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Keith Hunter Jesperson-1995. Photo via AP Photo and Don Ryan.
Keith Hunter Jesperson-Victims. Photo via Oxygen.
Julia Ann Winningham.
Suzanne Kjellenberg. Photo via Okaloosa County Sheriff.
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Keith Hunter Jesperson

The Happy Face Killer.

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.

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
Status
Closed Case
Timeframe
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
Tag(s)
Murder
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Serial Killer
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External Links
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