Mistakes And Oversights In The Case Of Polly Klaas

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On October the first of 1993, twelve-year-old Polly Klaas was having a sleepover with a couple of friends at her mother’s home in Petaluma, California when a man entered her home and abducted her. Polly’s body was not found until months later. There were some mistakes and oversights made along the way that contributed to the prolonging of the case including some mistakes on law enforcement’s side. Polly’s case is a revolutionary one that would change the way missing children, child molesters and repeat offenders are handled in the United States. Polly Hannah Klaas (January 3, 1981 – October 1, 1993) is a twelve-year-old American murder victim whose kidnapping case gained national attention. The night started off like any other pre-teens slumber