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Serial killer Harry Powers used this ditch on his own property to hide the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children, and Dorothy Lemke. He was convicted and hanged on March 18, 1932 before he could commit any further murders, of which he had seemingly planned to do after hearing back from several other women who replied to his ads in Lonely Hearts Magazine.

Woman Looks Into Ditch at Location of Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co., W. Va.

Identifier:
048464
Title:
Woman Looks Into Ditch at Location of Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
Serial killer Harry Powers used this ditch on his own property to hide the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children, and Dorothy Lemke. He was convicted and hanged on March 18, 1932 before he could commit any further murders, of which he had seemingly planned to do after hearing back from several other women who replied to his ads in Lonely Hearts Magazine.
Subjects:
Counties--Harrison., Murderers.
Acquisition Source:
Carpenter, Lesile D.
Acquisition Method:
Loan
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView