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Harry F. Powers (born Herman Drenth; 1892 – March 18 1932) also known as Cornelius O. Pierson and A. R. Weaver was a convicted serial killer who was hanged in Moundsville West Virginia in 1932. He lured his victims through Lonely Hearts ads saying he was looking for love but in reality intended to take his victims’ money and then murder them. The 1953 novel Night of the Hunter and the 1955 film of the same name were based on the crimes of Harry Powers.
