"Claudia" was a victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, also known as the Happy Face Killer. The potential first name has never been verified.
Case[]
Her body was found under the brush in the desert north of Blythe, California. It was 100 ft. from Highway 95. Jesperson claimed she accepted trucker rides and wanted to go to Phoenix, Arizona. He allegedly picked her up at the Break Check area off I-15 in Cajon Pass and drove her around San Bernardino. The victim had already traveled through Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Another victim of Jesperson is Suzanne Kjellenberg, who was identified in October 2023. He had accurately recalled her first name, unlike that of Patricia "Patsy" Skiple, identified a year prior,
Her biological father and a half-sister have been located, but the family cannot recall the victim's name as the father had nine children among five different women before his death in 2006. None of his surviving children and partners recognize her. Her mother and her family could be from Louisiana or southeast Texas.
Characteristics[]
- Blonde hair, possibly shoulder-length and wavy.
- Fingernails and toenails painted with gold glitter polish.
- Tattoo of two small dots on the right thumb between the nail and joint.
- Very thin eyebrows.
- Some teeth missing.
- Possible smoker.
- DNA phenotyping indicates green or blue eye color.
Clothing[]
- Blue jeans.
- Gray t-shirt with a skeleton on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and the words "Ride Me, Ride Free" on the front.
Exclusions[]
- Lisa Beste
- Tiffany Sessions
- Tina Layton
- Gayle Marks
- Rochelle White
- Lori Julian
- Lisa Borden
- Heide Wilbur
- Cynthia Robinson
- Patricia Schmidt
Gallery[]
Media[]
- A reconstruction was shown on the show Evil Lives Here, along with Patsy Skiple, who had yet to be identified.