He dumped the bodies of his victims in multiple states, so it took a long time for law enforcement officers to realize a serial killer was preying on women at truck stops and rest areas. Unfortunately for him, he quickly became the prime suspect in her death and was arrested on March 30, 1995, for her murder.
Consequently, a middle-aged woman named Laverne Pavlinac read about Bennett's murder and While Pavlinac and her partner had nothing to do with Bennett's death, the middle-aged woman wanted to end her turbulent relationship with Sosnovkse - who she said abused her - and she thought getting him sent to prison for murder was her best option. Another year later, he agreed to give a young woman named Angela Surbrize a lift from Spokane, Washington, to Indiana. He said the woman was hitchhiking from Miami to Nevada, and he agreed to give her a ride. On August 30, 1992, the body of a woman Jesperson later admitted to raping and strangling to death was discovered near Blythe, CA. According to Jesperson, Rose was a sex worker who entered his truck when he was trying to sleep, so he raped her and strangled her to death. Two months later in November 1992, the body of Laurie Ann Pentland, 26, was found in Salem, OR. Two months later, Jesperson murdered his girlfriend, Julie Ann Winningham, because he felt that she was interested in his money. Jesperson's next victim was another possible prostitute, Laurie Ann Pentland; her body was found in November of that year. In 2009, he was indicted for murder in Riverside County and was extradited to California to face charges. However, not long after she entered his vehicle, he raped her and strangled her to death, eventually discarding her body off of the interstate near Crestview, FL, where her remains were discovered in September 1994.In January 1995, Jesperson agreed to drive 21-year-old Angela Subrize from Washington to Indiana, but at some point he became angry with the young woman and raped and strangled her to death. With David Arquette, Gloria Reuben, Daryl Shuttleworth, Stefanie von Pfetten. Over the course of five years, serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson murdered several women as he traveled the United States working as a long-haul truck driver. He decided to make to make it impossible for the authorities to identify the 21-year-old's body Sure, serial killers ~killed~ people, but what did they actually do? That is, until Jesperson - who couldn't tolerate someone else getting credit for his crimes - wrote confessions in public places and sent letters about his crimes to the media. The truck driver signed his anonymous admissions with smiley faces, which gave him a nickname: "the Happy Face Killer." Following this, he was dubbed "The Happy Face Killer" by journalist Phil Stanford. After killing Bennett, Jesperson dumped the young woman's body in a nearby ditch where her corpse - with a rope still wrapped around her neck - was discovered a few days later. And most of his victims after Bennett were sex workers, hitchhikers, and transients he met while working as a long-haul truck driver all over the United States. Keith Hunter Jesperson “Happy Face Killer” Information summarized by Peggy Krueger, Kendra Justice, & Amy Hunt Department of Psychology Radford University Radford, VA 24142-6946 Date Age Life Event 04-06-55 0 Keith was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia to the parents of Les and Gladys Jesperson 1961 5-6 Started to kill and torture animals Jesperson went on to kill several more women, in part because someone else claimed responsibility for Bennett's murder, allowing him to remain free and hunt other victims.After Taunja Bennett's battered and strangled body was recovered from a ditch near Portland, OR, her murder and the investigation into her killing received a lot of coverage in the local press. Like many serial killers, Jesperson showed signs of Jesperson's first known victim was a woman named Taunja Bennett. Directed by Rick Bota. "The Happy Face Killer", is a Canadian-born American (possibly prolific) serial killer and rapist.
However, because he let Subrize use his credit card to call her boyfriend and father, Jesperson feared police would be able to link him to her murder. He moved to Selah, Washington, U.S., and because of his large size, he had trouble with making friends and was bullied by his classmates and his own brothers. Using details she gleaned from articles about Bennett's murder, Pavlinac convinced police she helped her boyfriend rape and murder the young woman and, in February 1991, they were both convicted of killing Bennett.With Laverne Pavlinac and John Sosnovske behind bars for his first known murder, Jesperson didn't kill another woman for more than two years.
According to Jesperson, he met the blonde woman - who he thought was approximately 30 years old - at a truck stop in Tampa, FL.
Her body was found only after Jesperson was arrested. Jesperson was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. More than six months later, he murdered another woman, whose name was claimed by him to be Carla or Cindy. Serial killer Keith Jesperson murders at least eight women over a five-year span and taunts authorities with disturbing letters and scribbled confessions signed with a happy face. He dumped the bodies of his victims in multiple states, so it took a long time for law enforcement officers to realize a serial killer was preying on women at truck stops and rest areas. While Jesperson From January 23, 1990, to March 10, 1995, Keith Jesperson killed at least eight victims According to Jesperson, who was 34 at the time, after convincing Bennett to come back to his home, they had consensual sex. Keith Hunter Jesperson (born April 6, 1955 Chilliwack, British Columbia) is a Canadian born American serial killer known as the "Happy Face Killer" for the smiley face he drew on his many letters to the media.