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Happy Face

Happy Face

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For Melissa Moore, 1995 was a nightmare. That’s the year the teenager learned her father, Keith Hunter Jesperson, was a serial killer. It’s also the year Melissa Moore’s doubt spiral began: When you look like your father, and you share his intelligence and charisma, how do you know you’re not a psychopath, too? Happy Face is the story of Keith Hunter Jesperson, his brutal crimes, and the cat and mouse game he played with detectives and the media. But it’s also the story of the horrific legacy he gifted his children. Join Melissa Moore as she investigates her father’s crimes, reckons with the past, and wades through her darkest fears as she hunts for a better future.

Inspired by Melissa's true-life story, Happy Face is now a Paramount+ Original Series, streaming March 20th. The thrilling drama stars Annaleigh Ashford and Dennis Quaid.

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  • Childhood

    Childhood
    Sep 28 2018

    Sometimes it's hardest for the people who are closest to see the obvious clues. Melissa Moore reckons with the reality of her childhood and growing up with a serial killer for a dad.

    Melissa G. Moore: IG @melissag.moore; Tik Tok @melissa.g.moore

    Lauren Bright Pacheco: www.LaurenBrightPacheco.com

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    28 mins
  • Disruption

    Disruption
    Oct 5 2018

    For years, Melissa believed her mother held much of the blame for tearing their family apart, but soon comes to understand that her father was never really a hero.

    Melissa G. Moore: IG @melissag.moore; Tik Tok @melissa.g.moore

    Lauren Bright Pacheco: www.LaurenBrightPacheco.com

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    27 mins
  • Keith

    Keith
    Oct 12 2018

    Melissa’s mother believes Keith wasn’t born a psychopath, but that he was raised to be that way by his father, Les.

    Melissa G. Moore: IG @melissag.moore; Tik Tok @melissa.g.moore

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    32 mins

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