he's admitted to being the person responsible for polly klaas' abduction and murder, but to ensure this? >> she's outside cloverdale. right outside cloverdale. >> cloverdale is an odd place for something like this. from petaluma, it's a straight drive up 101. >> how far off the road is she? >> half mile, quarter mile, something like that. >> is she where somebody could walk up and find her? >> yeah, i'm surprised nobody did it yet. i'll show you. >> and so they put him in the car, and then they drove to cloverdale. >> dave alford, sargent al bellow. the three of us got in a car and headed up north, and we met at cloverdale. >> i had mixed feelings. i don't trust suspects, and i don't trust information until i can verify it. >> did you cover her up? >> yeah. >> what'd you cover her up with? >> piece of plywood. >> when dave alford and i walked out there and found the board and lifted it up, and you know there's a body there, but i mean it was advanced decomposition. >> you got richard allen davis who is sitting there leaning up against a car, smoking a cigarette like he doesn't have a ca

polly klaas was abducted from california, lodging a two-month search.. the 12 year old was taken from her bedroom during a sleepover while her mother's lap in the next room. it's been three decades now and her case is still impacting the justice system and how kidnappings are investigating. >> a parent's worst nightmare. pick a middle-aged man abducted 12 year old polly klaas at knife point. >> please let somebody know that she's okay. >> reporter: hundreds of volunteers combed the area for clues. >> we had worked pretty hard and it was discouraging not to have a solid lead and then came the find on the 27th. >> day najafi was a woman who lived miles away. two months after the kidnapping, she discovers a scene on a mountain property. >> girlfriend had come up for a hike and we went for a walk along the trails. >> but did you find? >> i found a man's sweatshirt. it was turned inside out and laid out with the arms extended. there was a piece of white cloth that had been noted in several places. >> at that point, did you think -- >> i thought this is maybe

. >> a 12 year old, polly klaas was in her own bedroom having a slumber party.. >> what did you find? >> i thought this is a crime scene. all the alarm bells started going off the polly klaas case really changed everything. >> friday, 2020 is all new. >> i said, you better get down here. >> this could be it. >> friday night on abc, julianne hough joins alfonso ribeiro for an all new season of dancing with the stars. >> will you marry me? yeah yes. if you like pina colada. love and marriage start here. >> i can't stop myself from falling. come with me and this building a better bay area. >> moving forward and finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm kumar sieren from abc7 mornings. we're going to check in now with jobina for a look at traffic. hey jobina. >> hey kamasi. thank you. good morning everyone. we're starting in walnut creek and just look at this traffic on southbound 680. very packed this morning and it's continuing to trend that way throughout the week. no blocking issues causing it just a heavy flow of traffic. same thing g

. >> it's the chilling kidnaping case of 12 year old polly klaas.m her home in petaluma in 1993 during a sleepover with her friends. if you didn't know, that's an fbi agent. >> that's a homicide detective. and that's the offender. they were like three friends sitting around the table discussing this case. >> the special shines a light on the local police investigate nation. how the family has been managing since. and the lasting impact polly's case has had on the nation. you can watch the all new 2020 tonight at nine right here on abc seven. and then don't miss abc seven news at 11 right after if you're looking for something lighter for tomorrow night, you can get in the halloween spirit with on the red carpet there's a new goosebumps series, new scary movies and all your classic favorites. >> october is going to have you streaming and apparently screaming. i don't want to be screaming, but all month long it's that's plus from villains taking center stage to a oogie boogie bash. we're talking about how disney parks are celebrating spooky season all