Families of abducted and missing children — including Sierra LaMar — gathered Sunday in Sausalito and paid tribute to Klaas for his work supporting them through tragedy.
Marc Klaas, father of murder victim Polly Klaas, at his home in Sausalito, Calif. on Sunday, Oct, 1, 2023. His daughter Polly, who was 12 at the time, was kidnapped and strangled to death 30 years ago. Her killer Richard Allen Davis remains on death row at San Quentin State Prison.
The family of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, who disappeared from a Morgan Hill school bus stop in 2012, was there. When Sierra first disappeared, Klaas brought them a dinner of a roast chicken and potato salad, organized a search and attended court hearings when her killer was convicted. Klaas had consoled her parents as they waited for her return and became her steadfast admirer. On Sunday, they found each other and hugged.
Sanchez is one of a small number of victims who survive stranger abductions. Most, like Polly Klaas, never stood a chance – and it’s that knowledge that has made Klaas’s work so emotionally draining. “This day weighs on my soul,” he said. “Here we are 30 years later and we’re still dealing with all the same emotions we were dealing with when this first happened.”
KlaasKids Foundation advocated for child sex offender registries and stiffer sentences for crimes against children. His foundation’s community outreach program has fingerprinted, photographed and educated more than a million children – all paid for with donations, he said.
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