The Hex of Jake Bird, Tacoma Axe-Murderer



This is one is a more gruesome topic, a Tacoma murder trial and subsequent “curse,” that was supposedly cast on those involved in the trial.
The convicted murderer was Jake Bird. The victims were a mother, Bertha Kludt, aged 52 and her daughter, Beverly Kludt, aged 17.




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