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The other side’s perspective
If you’re tired of true crime culture not focusing enough on victims, this podcast is your answer. Ms. Moore demonstrates how there are many victims created by serial killers in addition to the women they’ve murdered. Tragic, uplifting, and nuanced, this podcast is a refreshing change from the typical true crime podcast.

Great Podcast, Crappy Music
I’m on episode 4 and this podcast is really interesting! The music is pretty crappy and doesn’t seem to fit with the flow of the podcast.

4 stars
Enjoyed it. I feel like it got a little slow and repetitive at the end with not a ton of new information but overall really good!

Happy face
Melissa Moore‘s journey from the first podcast to the last was raw and honest and compelling. I found myself pushing through each episode to get to the next one. She is definitely a survivor. Melissa, if you’re reading this, shame on anyone who is ever criticize you or accuse you of benefiting financially or socially because of what happened. You were entitled to process what happened to you in anyway you need to. In short, screw the critics.

Interesting but overproduced
Like other reviewers I think this is a great podcast but the music is so distracting. I think most episodes are about 35-40 minutes but I’d guess about 25 minutes of actual content, the rest is filler music and ads. I don’t know if it’s because the nature of the story is a little disjointed to begin with and they needed to break it up with the music or what but it’s so distracting and really annoying. However, the content of the podcast is really super interesting and definitely allows you to overlook the production problems. It’s still worth the listen.

Emotional and Genuine. CA88
I thoroughly enjoyed the podcast and I felt that Melissa was very emotionally raw In her interviews in describing her father Keith and her upbringing with him. You really get a more inside look on Keith the man as a whole. I liked how instead of dragging on with the interviews it would cut to away to bits of Keith explaining the process of murdering his victims. I also enjoyed the episode with dr Fallon and thought he provided informative bits about psychopathy and sociopathy . Overall it’s a nicely constructed podcast and I would recommend to a friend.

My Opinion
The interviews were clear, it gave plenty of time for Melissa to speak about how she feels and get everything off of her chest as she is able to tell her story. The podcast is catered towards all people, but not children. As it can help others realize what is out there and how this story can help researchers read and study this story from their point of view. The reliability behind this podcast is very high, as it had witnesses and others actually being a part of the study. The podcast is more interesting than entertaining; this is a four out of five star podcast to me.

Happy Face Killer Review
The Podcast gave me a direct understanding of the idea of someone having sociopathic genetic markup does not make them a killer. It was very informational in a sense that it opened me up to new ideas and concepts in the debate of “Brain of a killer VS brain of a sociopath”. The podcast was very reliable given that it had a neuropsychologist giving their point of view and it wasn’t just someone off the street. It was a bonus to see how Dr. Fallon himself had a psychopathic genetic markup. I found the Podcast very interesting and very informational.

Chilling details
The two episodes from the podcast is the background story of Keith Jesperson told through his eldest daughter Melissa’s point of view. Melissa narrates the story from her earliest memory of him to what she is currently battling today. The podcast touched bases on different types of mental illnesses that her father has, as well as her concerns on if she has some of those illnesses. It shows the battle that she had trying to find her identity since everyone said she favors her father. The podcast also includes brief moments with Melissa having a conversation with her mom, as well as Melissa having conversations with doctors. This podcast was not intended to created to attract a certain audience, since it was general information that was given. This podcast can be seen as closure to those who wanted to know how the kids grew up in an environment with him and how they turned out. This podcast was very interesting because it gives first hand information on what it was like living with a serial killer before he actually turned into one. Although this podcast is very interesting, I would not use this as a source to diagnose patients since the doctor only scratched the surface on a handful of mental illnesses.

Very Informative
I enjoy how reserved Melissa is throughout the podcast. She speaks of such a traumatic experience in a very calm manner, which enables the listeners to focus on the story itself. I feel like this podcasts lends itself to all listiners regardless of their level of education or profession because of how casually the story flows. The podcast was a great listen, it was captivating and informative.

Interesting real story...
As far as I have listened to, Melissa’s story is really interesting, quite unique and controversial. From the very first episode it gave me goosebumps just from hearing it, and I like how it brings up testimonies given by Keith Hunter himself and his daughter’s, who is ultimately the focus but of the story. It feels like you are traveling into their home as you hear the different obstacles they faced with Keith being part of their family, and the anecdotes they tell along the podcast are really vivid and filled with imagery. It really feels like you are part of Melissa’s story. Catherine Rodriguez

Interesting
I enjoyed listening to this podcast and it is interesting to hear it from the point of view of the daughter. I feel that this podcast is catered to anyone who is interested in getting more insight of sociopathy. The interviews are clear and explained well. It is up to date and reliable.

useful
Very interesting story, I believe the information will be useful for psychology students and will help understand those types of crimes. Also it will be entertaining for poeple whi enjoywatching criminal showas, but since this is based on a real story I would say people should not really enjoy the podcast in that extent. The fact that it is an interview makes it easier for the listener to understand and kind of feel Melissa and experience her admiration and love towards her father and then the fear and how terrified she was of him. easy language is used, a wide group of people are able to understand the podcast, there is not a specific group of people who will be more adecuate to listen to the story but I believe law, criminalistic, and psychology students will benefit from listening to the poscast. The podcast is reliable, since Melissa is the own dauther of the serial killer and they mentioned the letters he sent to the police.

