Investigators Near Identification of 'Happy Face Killer's' Last Victim

Forensic investigators and genealogists trace victim's biological father to Texas, seek public's help for further leads.

Riverside County investigators are close to identifying the last remaining victim of the 'Happy Face Killer', Keith Hunter Jesperson, who killed the woman and seven others in the early 1990s.
Jesperson, who has been in custody since 1995, referred to the unidentified woman as 'Claudia' and killed her in his truck after a dispute about money.
Forensic investigators using DNA evidence and genealogists have determined the woman’s biological father hailed from Cameron County in Texas. Her mother remains unidentified but could have been from Louisiana or southeastern Texas.
The woman was described as in her 20s, about 5-foot-6 and 140 to 150 pounds, with shaggy blond hair and a tattoo of two dots on the left side of the thumb on her right hand.
Authorities are seeking the public's help in identifying the woman and anyone with potential leads can contact the Riverside County district attorney’s cold case hotline.