Harry Powers
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title:
Harry Powers
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Harry F. Powers was a Dutch-born American serial killer who was hanged in Moundsville, West Virginia. Powers lured his victims through "lonely hearts" advertisements, claiming he was looking for love, but ultimately murdering them for their money. Davis Grubb's 1953 novel The Night of the Hunter and its 1955 film adaptation and 1991 TV adaptation were based on these crimes, with Preacher Harry Powell being the character inspired by Powers. Preacher was played by Robert Mitchum in the 1955 film a
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Dutch-born American serial killer (1892–1932)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Powers
date created:
2011-09-28T22:24:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T10:46:05Z
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