The series is inspired by the true story of Keith Hunter Jesperson, infamously known as the Happy Face Killer ... He earned his nickname for the smiley faces he included in letters sent to ...

Melissa G. Moore explains why she's worked to tell her story as the daughter of a convicted serial killer and how a new show ...

signing letters to the media with a smiley face. This, in turn, led him to be dubbed the "Happy Face Killer," a label that proved convenient in true crime circles, where names like "The Golden ...

After decades of no contact, Keith Jesperson, aka the Happy Face Killer, forces his way back into his daughter Melissa’s life, causing her to face a reckoning of her own identity. Based upon a ...

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 ...

He is quietly chilling as Keith Hunter Jesperson – a real-life American-Canadian serial murderer dubbed the “Happy Face killer” in the 1990s because of the smiley faces with which he would ...

Inspired by a shocking true story, Emmy-nominee Annaleigh Ashford plays Melissa Moore, a woman compelled, after decades of estrangement, to confront her incarcerated father – the Happy Face ...

This is a rich setup for a crime investigation thread. But what makes Happy Face a standout is how series showrunner Jennifer Cacicio balances the murder mystery with character-driven drama that ...

Happy Face, the new Paramount+ series, breaks the mold by shifting the focus from the killer to his family — most notably, his daughter, Melissa Moore. The series dramatizes Melissa’s struggle ...

“Happy Face,” which begins airing Thursday, is inspired by the true story of Melissa Moore, whose father was a prolific serial killer infamous for drawing smiley faces on letters to the media ...