There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

We have a weird homicide.

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

The pursuit of love can sometimes place people in a direct path of someone dangerous.

On March 18, 1932, a man was sent to the gallows for a prolific career as a blue beard, a man who, though found guilty for the murder of six,

may have as many as 50 unknown victims. So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled,

sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder. Harry F. Powers was born harmed

drenths on November 17, 1893 in the Netherlands. And in 1910, immigrated to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before moving to West Virginia

in 1926. The following year, Harry, after answering her lonely heart ad, met and married a farm

and grocery store owner named Luella Strother. Despite the fact that he was now a married man, Harry began taking out lonely hearts' ads of his own,

and, much to his delight, became a fairly popular correspondent.

With about 10 to 20 letters arriving each and every single day,

Harry began construction on a garage and basement on his home in Quiet Del, West Virginia.

And when finished, started inviting his new lady friends to come and visit.

Lured with the promise of love, marriage, and security, women started showing up on Harry's

doorstep and walking happily right into his trap. One of his known victims was a woman named

Astra Iker, who began writing letters with a man named Cornelius Orvin Pearson, who began writing letters with a man

she knew as Cornelius Orvin Pearson. A widowed mother of three, Astra was happy to learn that her

new pen pal wanted to come visit her in Park Ridge, Illinois. On June 23, 1931, Astra and Cornelius left her home for several days while a woman named

Elizabeth Abernathy took care of Astra's young children. One day, Elizabeth got a letter claiming that

Cornelius was going to come back and collect the children so that they could join him and their mother on their trip.

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