Murder at the Slumber Party_ Horrific Kidnapping of 12 Year-Old Polly Klaas

On October 1, 1993, a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped at knifepoint from her Petaluma, California bedroom during a sleepover with two friends, while her mother slept in the room next door [citation:1]. This rarest of all kidnappings—a stranger abduction from the home—triggered one of the largest manhunts in FBI history [citation:1]. The 65-day search for "America's Child" became a national obsession, but a chilling truth emerged: a communication failure allowed a suspect to escape, and Polly was alive during a police encounter just hours after her abduction [citation:2]. The case would forever transform the FBI's approach to solving crimes [citation:1].Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/red-tree-crime--6847553/support.