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Harry Powers Grave

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

The grave of Harry Power is in the Whitegate Cemetery in Moundsville, West Virginia. (Photo: Les O'Dell)

Serial killer Harry Powers

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