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How did a bizarre confession derail the investigation into the first murder committed by Keith Hunter Jesperson, the notorious “Happy Face Killer,” and allow him to remain on the loose, killing at least seven more women? A new two-hour “20/20” reports on how after authorities discovered the body of Taunja Bennett in the Columbia Gorge in 1990, 57-year-old Laverne Pavlinac confessed to the police that she took part in the crime. She provided convincing evidence that implicated her and her boyfriend, 39-year-old John Sosnovske, in the murder, and they were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. In a shocking twist, Pavlinac's confession turned out to be false in an attempt to escape what she described as an abusive relationship with Sosnovske. With reporting by “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang, “20/20” dives into how Pavlinac was able to dupe police, featuring audio from the couple's confessions and police interviews, and from the hidden microphone installed in Pavlinac's apartment when she tried to convince Sosnovske that he was involved in the murder. The two-hour program features an exclusive interview with Melissa Gavin, a friend of Julie Winningham, the last person Jesperson killed before his arrest; and new interviews with John Ingram, lead detective who investigated Bennett's murder; Jim McIntyre, prosecutor for Pavlinac and Sosnovske's cases; Darlene Carpenter and Bonnie McAlpine, Pavlinac's daughters; Michelle White, Bennett's sister; Melissa Moore, Jesperson's daughter; and Alafair Burke, bestselling author and former prosecutor who based her first novel on the case. The program also features Chang's interview with Jesperson from the ABC News archives and gives an inside look at how police ultimately tracked Jesperson down.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the Future is Bright? This week Bridget tells Lindsay about the murder of Taunja Bennett and the unexpected wild case that it is. Someone confesses to this murder and two people go to jail for it, easy and clean right? Wrong, very wrong. Out of this wrongful conviction and some really good detective work, a serial killer is caught for this murder and two people who are completely innocent get released from jail. This is just a weird and interesting story at every turn, good luck following this one! Check out our Instagram @fibpodcast. Like and follow our Facebook page @futureisbrightpod. Follow us on TIk Tok @fibpodcast! Please download, like, follow, and leave us a review it really helps out the show! If you have any suggestions for stories or person stories email us at futureisbrightpod@gmail.com Links to Our Sources: Netflix: Catching Killers Season 1 Ep. 3 and 4 The Happy Face Killer part 1 and 2 ABC 20/20 Season 44 Ep. 5 Sincerely, the Happy Face Killer ​​https://thecinemaholic.com/taunja-bennett-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/ https://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jesperson.htm https://abcnews.go.com/US/happy-face-killer-case-tapes-reveal-lengths-woman/story?id=80909504 https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3654 https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/who-is-happy-face-killer-keith-hunter-jesperson --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this week's episode, Kenzie and Ame cover the two-part installment on The Happy Face Killer in the Netflix series Catching Killers. On a cold January day in 1990, the body of an unidentified female is found along a mountain road in Oregon with a rope around her neck and the fly missing from her jeans. A composite sketch is released and shortly after they were able to determine that the young women was missing 23-year-old Taunja Bennett. Police are immediately pointed in the direction of a man named John Sosnovske when his girlfriend Laverne calls in a tip stating he'd confessed the killing to a friend at the bar, and she had found evidence linked to the murder in their home. After several interviews, however, Laverne's story turns more and more sinister and eventually lands both of them in prison. But a few years later, the local newspaper gets a letter from a man claiming he was actually the one responsible for the death of Taunja Bennett, as well as 7 other women. Police now have to track down the leads contained in the letter to determine if this was truly the man they'd been looking for, and if a couple of innocent people were doing time for a crime they didn't commit.

