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Item
Title
D30261-6
Date(s)
- 1947-10-30 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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On October 30, 1947 Officer John Gookins (left) and Officer E. "Skip" Davies compared investigation notes on the Kludt murders. Jake Bird, murder suspect, was apprehended by Officer Davies and Officer A.P. Sabutis, after he was caught peeping into someone's home. Bird attacked the officers with a knife, stabbing Sabutis in the back and cutting Davies' hand. Bird is now in custody and had admitted to killing the two women. Davies was the arresting officer; Sabutis is recovering in a Tacoma hospital. (T. Times, 10/30/47, p. 1)
Homicides--Tacoma; Death--Tacoma; Investigation--Tacoma; Law enforcement--Tacoma; Police--Tacoma; Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Davies, Evan W.; Gookins, John A.;--Bird, Jake;