Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. [1][2], His early life was disadvantageous; his parents were both alcoholics[3] and his mother had once punished him and his brothers for smoking by burning their hands on a hot stove. "It doesn't have any specific timetable. It's in line behind everything else.". Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. December 16-21: The Napa Sate crime spree: Unspecified dates: Five victimless robberies. He then fled the scene with Polly. This man spent the late part of the 1960s and almost the entirety of the 1970s getting in trouble with law enforcement for a multitude of different crimes. However, by 1984 Richard is actively participating in crime again this time he is working alongside his girlfriend accomplice Sue Edwards. On October 1, 1993, 12-year-old Polly Klaas and two of her friends were having a sleepover at the Klaas home. Polly's mother was present but retired early for the night due to a migraine. Under California law, a capital murder must be accompanied by "special circumstances"such as sexual assault and kidnapping. Life inside the family home growing up proved to be difficult as both of Richards parents were heavy alcoholics. Police finally caught up with Davis after finding pieces of cloth near the site where Davis drove off the road on October 1. Collins hoped to reduce the chance of Davis's receiving the death penalty. He is reportedly in protective custody because of both an apparent drug overdose and numerous attempts on his life by other prisoners there. CBS Who is Richard Allen? Defendant: Richard Allen Davis Crimes Charged: Murder, robbery, kidnapping, burglary, attempting a lewd act with a minor, and other charges Chief Defense Lawyers: Barry Collins and Lorena Chandler Chief Prosecutor: Greg Jacobs Judge: Thomas Hastings Place: San Jose, California Dates of Trial: April 17-June 18, 1996 Verdict: Guilty In school, Davis was a quiet kid, but he started exhibiting acts of violence toward animals. In the wake of the murder, politicians in California and other U.S. states supported three strikes laws and California's Three Strikes act was signed into law on March 8, 1994. Some would say Richard Allen Davis has been marching toward execution most of his life. "That happened while Davis was being escorted. Richard Allen, who is is being held in connection with the high-profile Delphi murders, appeared in a photo just last year with his wife, and there is a sketch of the killer behind him. Richard Harding Davis Davis was arrested on the 21st after breaking into the home of a bank employee named Josephine Kreiger. Marc has been waiting for Davis' execution since his daughter's abduction and murder. Richard Allen Davis is an American convicted murderer, whose criminal record fueled support for passage of Californias three-strikes law for repeat offenders. Among the items was a pair of torn ballet leggings, which was taken to a crime lab to be analyzed. View the profiles of people named Allen Davis. As for how Davis was able to acquire significant amounts of drugs, authorities believe that they may have been brought in by a visitor, sent together with a letter, or given by other inmates. He had to drive from the Indian Rancheria in Ukiah once a week to meet with his parole officer and he would have seen any police activity in the area. After listening to the sound byte, the classmate said it 'gave her chills' Credit: Getty More disturbing information is coming to light about Allen, 50, after he was arrested on October 26 and then charged two days later with the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams back in February of 2017.. Bob Davis later turned Davis and his brother to authorities for "incorrigibility" several times. Dallas Morning News (October 4, 1998): 7A. While Davis was being interrogated by Petaluma PD and the FBI, a massive search was launched on Friday, December 3. A judge gave him the option to join the Army or attend reform school, and he chose the former. On July 11, 1958 he married Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Givens and was happily married for 63 years. His niece (19 at the time of the trial) at one point alleged that when she was seven, Westerfield . He confessed to a string of burglaries in La Honda and serve six months in the county jail. Richard Allen Davis (born June 2, 1954) is an American convicted murderer and child molester, whose criminal record fueled support for passage of California's "three-strikes law" for repeat offenders. that night, Voris was found dead of a gunshot wound. By the time he was a teenager, Davis was deeply involved in a life of crime. 36 and how California's 'Three Strikes' law came to be", "The right three strikes three strikes and out law", "Cracking the Case:I Couldn't Keep Images Of Polly Klaas Out Of My Head | Investigation Discovery", "American Justice | Season 5, Episode 26 Free to Kill: The Polly Klaas Murder", "American Justice: Free to Kill - The Polly Klaas Murder - | Overview All Movie", "FilmRise THE FBI FILES Season 1 Ep 1 "Polly Klaas: Kidnapped", All About Polly Klaas and Richard Allen Davis, by Denise Noe, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Allen_Davis&oldid=1149263509, This page was last edited on 11 April 2023, at 04:19. Today, as reported by Fox News, several states follow the Three Strikes Law, but the rules vary for each jurisdiction. Allen's owner was involved in the Methodist Church and permitted his slaves to attend their services. Judge Thomas C. Hastings proceeded with the formality of the death sentence, saying, Mr. 18. He is most well-known for being responsible for the passing of California's three-strikes law. is somewhat misused. Davis and Edwards were later caught after an officer pulled them over for a defective taillight. Fliers went out across America with her picture and a composite