In this episode, Amber covers the devastating murder of child star, Judith Barsi. Judith, or Judy as she was known, was born June 6, 1978. She began her career in television, making appearances in commercials and television series as well as in the film Jaws: The Revenge, she provided voices for animated characters in “All Dogs Go To Heaven” and “The Land Before Time” as Ducky, where she was known for her famous line of "Yep, yep yep". She and her mother, Maria, were killed in July 1988 in a double murder-suicide committed in their home by her father, József Barsi.Amber was drinking Browne Family Rose Grenache, and she really enjoyed it.Sources:www.mirror.co.uk. /  “Haunting tale of child star Judith Barsi who was shot dead by her dad aged 10 after years of abuse” Judith Barsi was murdered at the age of just 10 by her own father, who also killed her mother bfore turning the gun on himself / Molly Pike / July 25, 2020www.medium.com / “The Murder of Child Star Judith Barsi” / Lori Johnston / June 7, 2020www.the-sun.com / Ghost of Jaws child star Judith Barsi ‘Is HAUNTING LA home 32 years after she was brutally murdered by drunken dad' / Fionnuala O'Leary / October 6, 2020www.truecrimeedition.com / “The Short Life and Murder of Judith Barsi” / May 25, 2021www.latimes.com / “A Script of Fear: Repeated Threats by Father of Child Actress Carried to Tragic End” / John Johnson & Gabe Fuentes / August 7, 1988www.en.wikipedia.orgThen Erika covers the chaotic killings of Keith Hunter Jesperson a.k.a. “The Happy Face Killer”.  In January of 1990, he would murder his first victim Taunja Bennett in Portland, Oregon.  Her body would be discovered and then all of a sudden, with an anonymous tip to police by Laverne Pavlinac, things started to seem like they were coming together for the investigation. Laverne started with blaming her way younger boyfriend John Sosnovske and then after changing her story a few too many times, she ends up implicating herself.  So…while Pavlinac and Sosnovske are dragging the investigation through the ringer for something they didn't even do, Keith is out wreaking havoc and would end up murdering even more women. Erika was back to drinking her Yellow Tail Chardonnay, so we know how that was. LOLSources:www.abcnews.com / ‘Happy Face Killer' case tapes reveal the lengths woman went to frame boyfriend-Meanwhile, the real killer carried out a series of murders over five years /Joseph Diaz, Scott Engel, Emily Wynn, Jenner Smith & Lauren Effron / Nov.4, 2021www.abcnews.com / ‘Happy Face Killer's' daughter believes he would kill again if released-Serial killer Keith Jesperson has been in prison since 1995 / Jospeh Diaz & Lauren Effron / Nov. 5, 2021www.allthatisinteresting.com / The Girsly Story Of The Happy Face Killer, The Long-Haul Trucker Who Murdered Women Across America / Kaleena Fraga, Checked by Adam Farley / December 7, 2021www.criminalminds.fandom.com / Keith Jesperson, a.k.a. “The Happy Face Killer”, is a Canadian-born American

Taunja Bennett was found dead in January of 1990. Detectives were quickly led down a path with many twists and many lies. Who is to be believed, and who killed Taunja Bennett? The truth lies much farther away than they could imagine.

Join Christie and Denika for their first episode of 2022 as they discuss the bizarre case of the 1990 Oregon Murder of Taunja Bennett. The investigation quickly took a promising turn as an older woman, Laverne Pavlinac admitted to having information on her then boyfriend, John Sasnovske being involved with the murder of Taunja. As Police continued their investigation, Laverne not only continued to change her story, but she implicated herself in Taunja's Murder as well. Five years, and two convictions later, happy faces with messages taking ownership of not only Taunja's, but other murders started to show up, and the police were forced to look to see if they made a huge mistake believing Laverne's confession..

Between the years of 1990 and 1995 several women were found dead near the highways of several states including Oregon, Washington, Florida, and Nebraska. After the cases became cold, a letter arrived at the offices of the Oregonian Newspaper claiming to take responsibility for the murders including that of the supposedly solved case of a 23 year old woman named Taunja Bennett. The letter had a simple signature, that of a happy face.Were the people sitting in prison for the murder of Taunja Bennett actually innocent? And who was the Happy Face Killer?  Find out who the Happy Face Killer was and how he was caught on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!If you have any myths, mysteries, or monsters you'd like us to cover, send an email to mythsmysteriesmonsters@gmail.comSubscribe, rate, and review. And remember, always look behind you.Sourceshttps://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jesperson.htmhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/happy-face-killer-case-tapes-reveal-lengths-woman/story?id=80909504https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3526https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hunter_JespersonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/mythsmysteriesmonsters)

Hello Murdies! Today we hear the twisted tale about the murder of Taunja Bennett in Oregon, and the crazy aftermath that had multiple people confessing. Then we head down to Colorado to hear about a case solved by one of our true crime heroes.

Keith Hunter Jesperson (born 6 April 1955) is a Canadian-American serial killer who murdered at least eight women in the United States during the early 1990s. He was known as the "Happy Face Killer" because he drew smiley faces on his many letters to the media and prosecutors. Many of his victims were sex workers and transients who had no connection to him. Strangulation was his preferred method of murdering, the same method he often used to kill animals as a child.After the body of his first victim, Taunja Bennett, was found, media attention surrounded Laverne Pavlinac, a woman who falsely confessed to having killed Bennett with the help of her abusive boyfriend, John Sosnovske.Jesperson was upset that he was not getting any media attention. On a bathroom wall hundreds of miles from the scene of the crime, he drew a smiley face and wrote an anonymous letter in which he confessed to killing Bennett and provided proof. When that did not elicit a response, he began writing letters to the media and prosecutors.His last victim was the crime that ultimately led to his capture. While Jesperson has claimed to have killed as many as 185 people, only eight murders have been confirmed.Source Material for this Episode:1) Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hunter_Jesperson2) Murderpedia: https://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jesperson.htmYoutube: 3) Various documentaries and news footage for: Keith Hunter Jesperson Books4) "I" The Creation of a Serial Killer.  Written by: Jack Olsen.Please visit our Buzzsprout website where you'll find all past and future episodes. https://homicideworldwidepodcast.buzzsprout.com/You can find Homicide Worldwide Podcast on:Twitter @HWWP10Instagram @homicideworldwidepodcast*This episode is dedicated to all of our great listeners and the Countries/Territories and Cities they represent.From all of us at, Homicide Worldwide Podcast.Thanks for listening every week.

