Published in 2009
256 pages
Melissa Moore is an Emmy-nominated journalist, as well as the Executive Producer and Host of Monster In My Family on LMN network. She is an expert and speaker on the topics of recovery from trauma, domestic violence, and serial violent crimes.
Moore was raised as Melissa Jesperson, a daughter of the infamous “Happy Face” serial killer, Keith Jesperson. Growing up in a small town in Washington State, she survived the escalating trauma from her home life and the man she called father. Moore shared her inspirational story in the memoir, Shattered Silence.
Today, she frequently shares her insight and background with other families and survivors seeking healing from violent crimes.
What is this book about?
Throughout her life, Melissa Jesperson Moore had to hide her true identity. She had pretended that life was perfect after her parents divorced and she was suddenly uprooted from everything familiar and loving. She had to be silent and pretend not to be disturbed or upset by her father’s actions. Those experiences prepared Moore to hide the deepest, darkest secret of all. As she began making different choices, building a successful and loving life on her own, her heart began to fill with rays of hope, though she could never quite rid herself of the dark shadow of secrecy and shame.
Shattered Silence is an astonishing, true narrative of personal and spiritual transformation. From her secret life as “the daughter of The Happy Face Serial Murderer” to a woman who bared her soul and inspired millions, Moore leads the reader on the vulnerable, compelling, and sometimes very raw journey of what it took to shatter the silence and claim her own life.