sketch of a suspect. News. Journalist ine Cain and attorney Kevin Greenlee, hosts of the weekly crime podcast, said they . He chose the latter, receiving a discharge after 13 months of service. Allen Lee Davis (July 20, 1944 - July 8, 1999) was an American murderer who was executed for the May 11, 1982, murder of Nancy Weiler, who was three months pregnant, in Jacksonville, Florida.According to reports, Nancy Weiler was "beaten almost beyond recognition" by Davis with a .357 Magnum, and hit more than 25 times in the face and head.He was additionally convicted of killing Nancy . Richard Allen Davis (born June 2, 1954) is an American convicted murderer whose criminal record fueled support for the passage of California's "three-strikes law" for repeat offenders and the involuntary civil commitment act for sex offenders and predators. According to Ruth Baron, the mother of one of Daviss childhood friends, He would douse cats with gasoline and set them on fire. Cherney also complains that the change of venue for Davis' trial, which was moved to Santa Clara County after attempts to seat an impartial jury in Sonoma County failed, was bound to prove ineffective because both communities rely on the same media pool, saturated with the same horrific stories in the case. He also goes by the names Ricky Allen and Rick Allen. A defiant Davis made an obscene gesture as he left the courtroom. He dropped out of school in his sophomore year of high school. Richard Allen Davis during his confession. Richard Allen Davis is shown in the courtroom after he is found guilty in June 1996 on all counts in the Polly Klaas trial. The FBI found Davis' palm print on a bunk bed using special light and fluorescent powder. The father, Marc Klaas, rose from his seat and lunged toward the defendant, Richard Allen Davis, before submitting to deputies who hustled him toward the door. Great American Trials. After being arrested for a motorcycle theft, Bob suggested to both a judge and a probation officer to have Davis be drafted into the army rather than be sent to a Youth Facility. The search effort produced other items of evidence but did not produce any evidence of human remains. He later failed to appear in court. By the time Richard was in his mid-teens he had established himself as a low-level figure in crime. 2. In his own brief on the case, Deputy State Attorney General Ronald S. Matthias said ample legal precedents support those rulings. When nothing was found during the initial search and the surveillance of Davis also produced no results, the decision was made to arrest him for the kidnapping of Klaas. Allen Lee Davis was born on July 20, 1944. Richard Allen Davis was sent to California's death row at San Quentin Prison for killing Polly after kidnapping her from a slumber party in the bedroom of her Petaluma home Oct. 1, 1993. A jury in San Jose, where the case was moved last year after efforts to seat an impartial jury in Sonoma County failed, convicted Mr. Davis in June on 10 felony counts including the only disputed charge in the case: attempting a lewd act with a child under the age of 14. Richard Matthew Allen, from Delphi, Indiana, was taken into custody at around midnight and booked into Carroll County Jail. He told them that he was only there for the money and was not going to harm them (via The FBI Files). Davis was known in his adult years as one of Americans mass murderers who would ultimately be executed for his role of murdering Nancy Weiler, who happened to be three months pregnant On May 11, 1982, in Jacksonville, Florida. At an early age, Davis tortured and killed animals. Richard Matthew Allen, 50, was arrested Friday on two murder counts in the 2017 slayings of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, in Delphi in northern Indiana. Starr, Jr., Oliver. ." He was reportedly out of breath, sweating profusely (despite it being a cool night), and had twigs and leaves in his hair when contacted by deputies. Her murderer, Richard Allen Davis, had a string of prior convictions, including two kidnappings. As reported by History, a vehicle was found stuck in the woods and there were also children's clothes found in the area. But seconds later, Mr. Klaas suddenly rose and lunged, saying obscenities as he was pushed from the room. [5], When he was 14, Richard's 10-year-old sister Patricia died of an illness. March 6, 1967: At age 12, Davis has his first contact with law enforcement when he was arrested for burglary in Chowchilla, where he lived with . Mark Klaas lets. He denied attempting any lewd acts with Polly because, he claimed, the girl had told him her father, Mark Klaas, had sexually abused her. But we can't let this guy have a stranglehold on our lives. All Rights Reserved. In an emergency . Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. He was arrested again for auto theft and possessing Marijuana and sentenced to ten days. Davis was born the third of five children in San Francisco. You made it very easy today by your conduct.. He was sentenced to 6 months to 15 years in prison; however, he was released on parole after serving a year of his sentence. 23. The home is a half-mile from Delphi Community Middle School where Abby Williams and Libby German attended. Facebook gives people the power to. He was executed in 1993. Richard Davis is on death row in San Quentin State Prison for heartlessly taking the live of an innocent twelve-year-old girl named Polly Klaas. Davis had argued that his jailhouse confession was inadmissible because it was given without an attorney present. Davis' parents divorced when he was 11 years old, and his father would remarry twice, but Davis seemed to resent both of his stepmothers. Davy, Humphry As a child, he was sold to Stokley Sturgis, a plantation owner in Dover, DE where Allen taught himself to read and write. Anyone can read what you share. 