saying he'd bring her

2:01.6

back after he was done stealing the valuables. the

2:05.0

friends were left in shock and Polly was never returned.

2:10.0

Just a few hours later in the rural area of Santa Rosa, which was about 20 miles north of

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Polly's home, a property owner was told of a suspicious vehicle that was stuck in a ditch

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