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Serial killer Harry Powers

Police photo of Harry Powers, the Bluebeard of Quiet Dell, West Virginia

Harry Powers, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, appears calm in this police photo taken after he was arrested as a suspect in the disappearance of Asta Eicher and her three children.

The Bluebeard of Quiet Dell

Harry Powers Grave

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