26. He dropped out of high school in his sophomore year. Richard Allen "Rick" Davis is an American burglar, one-time rapist, abductor, bank robber and murderer. "He's the one that initiated the contact and made the admission over the phone," Jacobs said. Five weeks after his release, on May 13, 1974, he was arrested for another burglary. 7. Join Facebook to connect with Richard Allen and others you may know. Cherney said he has a strong case, summed up in 23 arguments seeking reversal of various portions of Davis' conviction and death sentence. The deputies did not know of the kidnapping or the suspect's description, due to Sonoma Valley units being on Channel 3. New York Times (September 27, 1996): A16. 17. He was married and had two children (including a son named Neal, who was 18 at the time of the murder) who went to college, but was later divorced. Davis had argued that his jailhouse confession was inadmissible because it was given without an attorney present. The only possible sentences were death or life with no possibility of parole. Fuck you! Mr. Klaas then lunged at the defendant but was restrained by the bailiffs. As of April 2022, he remains on California's death row in the Adjustment Center at San Quentin State Prison. He frequently killed stray animals, especially cats who he would burn alive, and dogs he would cut with a knife he carried with him. But he suddenly turned and attacked Davis." Klaas said he's given no consideration to "the obscene little anniversary" marked today and "the veil of gloom" produced by Polly's disappearance and death has finally begun to lift. Davis was arrested four times in Redwood City in 1973: for two counts of public intoxication, resisting arrest, possessing liquor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, trespassing, several traffic warrants, and more than 21 burglaries. Richard dropped out of high-school and started participating in small-time theft offences and robberies to support himself financially. Davis began engaging in criminal activities from around age 12, when in 1967 . He was convicted in 1996 of first-degree murder and four special . "Before Being Sentenced to Die, Killer Disrupts a Courtroom." Richard would later recall some of the violence that he was subjected during those early stages of his life. He was convicted in 1996 of first-degree . Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen has claimed that he is being treated like a "prisoner of war" as he is held behind bars while awaiting trial for the brutal 2017 slayings.. Both of his parents, Bob and Evelyn Davis, were alcoholics. As of April 2000, Davis's sentence was waiting review by the state supreme court, as required by California law. Still, Jacobs argued that Davis had stalked Polly, and he called witnesses who testified to seeing Davis in the neighborhood days before the kidnapping. After decade on Death Row, Richard Allen Davis' appeal process has barely begin Some would say Richard Allen Davis has been marching toward execution most of his life. Moreover, the automatic appeal to which all who receive the death penalty are entitled would only be the first of several appeals, as the case proceeds up the chain of federal district and appeals courts and finally produces a petition for hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, attorneys said. Davis later confessed to a psychologist that her death deeply affected him (even going so far as to claim he heard her voice in his head, telling him she wanted to be raped, robbed, or assaulted). Richard Allen Davis. The search continued through Saturday, December 4. Doctors reported that there were substantial amounts of opiates in his system but according to a prison official, there was no evidence that it was an attempt to take his own life; they deemed the incident an accidental overdose. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. From then on, Davis was in and out of prison for various offenses. 3. In June, 2006, Davis was found unconscious in his cell following an opiate overdose. But the defense planned to show that Davis had not sexually assaulted Polly in any way. For the original article on Davy see DSB, vol. When Governor Gavin Newsom suspended executions in . He was arrested later again that month on the 24th for forging a $10 money order. ''If I thought for a moment I could get my hands on him, I might have gone for him,'' Mr. Klaas later told reporters. Richard Carl Davis, 95. Richard Allen Davis was found guilty Tuesday of the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas, making him subject to the death penalty. In his statement today, he criticized the authorities for refusing to provide him a lawyer upon his arrest, and said he would not otherwise have made any admissions and forced his lawyers to concede his guilt to several counts. On October 1st 1993, multiple time convicted felon Richard Allen Davis broke into the residence of 12 year old Polly Klaas where she was having a slumber par. Nathan Barankin, a spokesman for the state Attorney General's Office, said additional appeals were almost inevitable, potentially delaying a conclusive finding - and likely future executions - for several years. Since David Knights e, Davis, Angela 1944 On October 1, 1993, while Polly enjoyed a sleepover with two visiting friends, a man broke into the house and abducted her at knifepoint. Davis was placed in protective custody because of this. His parents divorced when Davis was eleven. "The intentional killing of another person is wrong and as Governor, I will not oversee the execution of any individual," he stated. The Klaas kidnapping also focused attention on preventing child abductions and helped law enforcement officials improve their investigative techniques in such cases. 