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crime2 years ago

"Unidentified Victim of 'Happy Face Killer' Sought by California Authorities"

Officials are seeking the public's help in identifying the last unidentified victim of the "Happy Face Killer," a woman known as "Claudia" who was murdered in 1992. Long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson, serving multiple life sentences for killing eight women, pleaded guilty to her murder in 2010. Described as a frequent hitchhiker, the woman was likely from Southern California and had a tattoo of two dots on her right thumb. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the Riverside County District Attorney's cold case team.

via NBC News|
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crime2 years ago

"Authorities Seek Help Identifying Final Victim of 'Happy Face Killer'"

Riverside County officials are seeking help to identify the last unidentified victim of the "Happy Face Killer," who was murdered in 1992. Known as "Claudia" by the killer, she was described as having shaggy, wild blonde hair and was about 20 to 30 years old at the time. Recent advances in DNA technology and tips from the public are hoped to help discover her name. The killer, Keith Jesperson, claimed to have killed women in five states and was given the nickname "Happy Face Killer" due to the smiley faces he drew on a letter he sent to a newspaper bragging about his crimes.

via ABC News|
#crime#dna-technology#forensic-genealogy
crime2 years ago

Authorities Seek Help Identifying Victim of 'Happy Face Killer' with Las Vegas Ties

The Riverside County District Attorney's office is seeking the public's help in identifying a woman murdered by the "Happy Face Killer" 31 years ago. Keith Hunter Jesperson, the killer, was convicted of the unidentified woman's murder 14 years ago, and investigators are now closer than ever to identifying her thanks to advances in DNA technology. The victim, known as "Claudia," was described as a white woman with brown or dyed blonde hair, a tattoo of two small dots on her right thumb, and was last seen hitchhiking along Interstate 15 in 1992. Anyone with information on her identity is urged to contact the Cold Case Hotline.

via KABC-TV|
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