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'. POWERS; Harry F,
Powers; a middle-aged West Virginia romeo; @laved the
lonely hearts game, corresponding with lonesome widows
through a matrimonial agency, then robbing and murdering
them. His known victims were Mrs, Dorothy Pressler Lem
ke of Northboro, Mass., who he lured to Clarksburg on
Auge 31; 1930 and strangled and Mrs. Asta B, Eicher of
Park Ridge, Il1., who he took there in 1931 mand bludgeon-
ed to death with a hammer, He also killed Mrs, Eicher's
three children, Greta, 1), Harry, 12, and Annabell, 9, in
the same manner, Convicted, Powers was hanged at Mounds-=
ville on March 18, 1932,
Source: Police Files October 1963
, POWERS; Harry F.
Powers; a middle-aged West Virginia romeo, pfayed the
lonely hearts game, corresponding with lonesome widows
through a matrimonial agency, then robbing and murdering
them. His known victims were Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lem=j
ke of Northboro, Mass,, who he lured to Clarksburg on
Auge 31, 1930 and strangled and Mrs, Asta B, Eicher of
Park Ridge, I11., who he took there in 1931 mand bludgeon-
ed to death with a hammer, He also killed Mrs, Bicher's
three children, Greta, 1, Harry, 12, and Annabell, 9, in
the same manner, Convicted, Powers was hanged at Mounds-
ville on March 18, 1932,
Source: Police Files October 1963
ddle-aged West Virginia romeo; pfhyed the
© game, corresponding wi era
matrimoni, robbing and murdering
Hist known -vietine were Mees Dorothy Pressler Lem=
ke of Northboro, Mass., who he Jured to Clarksturg on
duge 31, 1930 and strangled and Mrs, Asta B. Bicher
Park Ridge, Ill, who he tool
ed to dea’
there in 1931 mand eae
a hammer, He also killed Mrs, Bicher's
three child: Ene Greta, 1h, Harry,
12, and Annabell, 9, in
the same manne: icted, Powers was hanged at Mounds.
ville on March | 18, 1932,
Source: Police Files October 1963
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