22. Angela Yvonne Davis, political activist, author, professor, and Communist party member, was an internationa, Rich, Francine Poppo 1967- (Francine Poppo), Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary: Narrative Description, Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary: Tabular Data, Richard D. McDonough Golf Scholarship Foundation, https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/richard-allen-davis-trial-1996. His case ultimately led to the passing of California's three-strikes law, which orders felons who commit one horrible felony, and has two other convictions (or a lot, in Davis' case), to serve a mandatory life sentence (which Davis is currently serving, unless his appeals fail and he is executed by lethal injection). They arrested him on a parole violation. Klaas' father even attempted to attack Davis and had to be restrained by officers in the courtroom. He was the third of their five children. RPTR. Davis is known to have presented "revolting behavior" in the courtroom, such as taunting Polly's family (sparking national outrage), and even flipping off a camera. Parallel habeus corpus proceedings concerning legal matters outside the court record - issues that often include such things as effectiveness of counsel and exculpatory evidence never admitted in court - also must be completed before Davis' death sentence can be affirmed. In California, the incident kindled popular support for lengthening the sentences for repeat felony offenders. A review of calls in the area the day of the kidnapping turned up the contact with Davis, who had only been identified because both deputies had filled out and filed the FI card. For police officials, the case spurred new techniques for tracking lost or abducted children. Davis, 42, listened impassively as the verdicts were . Davis started stealing from homes before he was a teenager, and his crimes only escalated as he got older. Includes Address (9) Phone (6) Email (3) See Results. Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). CNN Interactive (May 1, 1996): http://www.cnn.com/US/9605/01/klaas/index.html. A Santa Clara County jury rendered a death verdict on August 5, 1996. Davis' ultimate sentence, delivered after a series of emotional statements from Polly's survivors, may best be remembered for his own hateful remarks, in which he leveled accusations at the girl's father, Marc Klaas. [20][21], The Discovery Channel crime series The FBI Files' first episode's topic was the Polly Klaas case. View the profiles of people named Richard Allen. If he had completed his prison time, he wouldn't have been free to abduct Polly. David Alan Westerfield is an American man convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Danielle van Dam. He was then identified as the main suspect in Polly's kidnapping. Richard Allen Davis has been a death row inmate in San Quentin since his conviction. The hunt for Polly finally ended on December 4. He is survived by one son, Dean and wife Paul Davis, Loudon, TN and daughter De Ann Davis of . Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. Among other things, his 482-page brief cites what he says is insufficient evidence to support the jury's finding that Davis attempted a lewd act with Polly, questions about the use of certain photos at trial and testimony from a forensic psychologist about evidence of sexual sadism outside what Cherney said were court-approved limits. New York Times (April 18, 1996): A18. On October 12, 1973, Davis went to a party at the home of 17 year old Marlene Voris. When she returned, he strangled her with a piece of cloth. Two months later, the jury recommended that Davis receive the death penalty, having found special circumstances in the case. The perpetrator tied up Polly's friends and placed pillowcases over their heads before telling them to count to 1,000. Encyclopedia.com. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia.com cannot guarantee each citation it generates. Some believed Davis (19 at the time) had murdered her as he had been at her house when she had a party. He is currently on death row in Adjustment Center at San Quentin State Prison, California. Local outlet FOX59 has now obtained a state-issued photo of Mr Allen, with a government source confirming that it depicts the man now behind bars. On September 24, Davis abducted 26-year old legal secretary Frances May from a South Hayward BART station and attempted to sexually assault her. Richard Allen Davis (born June 2, 1954) is an American convicted murderer whose criminal record fueled support for the passage of California 's "three-strikes law" for repeat offenders and the involuntary civil commitment act for sex offenders and predators. "She didn't know what hit her," Davis said. (Season 4 Episode 4, 10/22/2014). Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. He chose the latter and received a general discharge after 13 months of service. 12. His lawyer, Phillip Cherney, told reporters he intended to ask for a rehearing and that he would be lodging a habeas corpus appeal with state and federal courts.[15]. His age is 76. 13. Richard Allen "Rick" Davis is an American burglar, one-time rapist, abductor, bank robber and murderer. Polly's abduction reminded the nation that even a "typical" child was not safe in her own home. A twice-convicted kidnapper with a history of assaults against women, Mr. Davis had been on parole just three months when he took Polly from her home, killed her and abandoned her body at the. Within hours of the kidnapping, in a rural area of Santa Rosa, about 20 miles (32km) north of Petaluma, a babysitter on her way home noted a suspicious vehicle stuck in a ditch on her employer's private driveway. years on Death Row before being executed. Richard Allen Davis was charged with murder with special circumstances, and he pleaded not guilty despite his prior confession to the authorities. 16. 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