West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S.
Cause of death
Execution by hanging
Other names
John Schroeder Joseph Gildow Cornelius Orvin Pierson A.R. Weaver
Criminal status
Executed
Spouse
Luella Strother
Parent(s)
Wilko Drenth Jantje Woltjer
Conviction(s)
First degree murder
Criminal penalty
Death
Details
Victims
5+2 not proven
Span of crimes
June – July 1931 (known)
Country
United States
State(s)
West Virginia, possibly others
Harry F. Powers (born Harm Drenth; November 17, 1892 – March 18, 1932) was a Dutch-born American serial killer who was hung 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.[1] Preacher was played by Robert Mitchum in the 1955 film and by Richard Chamberlain in the 1991 TV movie. Jayne Anne Phillips's novel Quiet Dell (2013) examined the Powers case anew.
^"Harry Powers: W.Va. serial killer". skcentral.com. June 25, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Harry F. Powers (born Harm Drenth; November 17, 1892 – March 18, 1932) was a Dutch-born American serial killer who was hung in Moundsville, West Virginia...
himself starred in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), with his portrayal of Nigel Powers, father of Austin Powers, spoofing Harry Palmer. The series featured...
Wizardry. Harry learns that his parents, Lily and James Potter, also had magical powers, and were murdered by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort when Harry was...
Paris" – Henri Désiré Landru "Bluebeard of Quiet Dell" – Harm Drenth HarryPowers "Bluebeard of South Texas" – Joe Ball "Boa" – Sergey Golovkin "Bodenfelde...
Austin Powers; Caine would later star in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), with his portrayal of Nigel Powers, father of secret agent Austin Powers, a spoof...
Harry Powell is tried and convicted for multiple murders, including Willa's, and sentenced to death. Author Grubb based Harry Powell on HarryPowers,...
whose father, Harry Danton, was a smooth-talking ex-con man (played by Harold Gould). It ran for a half-season (13 episodes). Powers' many guest roles...
rapist" Philip Markoff (1986–2010) – known as "the Craigslist killer" HarryPowers (1892–1932) – known as "the lonely hearts killer", "the West Virginia...
opposite such actors as Florence Turner, Harry T. Morey, Clara Kimball Young, Alma Taylor and John Bunny. Powers had great success in his first Broadway...
The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought...
Austin Powers in Goldmember commonly known as Austin Powers 3 or simply Goldmember is a 2002 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the...
Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War...
2017. Powers, Ann (16 May 2017). "Styles Of The Times". NPR. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017. ""Harry Styles Harry's House...
swimmer Herman Drenth (1892–1932), Dutch-American serial killer known as "HarryPowers" Jan Drenth (born 1925), Dutch chemist Max Drenth (born 1963), Dutch...
personal or lonely hearts club ads—that 20th century murderers such as HarryPowers, the so-called "Matrimonial Bureau Murderer," and Harvey Carignan, "the...
PJ Powers (born Penelope Jane Dunlop, 16 July 1960, Durban) is a South African singer and performer. She became a household name in southern Africa after...
investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug smuggler Pablo Escobar HarryPowers, serial killer Patsy Paugh Ramsey, Miss West Virginia; mother of JonBenét...
Harry Leland, also known as the Black Bishop, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted...
The powers of the president of the United States include those explicitly granted by Article II of the United States Constitution as well as those granted...
fault of Harry Potter is not so much that Rowling is playing to dark supernatural powers, but that she doesn't acknowledge any supernatural powers at all...
Blind season one special episodes ("After The Altar") as contestant Damian Powers new dating partner. In 2022, she starred on Netflix’s Reality Games with...
Global Information