FIRST APPEARANCE: September 1972 LAST APPEARANCE:July 1973 PERFORMER:Ward Costello (September 1972-July 1973; October 1973 [FB] ). EXIT:Shot to death by Joel Gantry. SPOUSE:Edith Berman (RIP). RELATIVES:Joel Gantry (step-son). Lucy Wilson (step-daughter). OCCUPATION:Attorney. MEDICAL HISTORY: Suicide attempt. Jake also suffered from schizophrenia. VILLAINOUS ACTS:Obsessed with Nicole Travis, Jake plotted to have himself shot and then frame Nicole's fiancee Adam Drake for attempted murder. Murdered wife Edith and made it look like a suicide. Blackmailed Johnny Dallas. Attempted to murder Adam Drake.
