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Jake Bird (December 14, 1901 – July 15, 1949) was a convicted murderer and self-confessed serial killer who was tried and executed for the axe murders of Bertha Kludt (age 53) and her daughter Beverly June Kludt (17) in Tacoma, Washington on October 30, 1947. Bird may have killed as many as 46 people. Criminologist Eric W. Hickey, Ph.D, Director of Alliant International University's Center for Forensic Studies, wrote about how the Bird case challenges stereotypes of serial killers, who are mostly thought to be Caucasian males, whereas African American killers typically are associated with urban violence. Hickey wrote, "Revelations that Jake Bird, a black man, had actually stalked and killed dozens of white women in the 1940s in dozens of states...continue() to challenge traditionally held profiles of serial killers." ==Apprehension and arrest== The bodies of the Kludts were found by police after they apprehended Bird, whom they saw flee the Kludt residence at 1007 South 21st Street when they arrived in response to calls that there were screams coming from the house. As they had approached, they saw a barefoot African American run out and crash through a picket fence. They gave pursuit and had to scale fences before cornering the suspect in an alley. Bird attacked the police with a switchblade knife when cornered. He was subdued by one of the officers. Bird's clothes were covered with blood and brain matter and his shoes were back at the house. There was an axe on the kitchen floor where the body of Beverly June lay lifeless. Her mother was found dead in her bedroom. Bird was dubbed the "Tacoma Ax-Killer". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jake Bird」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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