“The most moving book ever written. Not for the faint of heart - but for those who are ready to plunge into the darkest depths of human depravity." – Gregg Olsen, international bestselling author of Don't Tell Nobody. THE TRUE STORY OF SISTERS GROWING UP WITH A KILLER MASTER WITH RECOGNIZED TRUE CRIME MASTER JACK OLSEN, WITH UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO A SERIAL KILLER, IMMERS READERS INTO THE MIND OF A MANIAC. THIS IS THE STORY OF A KILLER, AS TOLD BY HIMSELF. “I killed Tanya Bennett... I beat her to death, raped her, and I liked it. Yes, I'm sick, but I like it. Others are imprisoned, but I am not. Be on your guard. Perhaps I'm closer than you think." — Keith Hunter Jesperson, The Happy Face Killer In February 1990, Oregon State Police arrested couple John Sosnowka and Laverne Pavlinac for the rape and murder of 23-year-old Tanya Bennett. At the trial, Laverne accused John of murder, admitting complicity. The authorities closed the case. There was only one problem: innocent people were behind bars... The real killer of Tanya and seven other girls was truck driver Keith Jesperson. Picking up victims on the highways, he played a “death game” with each one, in which he strangled them, then revived them several times before killing them. In the twisted manner of a maniac hungry for glory, he began a campaign for the liberation of Sosnovka and Pavlinak. Jesperson sent tongue-in-cheek murder confessions to newspaper editors, adding a smiley face to the end of the messages—earning him the nickname “The Happy Face Killer.” Based on numerous interviews with Jesperson and his circle, diaries, and court records, The Happy Face Killer is a book based on numerous interviews with Jesperson and those around him, diaries, and court records. This is a frightening story of the development of a sadist and a maniac, told by him. “For its genre, this is just a bomb! Olsen obviously had full access to Jesperson, his family and friends... True crime at its best." – Kirkus Review