The Happy Face Killer — Through His Daughter’s Eyes
Melissa Moore is a stunningly beautiful woman, who just happens to be the daughter of a serial killer.
Melissa Moore’s father, known as the Happy Face Killer, murdered eight or more women. Rather than fall victim to the trauma surrounding her father’s crimes and arrest, she processed the events of her childhood and now works with families of perpetrators from around the globe.
In recent years, Melissa spoke about her memories, sharing the early warning signs of the monster hiding inside of the man she knew as Dad.
Early memories of her serial killer father
One of Melissa’s early memories of her father is the time when he came upon her playing with some kittens. The young girl had found the babies in the cellar of the family farmhouse and moved the pets outside to play with.
When Keith Jesperson found his daughter stroking the little kittens, he took them from her. Melissa remembers that her Dad then ‘casually hung them up on the clothes line, and began to torment them.’
