The Paramount+ series “Happy Face” changes a number of key details in the real-life story about serial killer Keith Jesperson and how his daughter, Melissa G. Moore, decides to go public with ...

He earned his nickname for the smiley faces he included in letters sent to authorities. According to Rolling Stone, in the 1990s, the father of three killed at least eight women over a span of ...

Both Pavlinac and Sosnovske have since passed away. Jesperson signed the aforementioned graffito with a smiley face, just as he had in later confessions sent to media outlets and investigators. On ...

Happy Face premiered on Paramount+ on March 20, 2025, and has already impressed the audience with its intriguing storyline. The show is based on a true story and chronicles the journey of Melissa ...

Like Hulu’s “Good American Family,” which also premieres this week, “Happy Face” is based on an unbelievable true story. The new drama explores the collateral damage of human evil ...

That’s the premise of the new Paramount+ thriller Happy Face. Opening Shot: A closeup of a woman putting on makeup in the morning. The Gist: As Melissa Reed (Annaleigh Ashford) starts her day ...

Dubbed the 'Happy Face Killer' by police, Jesperson – who shared three children, including Melissa, with his ex-wife Rose – had spawned the moniker after drawing smiley faces on his horrifying ...

Perhaps as a result, “Happy Face” lacks the nimble, playful, ever-shifting tone that generally marks a Kings show, even one that deals with serial murder. (Producing director Michael Showalter ...

His moniker, the Happy Face Killer, came from the smiley face he would sketch when signing letters or notes about his heinous acts. In 1990, Laverne Pavlinac falsely confessed that her live-in ...

Known as the Happy Face Killer, Jesperson is serving life without parole in Oregon for the murders of eight women, although he claims to have killed many more (as many as over 150). After his crimes, ...