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Animal Abuse Cases - Details |
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Doused cats with gasoline and set them on fire. - (Petaluma, CA - US) Crime Date: 10/01/1993
Case Status: Not Charged
Abusers/Suspects:
Richard Allen Davis
Case ReportIn October 1993, Richard Allen Davis, 38, abducted Polly Klaas (age 12) at knifepoint, from her home in Petaluma, California during a slumber party.
As a child he set cats on fire and threw knives at dogs.
He was never convicted of animal crimes. He was convicted and sentenced to death for killing Polly Klaas.
Davis was paroled from a prior kidnapping conviction only three months before kidnapping and murdering Polly Klaas. His other convictions included second degree burglary, robbery and assault. He was finally sentenced to death on 9/26/96. References Polly Klaas Foundation CNN Time Magazine People Magazine Associated Press Court TV The National Rifle Association The Washington Times Los Angeles Times The Discovery Channel - The FBI Files
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