Shattered Silence

December 12, Book Signing, B&N Murray, 2-4pm December 12, Book Signing, B&N Layton, 5-7pm December 17, Book Signing B&N Sandy, 7-9pm December 19, Booksigning, Borders, Logan, 3-5pm

Melissa Moore had spent her entire life hiding her identity, until now. In her new book, “Shattered Silence,” Moore describes what life was like for the daughter of serial killer. From innocent beginnings to uncovering the truth, Moore provides the reader with a raw journey that’s sure to thrill. In her book, Moore discusses having [...]

By Melissa G. Moore, as told to Lemondrop Staff. When I was 15, my mother asked my brother, sister and me to meet her at the end of the stairs. “Your father is in jail,” she said. When my brother asked what for, my mom simply said, “Murder,” and walked back up the stairs. Stunned, [...]

By Molly Farmer Mormon Times Thursday, Sep. 17, 2009 When Melissa Moore concluded writing her book in June, she also put the finishing touches on a treacherous journey of healing. Moore’s father, Keith Hunter Jesperson, is serving a life sentence for the three people he was convicted of killing while working as a truck driver [...]

Friday 10/2 10:00-11:30 – Murray Costco 1:00-2:30 – Orem Costco 3:00-4:30 – Sandy Costco 6:00-9:00 Sandy Barnes & Noble Saturday 10/3 9:00-11:00 – Bountiful Costco 11:30-1:00 – Sugarhouse Barnes & Noble 2:00-3:30 Murray Barnes & Noble 4:00-5:30 Gateway Barnes & Noble 6:30-9:00 Orem Barnes & Noble

One day as I was leaving for school, I turned to my mother. “I think Dad is on his way here.” She turned and looked at me, shaking her head. “He just called last week and said he’ll be in California, dear. Don’t get your hopes up. I don’t see how he can make it [...]

By Nancy Van Valkenburg (Standard-Examiner staff) Melissa G. Moore spent most of her life in shame, crippled by a horrible secret she kept from friends, employers and associates: Moore’s father is Keith Hunter Jesperson, also known as the Happy Face Killer, who admitted to torturing and strangling eight women in Oregon and around the Northwest. [...]

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Kedrik Hamblin – LDS Living http://ldsliving.com/article/149821/Woman-Overcomes-Father%E2%80%99s-Dark-Past-with-Family,-Gospel Melissa Moore was 15 in 1995 when her life changed forever. Her mother sat her and her siblings down in their grandmother’s basement, where they had lived since their parent’s divorce, and broke the news. Their father, Keith Hunter Jesperson, a man who Moore remembers as generally well mannered, [...]

Desert News http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705330305/Utahns-book-featured-on-Oprah.html Published: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 6:13 p.m. MDT A book co-written by Utah author M. Bridget Cook will be featured on “Oprah Winfrey” on Thursday (4 p.m., Ch. 2) as part of a special show with Dr. Phillip McGraw. The book is titled “Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer’s [...]