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.

with her dad cheering her on from the crowd and capturing the special moment in a video shared on Facebook. Over the years, D’essence has appeared on her dad’s reality TV series Rickey Smiley ...

Dubbed the 'Happy Face Killer' by police, Jesperson – who shared three children, including Melissa, with his ex-wife Rose – had spawned the moniker after drawing smiley faces on his horrifying ...

Jesperson became known as the Happy Face Killer because he drew smiley faces on the anonymous letters he wrote to media outlets and police departments confessing to his crimes. He murdered at ...

How a simple line drawing of a smiley face became a global shorthand for brands to connect with people on an emotional level When Franklin Loufrani trademarked the now iconic smiling face symbol in ...

He earned his nickname after the smiley faces he drew on letters baiting the media and authorities. In addition to her iHeartPodcasts series, Moore has also hosted the series Monster in My Family ...

Jesperson earned the nickname “Happy Face Killer” for sending confession letters to journalists and police departments across the country, each signed with a smiley face. According to The New ...

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.

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.

“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 ...

Disney has revealed its third animated Star Wars anthology series, which takes us deeper into the galaxy's darkest corners through the eyes of two infamous bounty hunters. Disney has released a ...

Like Hulu’s “Good American Family,” which also premieres this week, “Happy Face” is based on an unbelievable true story. The new drama explores the collateral damage of human evil ...