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Ep 242: Happy Face with Renée Williams, Part 1

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Episode 242 · March 20, 2025

Ep 242: Happy Face with Renée Williams, Part 1

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Summary

Laura breaks down the new Paramount+ true crime scripted show Happy Face with Renée Williams, CEO of the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC).

The drama is “inspired by the true story life story” of Melissa Moore, daughter of Keith Jesperson, who gave himself the moniker Happy Face. Adapted from Melissa’s 2018 podcast Happy Face, and her 2009 autobiography Shattered Silence, co-written with M. Bridget Cook, it stars Dennis Quaid and Annaleigh Ashford. Happy Face is streaming now on Paramount+. New episodes Thursdays.

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https://youtu.be/1e2bUS9ROrw?si=_bjDhK_KceW4RZi3

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=904525863501264

https://youtu.be/fd_nOFtTpyA?si=vvGVg6WmN81c0vga

Sources

Real Crime Profile: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-crime-profile/id1081244497?i=1000412655531

Happy Face Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/childhood/id1434649680?i=1000420623506

Melissa’s Book Shattered Silence: Amazon.com: Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer's Daughter: 9781462117758: Melissa G. Moore, M. Bridget Cook-Burch: Books

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/happy-face-killer-paramount-series-b2715250.html

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