Klaas was 12 years old when she was abducted during a slumber party with two of her classmates
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- Polly Klaas was 12 years old when she was abducted on Oct. 1, 1993, from her home in Petaluma, Calif., where she was having a slumber party with two other 12-year-old classmates
- The case riveted the nation, ultimately sparking a nationwide search
- Some 32 years later, her abduction and murder remain ingrained in the American psyche
Some 32 years later, the abduction and murder of Polly Klaas remains ingrained in the American psyche. Polly was 12 years old when she was kidnapped on Oct. 1, 1993, from her home in Petaluma, Calif., where she was having a slumber party with two other 12-year-old classmates.
The case sparked a nationwide search, made Polly a household name and led to California’s adoption of the “three strikes and you’re out” law, which called for increased prison sentences for repeat offenders.
Polly and her two friends were having a slumber party at home with her mother, Eve, asleep in one room, and her half-sister, Annie, sleeping in another…