Detective Jake Durham
Background
Jake Durham is a detective for the Atlanta Police Department in Atlanta, Georgia.
During the events of The Visitor (1979) played by Glenn Ford
After Barbara Collins is shot, Sheriff Paul Townsend drops Detective Durham off at Barbara's house and he looks around before being scared off by Squeaky. Detective Durham interviews a Sales Clerk and then Susan about the present bought for Katy Collins. He follows Katy's bus to school and when he tries to ask her questions, she tells him she doesn't like him and walks away. Detective Durham asks her what happened to the gun and she tells him it is up his ass and walks away. At the police station, Police Captain tells Detective Durham that there were no prints on the handgun used to shoot Barbara and it had no serial number. Police Captain mentions that Katy didn't seem shaken up by Barbara being shot and Detective Durham agrees with him. Detective Durham goes to Katy's house and walks inside after no one answers the door. Squeaky attacks him, but he manages to throw it outside. While digging through a plant pot, he finds the talking bird toy. He takes the toy and as he is driving back to the police station, Squeaky attacks Detective Durham and he crashes his car and is killed when it catches on fire and he is stuck inside of the vehicle.