Event Brief
DNA confirms final unidentified “Happy Face Killer” victim
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
Filed: Aug 28, 2026 at 1:04 AM ET
Summary: California authorities used DNA testing to confirm Lydia Jane Wade McWhorter as the final unidentified victim linked to the “Happy Face Killer” Keith Jesperson. McWhorter’s body was found along a California highway in 1992, and the identification follows 34 years of uncertainty.
WHO: California authorities
WHAT: DNA testing confirmed Lydia Jane Wade McWhorter as the final unidentified victim linked to Keith Jesperson.
WHEN: Jan 01, 1992
WHERE: California
WHY: DNA testing confirmed the victim’s identity after decades of uncertainty.
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