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 ...

Moore, whose father was the serial killer known as the Happy Face Killer. The series' title originates from the taunting notes with smiley faces that Jesperson left for authorities at crime scenes.

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 ...

“Happy Face,” a Paramount+ series about a serial killer and his daughter, is based on a chilling true story. Dennis Quaid plays Keith Hunter Jesperson, a convicted killer known as the ...

That’s the premise of the new Paramount+ thriller Happy Face. Opening Shot: A closeup of a woman putting on makeup in the morning. The Gist: As Melissa Reed (Annaleigh Ashford) starts her day ...

Dubbed the 'Happy Face Killer' by police, Jesperson – who shared three children, including Melissa, with his ex-wife Rose – had spawned the moniker after drawing smiley faces on his horrifying ...

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 ...

Even in the present, that smile can slice like a blade. Smartly, director Michael Showalter picks jaunty tunes with lyrics about having a "happy face," which not only reflects Keith's troubling ...

Known as the Happy Face Killer, Jesperson is serving life without parole in Oregon for the murders of eight women, although he claims to have killed many more (as many as over 150). After his crimes, ...

Paramount Plus' selection of original shows is expanding with Happy Face -- an eight-episode crime series starring Annaleigh Ashford and Dennis Quaid. According to a synopsis, the drama "is ...

Dennis Quaid plays serial killer Keith Jesperson in the new Paramount+ series Happy Face, which is told from the point-of-view of Jesperson’s daughter, Melissa Moore (Annaleigh Ashford).