The notorious “Happy Face Killer,” Keith Jesperson, says that his time behind bars has transformed him, and he now vows to never engage in criminal activities again.
“Freedom feels so special to me,” Jesperson told NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield. “Most (inmates) are angry and want some kind of payback.”
Jesperson said that his time in prison cured him, turning him into a different person than the one who landed him behind bars.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jesperson, 68, admitted to murdering several women across Nebraska, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, and Florida. He claimed to have killed 185 people, although investigators have not confirmed that claim.
His nickname came about after he adorned letters to the media and authorities with happy faces before his arrest in 1995.
Meanwhile, Jesperson has also been writing to one of his adult children.
Melissa Moore, 43, posted details of her life on TikTok and has gained upwards of 160,000 followers. In one post in September 2023 that got 8 million views, Moore read a letter that Jesperson wrote about her wedding in July.
“In the letter he says I’m fat and my husband is fat,” Moore told viewers, adding that her father also doubted the marriage would last.
Jesperson, however, says that Moore plans to produce a movie about his life, according to one of the several letters he wrote Banfield.
Court records indicate that Jesperson has no chance of leaving prison. He’s serving life behind bars at Oregon State Penitentiary for murdering eight women between 1990 and 1995.
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[Featured image: Keith Jesperson/Police Handout]
