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Keith Hunter Jesperson-Mugshot. Photo via Clark County Sheriffs Office AP.
Note: Images enhanced for clarity, resolution, lighting, and minor blemishes.
Keith Hunter Jesperson
The Happy Face Killer.
Victim(s)
Taunja Bennett (23F), “Claudia” (Jane Doe), Cynthia Lyn Rose, Laurie Ann Pentland, Patricia Skiple (45F), Suzanne L. Kjellenberg (34F), Angela May Subrize (21F), Julie Ann Winningham
perpetrator(s)
Keith Hunter Jesperson
Case Status
Closed Case
Case Years
January 1990–March 1995
Location(s)
Portland, Oregon, USA—Blythe, California, USA (near Colorado River)—Turlock, California, USA—Salem, Oregon, USA—Gilroy, California, USA—Crestview/Holt, Florida, USA—Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA—Washougal, Washington, USA
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Taunja Bennett (23F)
murdered on January 21, 1990, in Oregon
Unidentified “Claudia” (Jane Doe)
Found August 30, 1992. Victim remains unidentified. Near Blythe, California.
Cynthia Lyn Rose
Described as a sex worker in Turlock, California, body discovered in late September 1992
Laurie Ann Pentland
Sex worker from Salem, Oregon, killed in November 1992.
Patricia Skiple (45F)
Identified in 2022, killed near Gilroy, California, in June 1993
Suzanne L. Kjellenberg (34F)
34 years old; murdered near Interstate 10 in Crestview/Holt, Florida, in September 1994. Identified in 2023.
Angela May Subrize (21F)
Killed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on January 27, 1995.
Julie Ann Winningham
Murdered near Washougal, Washington, in March 1995. Her killing prompted his arrest on March 30, 1995.
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