Legacy: Murder & Media, Politics & Prisons, The

The Legacy: Murder & Media, Politics & Prisons (1999)

Name: The Legacy: Murder & Media, Politics & Prisons
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 2016-03-25T17:46:56+01:00
Cast: Joe Klaas, Marc Klaas, Mike Reynolds

Crime | 76 minutes

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Genre: Crime / Documentary

Duration: 76 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Michael J. Moore

Stars: Joe Klaas, Marc Klaas, Mike Reynolds

IMDb score: 7,6 (14)

Releasedate: 2 November 1999

This movie is not available on US streaming services.

The Legacy: Murder & Media, Politics & Prisons plot

When twelve-year-old Polly Klaas was kidnapped and later found murdered a stone's throw from her California suburban home in 1993, it resulted in one of the largest civilian manhunts in history. Two months later, Richard Allen Davis was arrested for this crime, a man who had committed the wrongdoing once before. Polly's father, Marc Klaas, became one of the main spokespersons for the 'Three Strikes and You're Out' movement. They campaigned for the adoption of a law stipulating that a third offense of criminal law would result in an inexorable long prison term, regardless of the nature of the crimes...