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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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.

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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The Hex of Jake Bird, Tacoma Axe-Murderer

In this series we’ll be featuring a wide array of topics regarding Washington state’s history and folklore; from devastating shipwrecks to centuries of myths conjured from dark forests.

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