We tell our kids there is no monster in their room... but what about when a monster sneaks into their room at night while you are sleeping, and you don't even know it? Natalia tells us the horrific story of the kidnapping of Polly Klaas, who was taken from her own bedroom during a slumber party in 1993.

TW: SA, abduction, involves kids

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