Happy Face Review
Excellent podcast. Very reliable as it comes from the closest possible sources to the case. Full of facts and interviews to people that were involved. Catered for everyone who is interested in the matter and created so everyone can understand. Rarely they use certain terms that would limit certain viewers from understanding.

Spoiler alert, this podcast is amazing!
Happy Face will make you cry but also laugh. I was extremely moved by the host, Melissa G. Moore. Her family’s story is sad but also so powerful, it really attests to how strong humans can be. The interviews were very well done and they showed the listeners raw emotion. Other interviews were psychologically based, which I found to be both interesting and credible. There is something for everyone in this podcast. You will truly appreciate what you have in life and realize that there are others out there who are going through a harder time.

Great interviews, horrendous music
Really great podcast overall. Great interviews and content. Unfortunately it’s cut together with this absolutely terrible singer singing generic folk music and it’s very distracting. Had to knock it down one star for that, but definitely still worth a listen.

Abnormal psychology
I really enjoyed this podcast. The story telling and background music was really great, it caught my full attention. As a school assignment I only had to listen to episodes one and eleven however I found myself listening to each episode, I didn’t want to miss a single detail of Melissa’s journey.

Captivating but sound/editing needs work
Great story and interviews. They capture the raw emotion and keep you captivated. I’m hooked and binge listen in the mornings. However the sound really needs work. I constantly hear clicking and it’s choppy when you can tell they edited and put things together.

Happy Face - Childhood
The podcast does a great job in the narration of the story, and different events that happen in the story. I felt that there were some bits and pieces missing, however everything else fits in. Overall I enjoyed, and I recommend it.

Very enjoyable
I really enjoyed this series. I liked that it was told from the perspective of the killers daughter and the effects his crimes had on her and others. It was well done. The music in the background was a little odd but not distracting. The one thing that kept throwing me off was when they cut to the Oregonian paper pieces I always thought they were going to a commercial break - even by the last episode I could not put my mind around that. But very well done show

Fascinating
It has been fascinating to hear this from Melissa’s point of view. I wish her the very best and appreciate the work she does! I love the music on this podcast as well.

Good podcast overall
Cons- I agree with what another reviewer said about the music. It’s distracting and there are too many pauses for dramatic music breaks it’s distracting. Also it’s a little slow. Pros- super interesting story, good amount of audio. Quality content overall. Enjoyed!

Love the show, Not the music
The music gets so loud for no reason. Very annoying. But the show is crazy and fascinating! Leave the background music out in future seasons. 😊

The most bingeable podcast
I finished all the episodes in three days. This podcast is a triumph to the human experience. It balances the absolute depravity of serial rapists and killers with the resiliency of survivors and the family members of victims. The music in between fits perfectly and helps balance out the haunting and moving narrative. If you love true crime, beautiful storytelling, and being moved by the stories and experiences of others then this is the podcast for you. As the niece of a victim of a double homicide this is everything I could ever want in a narrative about the impact that killers have on the survivors and families of victims. It tells everything with raw honesty, vulnerability, and respect. Thank you for telling this story in a perfect way.

Good podcast
One of the best podcasts I’ve listened too!

Not the typical crime pod
This isn’t an investigative pod, rather a look at how the people around a killer react and are changed by his presence. The music works for me, in fact my main issue is the ads. I don’t mind having ads, but they are very sudden and loud with a very different tone. Just toss in a we’ll be back after this and it would be way better.

The interviews, the music, the readings, love it all!!
I got confused when the woman producer was standing across the bridge with… um [spoiler] while they were preparing for the subject to cross (I’m not good with remembering names, even when I’ve spent the ENTIRE PODCAST hearing them). I had to listen twice to realize there were three different women talking. Then it made sense. Two women on either side of a bridge, and a third making the crossing. I LOVED the voice reading passages from the book, the song, clips of the father’s interviews, and snippets of others giving voice to what they saw/heard interspersed throughout. It gave a sense of pausing to breathe, shifting of scene, or a spotlight on the differing views/memories/stories, and how glaringly different many were. I found it particularly telling when it came to the killer’s shifting of narrative depending on how it best suited those viewing him. I’ve just finished the final episode, and now I’m off to buy a copy of the song, and start up another cast.

Great story telling. Holy terrible music. Awful.
I like the way the story is told it is interesting and compelling enough to keep me going. However I swear this music almost made me change my mind. Several times holy crap.

Close to home
My adopted brother’s birth mom was one of Jesperson’s victims. This podcast was close to home and pretty emotional for me, but glad I listened to it. I thought it was well written, with personal interviews, especially listening to Don/Leroy.