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.

She was one of at least eight women in the U.S. and Canada who were murdered by Keith Jesperson before his arrest in February of 1996. He was dubbed the "Happy Face Killer" because he put smiley ...

earning the nickname Happy Face Killer because of the signature smiley face he used to sign letters he sent to the media and police detailing his crimes. How Melissa Moore Overcame Dad Keith ...

Keith Jesperson, 67, from British Columbia ... gloating confessions to police and journalists and signing them with a smiley face. The twisted killer said in a letter addressed to NewsNation ...

Keith Hunter Jesperson murdered eight women and confessed his crimes in letters signed with a smiley face Keith Hunter Jesperson wanted the world to know he was a killer — and now, his story ...

Clark County Sheriff's office booking photo of self-proclaimed serial killer Keith Jesperson.