Jake Bird
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Oct 17, 2026
Darren MarlarHOST
October 30, 1947, dawned cold in Tacoma, Washington.
Darren MarlarHOST
The 45-year-old drifter Jake Bird entered the home of Bertha Klunt and her 17-year-old daughter, Beverly June.
Darren MarlarHOST
What happened next would stun not only the community, but also be a revelation about one of America's most prolific, but lesser-known, serial killers.
Darren MarlarHOST
Jake Bird was born in Louisiana in 1901 and left home at 19 to live the life of a transient worker.
Darren MarlarHOST
For years he rode the rails across America, working odd jobs with railroad section gangs.
Darren MarlarHOST
This lifestyle of constant movement from town to town would later become important in linking him to dozens of birders in the United States.