Anne-Marie Green

So Happy Face is inspired by the true life story of Melissa G. Moore. At 15, Melissa discovered that her beloved father, Keith Jesperson, was the prolific serial killer known as Happy Face. As an adult, she changed her name and guarded that secret, all while her father continues to be serving a life sentence in prison.

So Happy Face is inspired by the true life story of Melissa G. Moore. At 15, Melissa discovered that her beloved father, Keith Jesperson, was the prolific serial killer known as Happy Face. As an adult, she changed her name and guarded that secret, all while her father continues to be serving a life sentence in prison.

Jesperson is responsible for killing at least eight women in the early 1990s and was dubbed the happy face killer because he signed his letters to the media and law enforcement with a smiley face. And Melissa, I listened to the podcast because this was a podcast before it became this TV series. And that's what the TV series is based on. I want to thank you for joining us and I want to dig into it.

Jesperson is responsible for killing at least eight women in the early 1990s and was dubbed the happy face killer because he signed his letters to the media and law enforcement with a smiley face. And Melissa, I listened to the podcast because this was a podcast before it became this TV series. And that's what the TV series is based on. I want to thank you for joining us and I want to dig into it.

Jesperson is responsible for killing at least eight women in the early 1990s and was dubbed the happy face killer because he signed his letters to the media and law enforcement with a smiley face. And Melissa, I listened to the podcast because this was a podcast before it became this TV series. And that's what the TV series is based on. I want to thank you for joining us and I want to dig into it.

So thank you so much, guys. Thank you for having us.

So thank you so much, guys. Thank you for having us.

So thank you so much, guys. Thank you for having us.

So, Melissa, your father was arrested in 1995 for the murder of his girlfriend, Julie Winningham. You were only 15 at the time. He goes to trial and then he confesses to a number of other murders. He's recanted when it comes to some of them. But what was it like at 15 to wrestle with this realization that your father is not the person you thought he was?

So, Melissa, your father was arrested in 1995 for the murder of his girlfriend, Julie Winningham. You were only 15 at the time. He goes to trial and then he confesses to a number of other murders. He's recanted when it comes to some of them. But what was it like at 15 to wrestle with this realization that your father is not the person you thought he was?

So, Melissa, your father was arrested in 1995 for the murder of his girlfriend, Julie Winningham. You were only 15 at the time. He goes to trial and then he confesses to a number of other murders. He's recanted when it comes to some of them. But what was it like at 15 to wrestle with this realization that your father is not the person you thought he was?

Jen, I want to ask you just how did you come to know Melissa and her story?

Jen, I want to ask you just how did you come to know Melissa and her story?

Jen, I want to ask you just how did you come to know Melissa and her story?

So, Melissa, I don't want to give too much away in terms of how the TV series unfolds. But obviously you're here talking with us now about who your father is. But what it did occur to me, you know, you could have stopped just at the podcast episode. And been like, OK, I got it out of my system. So I'm curious why you didn't choose to do that and why you're still speaking about it.

So, Melissa, I don't want to give too much away in terms of how the TV series unfolds. But obviously you're here talking with us now about who your father is. But what it did occur to me, you know, you could have stopped just at the podcast episode. And been like, OK, I got it out of my system. So I'm curious why you didn't choose to do that and why you're still speaking about it.

So, Melissa, I don't want to give too much away in terms of how the TV series unfolds. But obviously you're here talking with us now about who your father is. But what it did occur to me, you know, you could have stopped just at the podcast episode. And been like, OK, I got it out of my system. So I'm curious why you didn't choose to do that and why you're still speaking about it.

When I was thinking about you and your relationship with your dad, when he shows up, he's like he's Santa. He's bringing food. He's bringing toys. But he's also bringing you trinkets. It turns out that these trinkets are not just things for you, but they're things for him, too.

When I was thinking about you and your relationship with your dad, when he shows up, he's like he's Santa. He's bringing food. He's bringing toys. But he's also bringing you trinkets. It turns out that these trinkets are not just things for you, but they're things for him, too.

When I was thinking about you and your relationship with your dad, when he shows up, he's like he's Santa. He's bringing food. He's bringing toys. But he's also bringing you trinkets. It turns out that these trinkets are not just things for you, but they're things for him, too.