The "Smiley Face" murders are one of the longest-running serial killer theories in the U.S. Since 1997, around 45 men mysteriously disappeared after a night out only to be found dead in a nearby ...

In 1997, two retired New York City detectives, Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte, and criminal justice professor and gang expert, Lee Gilberton, advanced the Smiley Face Murder theory. This came ...

“PITTSBURGH HAS A SERIAL KILLER,” reads the post. “Be careful, be smart, be mindful. Mfs have named him ‘The Smiley Face Killer’ everyone please STAY ALERT! Idk why this isn’t getting ...

But instead of chalking the experience up to a strange encounter, Waks’ mind went in a much more sinister direction — this was the work of a serial killer. Over the course of seven weeks ...

Getty Images for Paramount+ Moore was 15 when Jesperson, a prolific serial killer infamous for drawing smiley faces in letters to the media and prosecutors, was captured. The case is now the ...

Moore, daughter of convicted serial killer Keith Jesperson ... He earned his moniker after sending letters with smiley faces to law enforcement and the media, and has claimed to have killed ...