Florida authorities this week identified her as Suzanne Kjellenberg, who was 34 when she was killed in Jesperson’s cross-country murder rampage.
Landscapers found her remains along Interstate 10 in September 1994, said Sheriff Eric Aden of Okaloosa County in Florida.
Jesperson, dubbed the “Happy Face Killer” for his letters, had confessed to killing a woman named “Susan” or “Suzette” after his arrest at the time, but her identity was unknown for decades, Aden said.
Serial killer detailed victim’s last momentsJesperson got the nickname “Happy Face Killer” after he sent confessions to journalists and police departments around the country to gain notoriety.
A break in the case came when the medical examiner’s office sent samples to Othram, a Texas-based company specializing in forensic genetic genealogy.
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