caption conviction_status death_date death_place children birth_place alias conviction_penalty charge name parents birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name
1920 mugshot executed 18 march 1932 moundsville u.s. state penitentiary , moundsville , west virginia , none netherlands cornelius o. pierson , a.r. weaver death murder ; swindler ; burgler ; suspected thief of two women and three children ; conman harry f. powers hiram drenth 1892 luella strother harry powers mugshot.jpg harry powers
 herman drenth
harry powers

harry f. powers -lrb- born herman drenth ; 1892 -- march 18 , 1932 -rrb- -- also known as cornelius o. pierson and a. r. weaver -- was a convicted serial killer who was hanged in moundsville , west virginia , usa .
powers lured his victims through `` lonely hearts '' ads , claiming he was looking for love , but in reality murdered them for their money .
davis grubb 's 1953 novel `` night of the hunter '' and its 1955 film adaptation were based on these crimes .
jayne anne phillips 's novel `` quiet dell '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- examined the powers case anew .
