“The Happy Face Killer” Keith Jesperson Pt. 2

For nearly twenty years, a charming con man poses as a globe-trotting CIA operative, seducing women and draining their savings in the name of “classified missions”—until one wife uncovers his lies and helps bring down the man she thought she would share her life with. Sources for ...  Show more

The wife of the “sausage king of Chicago” disappears without a trace…until police search a suspicious vat in the basement of his factory, fueling rumors of exactly how he got rid of her. Sources for this episode include:Alchemy of Bones: Chicago's Luetgert Murder Case of 1897 by ...  Show more

As his body count grew, Keith Jesperson left more than victims behind—he left smiley face graffiti, taunting letters, and a desperate need for attention. In Part 2, we unravel the psychology behind the Happy Face Killer's sadistic murder spree, his chilling confession, and the mo ...  Show more

Before he became the Happy Face Killer, Keith Jesperson was a bullied kid, an animal abuser, and a man spiraling out of control. In Part 1, we unpack the warning signs—from his violent fantasies to the moment he crossed the line and committed his first brutal murder. Killer Minds ...  Show more

In March 1995, the body of 41-year-old Julie Winningham was found just off Highway 14 in Washington State, strangled to death. Julie had become the eighth victim of an active serial killer named Keith Jesperson. The 39-year-old truck driver had been slaughtering women across Amer ...  Show more

Keith Hunter Jesperson is an American serial killer who was born in Canada. He murdered at least 8 women during the 1990s while working as a long-haul trucker. He selected victims that had no connection to him as he was driving across the country. But his last victim would be som ...  Show more