In 1990, a woman confessed that she and her boyfriend raped and murdered Taunja Bennett then dumped her body along the Old Scenic Highway in Oregon. However, a long-haul trucker was very surprised to hear this news because he was the actual killer and went on to murder seven more women before he was finally stopped…For exclusive episodes and content, click here If you like us, FOLLOW us!Twitter: @TnTcrimes Instagram: @TnTcrimes Facebook: @TnTcrimesVISIT US AT:www.TNTcrimes.comwww.TNTcrimes.com/members/www.Patreon.com/tntcrimesYouTube: TnT: Crimes & ConsequencesSOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:I: The Creation of a Serial Killer by Jack Olsen

Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com People will go to great lengths to end a relationship. Especially one where they don't feel safe. On January 23rd 1990 a woman named Taunja (Tanya) Bennett was killed near Portland, Oregon. Police had no leads and no suspects. That was until a woman showed up with a shocking story that was, as they would learn years later, a little too convenient. Taunja Bennett is Killed (1990) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer

People will go to great lengths to end a relationship. Especially one where they don’t feel safe. On January 23rd 1990 a woman named Taunja (Tanya) Bennett was killed near Portland, Oregon. Police had no leads and no suspects. That was until a woman showed up with a shocking story that was, as they would learn years later, a little too convenient. Taunja Bennett is Killed (1990) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/morning-cup-of-murder/message

On January 21st, 1990, the body of 23 year old Taunja Bennett was found in a remote area of Portland, Oregon. The story that follows has more twists and turns than the drive to Harlan, Kentucky from Jellico, Tennessee, and will end with at least seven other murders. Find out more on True Crimecast.

Laura Richards and Lisa Zambetti continue their interview with Melissa Moore, the daughter of Keith Jespersen, whose terrible moniker was “The Happy Face Killer”. He murdered at least 8 women during the early 1990s and at least one victim, Daun, survived.Melissa talks about the difficult meeting with Michelle, Taunja Bennett’s sister, her discussions with her father about killing the victims and the impact it’s had on her life and family.We ask the difficult questions about what was going on behind closed doors and whether were there any warning signs that he was a danger to women and girls? We re-balance the narrative by talking about the victims, honouring their names and lives, remembering them and learning from their deaths:#HerNameWasTaunjaBennett#HerNameWasClaudia#HerNameWasCynthiaLynRose#HerNameWasLaurieAnnPentland#HerNameWasJane#HerNameWasSusanne#HerNameWasAngelaSubrize#HerNameWasJuliaAnnWinningham#HerNameISDaunRichert-Slagle@MelissaGMooreMelissa’s show “Monster in my Family”https://youtu.be/7ugV8zPHgH8Melissa’s book “Shattered Silence”https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shattered-Silence-Untold-Killers-Daughter/dp/1599552388Today's episode was sponsored by Stitch Fix.You can have your very own, affordable stylist from the comfort of your own home. There’s no subscription required and you only pay for the items that you keep. Use our #RCP promo code and give it a twirl StitchFix.com/RealCrime for a 25% discount if you buy all the items in your first box.

Episode 027: Keith Hunter Jesperson is one of Canada's most notorious exports to the United States. Born in Chilliwack British Columbia, Jesperson and his family emigrated to the US when he was a pre-teen. Early on he showed signs that have become signposts of the budding psychopath, cruelty to animals and a love of setting fires. Keith's first kill was Taunja Bennett, 23, of Portland, Oregon. Another couple was convicted for the crime, but Jesperson's ego wouldn't let someone else take all the credit for his hard work, leading him to leave the first Happy Face note in a truck stop bathroom admitting to the crime. This episode covers his early life, first murder and another attempted murder very soon after.   CONTENT WARNING: Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish. Our content contains mature themes, coarse language and may include graphic descriptions of violent crimes. Listener discretion is strongly advised.   Web: http://darkpoutine.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkpoutine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkpoutinepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/  Email and PayPal tip jar: darkpoutinepodcast@gmail.com Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine   Writer / Creator, Researcher, Editor & Host: Mike Browne (@mikebrowne) Original Music & Cohost: Scott Hemenway (@sdhpics)   Promo:   Asian Madness Podcast Sources: http://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jesperson.htm http://criminalminds.wikia.com/wiki/Keith_Hunter_Jesperson https://www.amazon.ca/Happy-Face-Murderer-Serial-Jesperson-ebook/dp/B019G6DR0S/ http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/happy-face-killer-speaks-prison-talks-interview-murder-murderer-killings-take-lives-Jesperson-11441251 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29835159 https://www.truckdrivingjobs.com/faq/keith-hunter-jesperson-the-happy-face-murderer-on-the-road.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibL_QbQuEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98UOydYWWjc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rInxdPCWSIo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hunter_Jesperson https://web.archive.org/web/20090831063452/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/jesperson/bodies_3.html http://snapjudgment.org/my-fathers-keeper Support the show.