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He looks so familiar so I checked on something...and yep he looks so much like Louis B. Mayer!! The MGM mogul and Cornelius here have some strikingly similar photos. It might just be me being crazy. What do yall think?
Wow! Talk about a warped mind! That’s so sad that women & children were murdered bc of his sick & evil greed. Thanks JD for another great story! Listen people!! You all need to order one of JD’s books…. or maybe both! I have one & it’s fantastic! Better hurry bf they’re all sold out!! Blessings always JD! 🙏😊✝️
He was a true monster for sure and the sad part of this is....They are people just like him out there......T hank you JD and GOD BLESS..... Old F-4 Shoe🇺🇸
Wow ! This story is what nightmares are made from. He surly was a monster. Thank you, JD. This is the first time I have heard about this serial killer. Sounds like a movie you wouldn't want to watch alone. Many thanks. Stay safe and blessed.
There's actually been 2 made from a book written about the events of this devil's life. One for the big screen in 1955 and one for TV in 1991. I've personally never seen either but if you look up this feller's name you should be able to find them
Just got my signed Vol. 1 and 2. looking forward to more. Appalachia is my most favorite part of our country. You're story telling reminds me of my elders. Keep doing what you do.
Oh mylanta JD!! Unfortunately I have had the displeasure to meet only one person that I believe truly had no soul. He had unalived several individuals. I had been pulled for jury duty. The whole time I was hoping and praying they would fill the seats before they got to my number. You could look into the man's eyes and see pure evil, a black emptiness with a wicked grin. Scared me to death!! Never seen anything like it before or since. Another fascinating story to be sure.
Unfortunately I think I married his twin brother 60 years ago. Who knows if I have any room to talk though. When we were finally getting a much needed divorce, I overheard him telling one of his pals that I was the only person on earth he'd ever been afraid of. All this time later I'm still laughing about that.
@@sharonfreemanpace1011 - Thank you. Indeed they do. I considered him well capable of going after my relatives too; so I leaped for joy when a rich woman fell for him. I would've paid him to leave. I only hope for her sake they weren't 2 birds of a feather.
@@sharonfreemanpace1011 my Irish granny told us the Holy Spirit couldn't abide the evil one, so if you had the Holy Spirit in you it made your skin crawl in the presence of true evil. God bless you and yours!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller amazing truth I couldnt have ever known until this vidl. Goodness sakes who knew this stuff happened then. In those days??!!! I am eyes wide open on this!
@malloryfay7964 Don't be so surprised that there were evil people back then. They've always existed. ...I'm going to go down this rabbit hole for a bit too..right after I finish this video. Have a great weekend!!❤
This case has always fascinated and disturbed me in equal measures. Your telling of the story is by far the best I've come across!! Many thanks from the UK 🙏🇬🇧❤️
Wow! I love a good murder mystery but this one even flips me out. I think I can sum this guy up in three words: pure naked evil. Great presentation JD.
One of my favourite films is an adaptation of a book inspired by this case. The Night of the Hunter is a b&w film from the 50s about a black widower "preacher" named Harry Powell.
A book was written about this a few years back and it was Brilliant. Stephen King actually said he wished he wrote it. Also What an awesome channel, your an amazing story teller❤
Fantastic job never heard the in depth story of this case before. Those poor women and children. Just goes to show men have been monsters throughout eternity and will use any means to harm women.
@@ariw9405 there are good and bad in both genders. It is tragic when a good one comes to harm from a bad one. And wish I'd known the difference at 19. Grateful I survived to find a good one. Almost 41 years with him.
Thanks for telling the real story behind Harry Powers. I spent 30 years of my life near Quiet Dell and probably heard 10 to 15 different tales concerning the murder farm. We actually studied this in my 8th grade WV History class.
I am curious about what happened to Harry's wife, the lady who ran the grocery store locally, after Harry was exposed and hung? Apparently Luella B. Strother Powers continued to live in Clarksburg, West Virginia until the end of her days. She died April 11, 1957 at age 70 and is buried in Sardis Cemetary, Harrison county. Maybe you could do a program about Luella and show her grave?
