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Serial killer Harry Powers hid the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children and Dorothy Lemke in this ditch on his own property. 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.

Man Underneath Structure Along Ditch at Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison County, W. Va.

Identifier:
048466
Title:
Man Underneath Structure Along Ditch at Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Serial killer Harry Powers hid the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children and Dorothy Lemke in this ditch on his own property. 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:
Murderers., Counties--Harrison.
Acquisition Source:
Carpenter, Leslie D.
Acquisition Method:
Loan
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView