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Keith Hunter Jesperson Biography

Keith Hunter Jesperson is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on April 6, 1955 in Canada, Canada. Known as The Happy Face Killer for the smiley faces he drew on letters to the press, murdered at least 8 women across the U.S. in the 1990s.

He wrote letters to the media, as did “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz.

Keith Hunter Jesperson (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian-American serial killer who murdered at least eight women in the United States during the early 1990s. He was known as the “Happy Face Killer” because he drew smiley faces on his many letters to the media and prosecutors. Many of his victims were sex workers and transients who had no connection to him. Strangulation was his preferred method of murdering, the same method he often used to kill animals as a child.

Jesperson reported that he was raped at the age of 14. He graduated from high school in 1973, but did not attend college because his father did not believe he could do it. Although he was not successful with girls in high school, having never even attended a school dance or his prom, he did enter into a relationship after high school. In 1975, when Jesperson was 20, he married Rose Hucke, and the couple had three children—two daughters and one son. Jesperson worked as a truck driver to support the family.

He married Rose Hucke when he was 20, and they had 3 children before divorcing in 1990.

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Early in the investigation of Taunja Bennett’s murder, Laverne Pavlinac read the news reports surrounding Taunja Bennett’s death and saw it as an opportunity to force an end to the long-term abusive relationship she had been in with her live-in boyfriend, John Sosnovske. She set up a meeting with the investigating detectives and gave a false confession, using the details she had read in reports to give a detailed story of how Sosnovske forced her to help him rape, murder, and dispose of Bennett’s body. Pavlinac and Sosnovske were both arrested on March 5, 1990 and both were convicted of the murder on February 8, 1991. To avoid the possibility of facing the death penalty, Sosnovske pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to life in prison, while Pavlinac was sentenced to no less than 10 years, much more than she had anticipated.

Keith Hunter Jesperson Net Worth

Keith Hunter Jesperson is one of the richest Criminal from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keith Hunter Jesperson's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He wanted to be a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman until an injury ruined his chances.

He primarily raped and strangled his victims, who were usually prostitutes, while working as a truck driver.

Keith Hunter Jesperson was born on April 6, 1955, to Leslie (Les) and Gladys Jesperson in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, the middle child with two brothers and two sisters. His father was a domineering alcoholic and Jesperson claimed that his paternal grandfather was also violent. Les Jesperson denied being an abusive parent; however, while investigating for his book on Jesperson, author Jack Olsen was able to confirm much of the claimed abuse with other family members.

His first known victim was Taunja Bennett on January 23, 1990, near Portland, Oregon, United States. He introduced himself to Bennett at a bar and invited her to the house he was renting. He brought her home with the idea of having sexual intercourse with her, and when Bennett refused, he proceeded to strike and beat her. Worried that she would report this to the police he then ‘put his fist in her mouth’ and killed her. He established an alibi by going back out for some drinks, being sure to converse with others, before returning to retrieve Bennett’s body and belongings to dispose of them. He was back on the road the next day. The body was found a few days later, but there were no suspects and no leads.

Several years later, Hucke began to suspect Jesperson was having affairs when strange women would call. Tension in the marriage increased, and after 14 years, while Jesperson was on the road, Hucke packed up her and her children’s belongings and drove 200 miles away to live with her parents in Spokane, Washington. The oldest child, Melissa, was 10 years old. Jesperson continued to spend time with his children when he was in town. The couple divorced in 1990.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Treated like an outcast by his own family and teased by other children for his large size at a young age, Jesperson was a lonely child who showed a propensity for torturing and killing animals. Despite consistently getting into trouble in his youth, including twice attempting to kill children who had crossed him, Jesperson graduated from high school, secured a job as a truck driver in 1974, got married a year later, and had three children. In 1990, after 15 years of marriage, Jesperson was divorced and saw his dream to become a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman dashed following an injury. After returning to truck driving, it was that year that Jesperson began to kill.

It was more than six months before his next victim was found in June 1993, another unidentified woman, a “street person,” in Santa Nella, California, who he claimed was named “Carla” or “Cindy”. Police originally considered her death a drug overdose. More than one year later, in September 1994, another Jane Doe was found in Crestview, Florida. Jesperson claims her name was Susanne.

Who is Keith Hunter Jesperson Dating?

According to our records, Keith Hunter Jesperson married to Rose Hucke . As of December 1, 2023, Keith Hunter Jesperson’s is not dating anyone.

It was two and a half years after his first kill when Jesperson killed again. On September 16, 1992, the currently unidentified body of a woman he raped and strangled was found near Blythe, California. He says the Jane Doe’s name was Claudia. A month later, in Turlock, California, the body of Cynthia Lyn Rose was discovered. He claims she was a sex worker who entered his truck at a truck stop while he slept. His fourth victim was another sex worker, Laurie Ann Pentland of Salem, Oregon. Her body was found in November of that year. According to Jesperson, she attempted to double the fee she charged for the sex he had been engaged in with her. She threatened to call the police, and he strangled her.

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Facts & Trivia

Keith Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Keith Hunter Jesperson celebrates birthday on April 6 of every year.

Jesperson was arrested on March 30, 1995, for the murder of Winningham. He had been questioned by police a week before, but they had no grounds to arrest him after he refused to talk. In the days following, Jesperson decided that he was certainly going to be arrested, and after two suicide attempts, he turned himself in hoping it would result in leniency during his sentencing. While in custody, Jesperson began revealing details of his killings and making claims of many others, most of which he later recanted. Also, a few days before his arrest, he wrote a letter to his brother. In it, he confessed to having killed eight people over the course of five years. This led police agencies in several states across the country to reopen old cases, many of which were found to be possible victims of Jesperson.

Where is Keith Hunter Jesperson?

Jesperson is currently serving a sentence of life without parole at the Oregon State Penitentiary.

How did they catch Keith Jesperson?

A serial killer’s brand name was born. Jesperson was finally caught in 1995, following his last known murder: his 41-year-old girlfriend, Julie Ann Winningham. Killing Winningham, who, unlike his other victims, had a relationship with him, proved to be Jesperson’s undoing. It led police right to him.

Why did Laverne pavlinac falsely confess?

Pavlinac had made the whole thing up. When she recanted, Pavlinac said she falsely confessed because she was stuck in a volatile relationship with Sosnovske, desperately seeking a way out and wanting him in prison. But in the process, she also falsely implicated herself.

What did Keith Jesperson do?

A Canadian-born long-haul truck driver and divorced father of three, Jesperson claimed to have killed eight women in five states: Washington, California, Florida, Wyoming and Oregon. His killing spree spanned from 1990 until 1995, when he turned himself into authorities.

How old is Keith Jesperson?

67 years (April 6, 1955)

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