Although I'm a big true crime fan, I've never heard about this monster. Thank You for this remarkable interpretation dear JD. (Hungarian) Greetings from The Netherlands.🌷
What are the odds, I live near Moundsville WV and went to the Penitentary there and the Opera house to watch the movie based off of him! (Night of the hunter) and the Opera house i watched it at is where he had his trial! We followed it up with viewing the Penitentary tour. Great video!
Good Sunday morning! Very interesting. What a cold video. I love your channel. So much history to be learned. You also give me ideas where to hike and explore. RIP in peace to all the falling victims of this evil man with no coconscious.
I heard rumors about a want ad killer years ago, but never knew the details. Thank you for telling this horrific tale so eloquently. I can’t listen to many of these narrators. You are very talented. Thank you.
I do remember reading up on this case a long time ago! It's great to have it told all over again by a real story teller. Thanks JD! This man Harry was truly a disgusting human being one of the earliest serial killers not really listed as one.
Thank you most kindly, from my whole heart, for another amazing and extremely tense, but at the same time exceptional story, good Sir. This one I heard for the first time from you, and although the story itself is incredible, it's your storytelling skills that gives the story that special flavor, and makes it so unique and breath taking. So thank you once more, and greetings, much respect, and all the best wishes for you, your respected family, and all of the good people of the beautiful mountains of East Tennessee, from Serbia, southeast Europe. Cheers! Igor🙋🤩🇷🇸❤️🇺🇸🍻🙏😇🌄
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller You are welcome good Sir, but it is us people who enjoy your amazing stories, we are the ones who should thank you. For all of your work and time you put into your art, to make it sound so outwardly perfect. And it does, you Sir are a true artist, and your stories will not only withstand the test of time, but in my humble opinion will get even more magical as the time passes, as people would say, "I think your stories will age as the finest wine", my dear friend. You have my deepest respect.🙏🙏🙏🇷🇸❤️🇺🇸🍻😇🌄
What a tale!! Reality is sure stranger than fiction. Thank you for telling it, and so colorfully. I do have one thing tugging at my craw, though. Was he free on bail while his trial was going on? How did the letters to family & friends of the deceased keep being mailed? If he was out on bail, he could have sent them himself. But if he was in jail, who sent them? Just as chilling as his crimes themselves 😬 Thanks again, JD ❤
He wasn’t out on bail, and how those letters kept being mailed is a very important part of this mystery, did he have a partner who escaped? Was it Harry’s wife who mailed them?
Love your Story tell"n Hear you on I heart radio.and ejoyed it, I found you on TH-cam. Now tonight I am up at night sometime, so I sure enjoyed listen..Happy Thanksgiving ❤🙏❤️
Do you mind telling me where you heard my stories on I Heart Radio? I do not have a channel on there and would like to investigate. The only channel on Heart that has published a few of my stories is "Our American Stories".
Hey JD, you have really gotten good at this, friend, been a great researcher and storyteller but i can tell your production skills have grown stronger now too, and hey, a second book! Thats awesome, i can't wait to check it out, i really appreciate finding a kind note from you in the front of the one i got btw
I grew up about 45 minutes from Clarksburg and we went there to go shopping at the mall several times a year. Interesting story about a place that I'm relatively familiar with.
Wow JD. What a guy. I love the local police’s answer about stair construction failures. I hate to say but knowing what I know I’d been just like one of those cops. Thanks for sharing JD. This one had to be tough.
I love these stories I'm born and raised in Ohio near the Ohio river and Kentucky I listen to these in my car daily on my way to work awesome stories keep em coming and thank you for taking the time to do them!
Im white, 33, and live in Pontiac Michigan, and the experience Im gaining from your videos is worth more to me than bars of gold. I have a wife and 1 year old son, and I would give anything to move down there to the ⛰️ mountianside. Enjoy the nature for me. The big city sucks.
I just recently found your channel JD, and I find it facinating. I absolutely love love your stories, and will be buying some of your books. Sometimes it's hard to believe that people could be that evil. It seems that almost all of the people of Appalacia lived very hard lives in those days.There were the evil and the wicked, who survived by robbing and killing and doing whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted to survive. Then there were the good, God fearing, ordinary people who worked hard just to survive, and just wanted to be left alone, but constantly had to be on the outlook for, and be prepared defend themselves from the wicked and evil. It had to be a very hard way to live. Do you think it all stemmed from all the poverty in the region and the lack of law enforcement, and it just created two different societies? Or were some people just born and bred to be that evil, like it was in their DNA?
