Happy Face Killer - Part 1 - History & Taunja Bennett’s Murder (BC)

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

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/darkpoutinepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkpoutine/ Email and PayPal tip jar: [email protected]: 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: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Mike here, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Dark Poutine early and
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0:32.9	Fill more, move more. Set Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro.
0:38.4	You're about to listen to a historical episode of Dark Poutine. After episode 149,
0:44.1	you will find Scott is no longer with the show. In an effort to maintain continuity and offer
0:49.8	listeners as many episodes as possible, we are leaving the episodes in which he co-hosted intact.
0:55.9	Thank you.
0:58.8	Welcome to Dark Poutine. I'm Mike Brown, creator and host.
1:06.6	With me as usual is my good friend and co-host, Scott Hemmanway.
1:10.6	What's the haps, yeah? I know what the haps is with you. You just told me you're getting a dog.
1:15.0	Yeah, we're getting close. Yeah, we just had our dog interview today.
1:20.1	It's like you have to answer in all barks. No, interesting.
1:25.2	No, they just come. It's an adoption agency. They come and make sure we're not dog eaters.
1:30.4	I don't know. There you go. Yeah. And we're not thankful.
1:34.3	Let's get to it. Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or squeamish as our content contains
1:38.9	mature themes, harsh language and graphic descriptions of violent crimes.
1:43.6	Listener discretion is strongly advised. We are not experts on any of the topics we present,
1:49.5	nor are we professional journalists. We're just two regular Canadians interested in the
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