Keith Hunter Jesperson murdered eight women and confessed his crimes in letters signed with a smiley face Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Melissa G. Moore, daughter of convicted serial killer Keith Jesperson, is the focus of an upcoming Paramount+ show, 'Happy Face' Storm Santos Had Melissa G. Moore’s father come clean to her, she ...

Dennis Quaid revealed that his wife Laura Savoie was initially disturbed by his role as real-life serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson in his new true-crime drama series, "Happy Face." In the ...

Just because Dennis Quaid played serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson in Happy Face doesn’t mean he wants to know what the convicted murderer thinks of his performance. “I don’t care what he ...

Available to stream on Paramount+, Happy Face recalls the moment that Melissa G. Moore – then a high school senior – found out her father, Keith Hunter Jesperson, was in prison for murder.

Happy Face is based on the true story of the Happy Face Killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, played in the series by Dennis Quaid, and his daughter, Melissa G. Moore, played by Annaleigh Ashford.