{"id":337037,"date":"2026-08-29T05:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T05:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/337037\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T05:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T05:04:11","slug":"happy-face-morderens-siste-ukjente-offer-identifisert-etter-34-ar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/337037\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abHappy Face\u00bb-morderens siste ukjente offer identifisert etter 34 \u00e5r"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"_lead_145nj_2 _lead_6fko5_53 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-l layout-component layout-wide layout-padded _wide_17hqh_1 layout-padded\">Lydia McWhorter (26) forsvant sporl\u00f8st fra Texas p\u00e5 90-tallet. N\u00e5 vet s\u00f8strene endelig hva som skjedde.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Lydia McWhorter ble funnet drept for 34 \u00e5r siden. F\u00f8rst n\u00e5 er hun blitt identifisert. Foto: Statsadvokaten i Riverside fylke\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-wide\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"1668\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/74f436bd-da3f-3bf2-ada8-e706ee76e5df.jpeg\"  style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" width=\"2500\"\/>Lydia McWhorter ble funnet drept for 34 \u00e5r siden. F\u00f8rst n\u00e5 er hun blitt identifisert. Foto: Statsadvokaten i Riverside fylke<\/p>\n<ul aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"_images_ntbth_112\">\n<li><a class=\"_link_ntbth_117\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/forfatter\/preben-soerensen-olsen\" style=\"z-index:1\" title=\"Preben S\u00f8rensen Olsen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Bilde av Preben S\u00f8rensen Olsen\" class=\"_image_ntbth_93\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787979850_849_64aa1fb4-b39a-43ab-9306-fd34402fdbb9.jpeg\"  width=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Oppdatert l\u00f8rdag 29. august kl. 04:26     <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">I nesten 34 \u00e5r har hun kun v\u00e6rt kjent som \u00abClaudia\u00bb. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">N\u00e5 har etterforskere i Riverside County i California sl\u00e5tt fast at det siste uidentifiserte offeret til seriemorderen Keith Hunter Jesperson, bedre kjent som \u00absmilefjes-morderen\u00bb, var 26 \u00e5r gamle Lydia Jane Wade McWhorter fra Texas.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\u00abSmilefjes-morderen\u00bb Keith Hunter Jesperson.  Foto: Statsadvokaten i Riverside fylke\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-normal\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"1065\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a84a365c-a8b6-30a6-ad71-94cc619fbe78.png\"  style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" width=\"898\"\/>\u00abSmilefjes-morderen\u00bb Keith Hunter Jesperson.  Foto: Statsadvokaten i Riverside fylke<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Det skriver p\u00e5talemyndigheten i Riverside County i en pressemelding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/nyheter\/i\/Q7L0pJ\/vil-ha-hjelp-til-aa-finne-seriemorderens-offer\" data-track-element-type=\"Link\" data-track-id=\"link:Q7L0pJ\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VG har tidligere skrevet<\/a> om hvordan de har jobbet for \u00e5 identifisere de ukjente ofrene etter morderen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">\u00abSmilefjes-morderen\u00bb skal ha tatt livet av minst \u00e5tte kvinner mellom 1990 og 1995. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Lydia McWhorter ble funnet langs Highway 95, cirka syv mil nord for Blythe, den 30. august 1992.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Med denne datagenererte rekonstruksjonen fors\u00f8kte politiet \u00e5 identifisere den drepte kvinnen i 2024.  Foto: Statsadvokaten i Riverside fylke\" class=\"_image_jw3bv_65 layout-component layout-normal\" data-fullscreen- data-track-element-type=\"Article image fullscreen\" data-track-name=\"ImageFullscreen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"806\" itemprop=\"image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cae7318b-7e5d-44f9-a3be-3feb2614534b.jpeg\"  style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" width=\"1590\"\/>Med denne datagenererte rekonstruksjonen fors\u00f8kte politiet \u00e5 identifisere den drepte kvinnen i 2024.  Foto: Statsadvokaten i Riverside fylke<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Jesperson, som jobbet som langtransportsj\u00e5f\u00f8r, tilsto senere drapet, men kalte kvinnen kun for \u00abClaudia\u00bb. Politiet klarte var usikre p\u00e5 om det var det ekte navnet hennes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Gjennombruddet kom da et tips ledet etterforskerne til en slektning p\u00e5 morssiden. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Lydias s\u00f8ster Brenda Burks tok en DNA-test som bekreftet slektskapet, if\u00f8lge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-08-27\/happy-face-serial-killer-victim-identified-how-the-public-helped-crack-case\" class=\"_link_145nj_39\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">\u2013 Jeg visste at hvis jeg tok testen, ville det bevise om damen de fant faktisk var min lille s\u00f8ster som har v\u00e6rt savnet, sier Burks til avisen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_paragraph_145nj_4 _paragraph_6fko5_10 layout-component text-serif-m layout-normal text-serif-m layout-padded\">Jesperson fikk kallenavnet \u00absmilefjes-morderen\u00bb fordi han tegnet smilefjes p\u00e5 brev han sendte til media og politiet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lydia McWhorter (26) forsvant sporl\u00f8st fra Texas p\u00e5 90-tallet. 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