Keith Hunter Jesperson murdered eight women and confessed his crimes in letters signed with a smiley face Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

He earned his moniker after sending letters with smiley faces to law enforcement and the media, and has claimed to have killed as many as 160 people. Moore’s story is now the subject of a new ...

Moore, whose father was the serial killer known as the Happy Face Killer. The series' title originates from the taunting notes with smiley faces that Jesperson left for authorities at crime scenes.

and who gained his ominous moniker from his habit of leaving smiley faces on letters to the authorities. He’s currently serving a sentence of life without parole at Oregon State Penitentiary.

“Thank you for calling the Oregon Department of Corrections,” a voice on the phone says, at the beginning of the chilling official trailer for “Happy Face,” the upcoming limited series ...

His moniker, the Happy Face Killer, came from the smiley face he would sketch when signing letters or notes about his heinous acts. In 1990, Laverne Pavlinac falsely confessed that her live-in ...

Dennis Quaid steps into the role of Keith Jesperson, dubbed the Happy Face Killer due to his penchant for scribbling smiley faces in correspondence with authorities. Jesperson is currently 69 ...

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The horrors surrounding "Happy Face" are bone-chillingly true. The Paramount+ crime drama series delves into the seemingly all-American upbringing of Melissa G. Moore, which is terrifyingly ...