POLLY KLAAS: CALIFORNIA

In October of 1993, 12 year old Polly Hannah Klaas, was abducted at knife-point by Richard Allen Davis during a slumber party from her Petaluma, California home. Thousands of residents from the surrounding community immediately responded with the largest manhunt in American history.  Then on a cold evening in December, the media reported that Polly, America’s Child, was not found alive. The country was outraged and the public cried out for change in legislation and pro-active in crime prevention.  Marc Klaas, Polly’s father, immediately dove into a campaign to put