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Riverside County Investigators Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Victim of ‘Happy Face Killer’

LOS ANGELES, CA – Riverside County investigators are on the cusp of uncovering the identity of a woman who fell victim to the notorious “Happy Face Killer” over 30 years ago. The killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, had confessed to her murder and those of seven other female victims in the early 1990s, signing his letters with a smiling face. Despite his admission, the woman’s identity has remained a mystery, but investigators are now seeking the …

Relative of “Happy Face” Serial Killer’s Last Unknown Victim Found, Edging Closer to Identification

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California – Investigators are making progress towards identifying the last unknown victim of the “Happy Face” serial killer. The victim, known only as “Claudia,” was murdered by Keith Hunter Jesperson, who confessed to killing at least eight women in multiple states. “Claudia” was picked up by Jesperson in Victorville, California, and was later found dumped on the side of the road in Blythe, California in August 1992. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office …

The Truth Behind the Happy Face Killer and His Reign of Terror

SALEM, Oregon – Keith Jesperson, also known as the Happy Face Killer, is a notorious serial killer who confessed to the murder of at least 8 women in the early 1990s. His chilling crimes terrorized the nation and led to the wrongful conviction of two innocent people. In 1995, while being questioned for the murder of Julie Winningham, Jesperson confessed to his crimes and turned himself in. He was a long-haul truck driver and a …

Authorities Seek to Identify Final Victim in ‘Happy Face Killer’ Killing Spree

Riverside County, California – In the early 1990s, long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson embarked on a killing spree that spanned the United States. His brutal acts claimed the lives of at least eight women, and to gain notoriety, he sent anonymous confession letters to journalists and investigators, many of them signed with smiley faces. Since Jesperson’s arrest in 1995, authorities in at least six states have diligently worked to unravel the identities of his victims. …

Investigators Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Victim of the ‘Happy Face Killer’

ASHLAND, Oregon – The “Happy Face Killer” case is approaching a resolution as investigators close in on the identification of a victim found decades ago. The female victim’s body was discovered in 1994, and since then, authorities have been working tirelessly to identify her. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is now seeking the public’s help to finally bring closure to this long-standing case. The woman is believed to have been in her late teens or …

Riverside Investigators Seek Public’s Help in Identifying 30-Year-Old Victim of ‘Happy Face Killer’

Riverside County, California – Riverside County investigators are on the brink of solving a decades-old mystery surrounding the identity of a woman who fell victim to the infamous “Happy Face Killer” over 30 years ago. Although the killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, claimed to have killed the woman, he referred to as “Claudia,” her identity remains unconfirmed. Authorities are now turning to the public for help in identifying the victim. Jesperson, a serial killer, sent letters …

Authorities Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Final Victim of Happy Face Killer

Riverside County, California – Authorities in Riverside County, California have identified all of the victims of the notorious “Happy Face Killer,” except for one unidentified woman. The killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, pleaded guilty to the murder of this woman in 2010, but her identity still remains a mystery. Jesperson, who earned his nickname from the happy face drawings he left on letters to the media and police, confessed to a total of eight murders across …

Serial Killer “Happy Face” Confesses to Murders and Leaves Police Seeking Final Victim’s Identity

For five years in the early 1990s, Keith Jesperson, a B.C.-born long-haul trucker, crisscrossed the western United States in his truck, killing women he met along the way. From 1990 to 1995, he killed at least eight women, sending anonymous confession letters to journalists and investigators, often signing them with a smiley face. Jesperson, known widely as the “Happy Face Killer” for his strange letter sign-off, has since confessed to the serial killings and is …

Unidentified Victim of “Happy Face Killer” With Possible Las Vegas Ties Seeks Closure as Investigators Renew Appeal for Assistance

Las Vegas, Nevada may have a connection to the final unidentified victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, also known as “The Happy Face Killer.” Riverside County, California investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying the woman, whose body was found along Highway 95 about seven miles north of Blythe on August 30, 1992. Jesperson confessed to killing her and seven other women, but she has remained unidentified for decades. On the 15th anniversary …

Authorities Seek Help Identifying Victim of ‘Happy Face Killer’ Murder from 1992

Riverside, California – More than three decades after the murder of an unidentified woman by the notorious “Happy Face Killer,” police and prosecutors are asking for the public’s help in identifying the victim. The woman was the last unidentified victim of Keith Jesperson, also known as the “Happy Face Killer,” who was convicted of her murder 14 years ago. Authorities in Riverside County have launched a nationwide effort aimed at uncovering the identity of the …