'Happy Face Killer' wants Bryan Kohberger to be his cellmate

(NewsNation) — Bryan Kohberger has an unexpected state successful the signifier of serial slayer Keith Jesperson, besides known arsenic "The Happy Face Killer."

Jesperson told "The Lighter Side of True Crime" that helium believes Kohberger's "best bet" is transferring to the Oregon State Penitentiary, wherever Jesperson is being held for life. Kohberger is presently serving 4 beingness sentences successful the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

"[The] champion stake for Kohberger is to travel to Oregon and walk his clip here," Jesperson told the podcast. "... This would beryllium a large spot for him to autumn into."

Jesperson believes Kohberger's murderous actions and his reported quirks volition marque Kohberger a target, and possibly worse.

"He's going to person immoderate problems, don't get maine incorrect here," Jesperson said of Kohberger settling successful Oregon. "But, he's not gonna beryllium facing the hardships helium astir apt would successful Idaho."

Kohberger transportation 'unlikely': Rovere

Keith Rovere, big of "The Lighter Side of True Crime with Keith Rovere," joined "Banfield" connected Wednesday nighttime to sermon his interrogation with Jesperson.

While noting situation transfers "happen much than you think," helium said it would beryllium "very difficult" for Kohberger to beryllium moved.

Rovere told NewsNation helium believes Jesperson has already written a missive to the Idaho supermax situation and volition beryllium penning a missive to Kohberger, aft doing the aforesaid with different notorious murderers specified arsenic Charles Manson and Rex Heuermann.

Kohberger is "going to person a hard time" successful situation for sidesplitting women successful the manner helium did, according to Rovere.

"You can't look down radical ... his [stare] is dormant acceptable consecutive on, adjacent during the unfortunate interaction statement, you tin spot him conscionable dormant on. That's going to beryllium a problem," Rovere added.

Who is 'The Happy Face Killer?'

Jesperson was convicted of killing 8 women, earning his nickname by drafting “happy faces” connected galore of his letters to the media and authorities earlier being arrested successful 1995.

He claimed helium killed arsenic galore arsenic 160 radical portion moving arsenic a trucker, but lone 8 victims were confirmed.

Although Jesperson committed his murders successful the 1990s, immoderate of his victims person lone precocious been identified. A pistillate helium called “Carla” oregon “Cindy,” who was killed successful 1993, was identified arsenic Patricia Skiple in 2022, and a pistillate helium referred to lone arsenic “Suzanne,” killed successful 1994, was identified as Suzanne L. Kjellenberg in 2023.

Jesperson is known to constitute to assorted nationalist figures and has sent notes to NewsNation's ain Ashleigh Banfield and Laura Ingle, including art to t h e latter.

Kohberger's caller home

Kohberger will apt beryllium held successful long-term, restricted lodging and what’s known arsenic closed and protective custody. This benignant of lodging is meant for prisoners who could beryllium injured by inmates successful the wide colonisation oregon who could wounded others.

Those inmates walk 23 hours a time wrong their cells, with nutrient and h2o fed done doors into their cells. When Entin was successful the cellblock, helium saw inmates engaging successful a signifier called “fishing,” which involves utilizing strings from blankets oregon T-shirts to nonstop notes nether their doors.