#060: October 15th, 2018
My Dad, the Serial Killer
“My father is Keith Hunter Jesperson. He’s known as the Happy Face serial killer.”
It’s about at this point — the end of the opening dialogue — that listeners will realize that Happy Face, a new podcast from How Stuff Works, is something special.
When talking about murder, we so often hear from the victim’s families that listening to a member of the killer’s family is immediately shocking.
In this case, Jesperson’s daughter, Melissa Moore, starts sharing these intimate details of growing up in a household with someone who wasn’t quite right. Jesperson was simultaneously a loving father and provider, and someone people were intimidated by or scared of. He would occasionally do twisted, strange things, but would get a free pass because that was just Keith being Keith.
You always wonder with serial killers how the family didn’t know, but Moore does a good job of describing just how unclear things can be when you’re talking about someone you love… someone who gave you your DNA. You’ll be glued to her every word.
Have a listen and let us know what you think,
Stephen and EvanYour Podcast Delivery crew
“He’s everything you want in a dad. Then on the other side of the coin, he’s everything that scares you.”
- Episode 1: Childhood
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