Thank you so much. I’m so glad you’re here and I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Yes, he was definitely an evil man and many have had interesting theories in the comments below about what makes a serial killer.
Whoa! This guy was the real deal....whacko I mean. This is like crazy fiction. The photos, especially the cells, are gripping. You out did yourself on this one. I watch way too much true crime and yet I've never heard of this case till now. Incredible. Excellent work. Wow.
JD. I’ve never heard this story before. It’s so frightening to hear that he had a wife who treated him well n they were in love but just feet’s away was the devil’s dungeon. I’m grateful he didn’t have biological children either. Thank you for sharing history with us!!! ❤
We tend to think of this kind of depravity in more recent times but clearly this was going on nearly 100 years ago. Whatever happened to his wife though? The original photographs really make your stories special. Thanks J.D.❤
The wife supported harry throughout the trail before turning on him in the end. Many think that she was the one mailing letters to women while harry was in jail
How horrific, i often wonder what makes these type of people the way they are, nature, nuture, abuse, I was abused I have even thought of killing anyone not even the abuser. Really thought provoking. Thank you JD ✨️ another amazing tale done. ❤🍁🙏
How does a poor farmer's son learn to read and write like a poet? And keep a journal? I'm a history buff, and it is extremely rare to find a journal kept by anyone born to poor farmers. Not impossible, but unlikely and rare. Also, his birth name was Harms, but he changed it to Powers as an adult. Interesting. Personally, I believe he was a creation, programmed and sent out to wreak havoc in our communities. Much like those who behave similarly today.
With all the traveling he did, it will probably never be known just how many women he may have killed. There certainly is a dark side to appalachia isn't there.
His wife initially stood by him throughout his arrest and the trial in oddly while Harry was locked up someone kept mailing the dead women’s letters. Was it his wife?
Lots of people forget the core of this nation is immigration. The diversity of it is what's made this nation progressive and successful. Everyone has a dream!!!! ⭐
Well JD, that certainly was gruesome, I’m a dedicated true crime lover, mostly podcasts but some YT. I’ve come to the conclusion that some people are just out right pure evil. I was a passenger in a car one day driving along a hwy, and to the left was a side road and a car with 2 men were sitting in it waiting to enter the traffic flow. I happened to look right at them and the hairs on my neck stood straight up, they had eyes as black as pitch and when they returned my gaze my blood ran cold. As the entered the hwy I said to my friend who was driving to slow down a bit so their car could overtake and get ahead of us. Those eyes were pure evil. That happened over 30 years ago but I can still recall it as if it was yesterday. That scared me…. A lot. Pray you are keeping well JD. Oh on another point, when the recent hurricane and flooding happened in the Appalachas I was so saddened and kept a close eye on any reports, I feel a bit of connection to those mountains from listening to your tales. 😊
I might have missed this but, was one of the women his real wife? I thought he had enticed two separate lonely-heart women to his place but where was his wife then?
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He looks so familiar so I checked on something...and yep he looks so much like Louis B. Mayer!! The MGM mogul and Cornelius here have some strikingly similar photos. It might just be me being crazy. What do yall think?
Wow! Talk about a warped mind! That’s so sad that women & children were murdered bc of his sick & evil greed. Thanks JD for another great story!
Listen people!! You all need to order one of JD’s books…. or maybe both! I have one & it’s fantastic! Better hurry bf they’re all sold out!!
Blessings always JD! 🙏😊✝️
I clicked join, you are stuck with this sister now. BTW, everyone, the books are great, get 'em! Thankful, as always for JD. God bless!
He was a true monster for sure and the sad part of this is....They are people just like him out there......T hank you JD and GOD BLESS.....
Old F-4 Shoe🇺🇸
Wow ! This story is what nightmares are made from. He surly was a monster. Thank you, JD. This is the first time I have heard about this serial killer. Sounds like a movie you wouldn't want to watch alone.
Many thanks. Stay safe and blessed.
Have a blessed day Nonnie
There's actually been 2 made from a book written about the events of this devil's life. One for the big screen in 1955 and one for TV in 1991. I've personally never seen either but if you look up this feller's name you should be able to find them
@jangles1839
Ty.
But I am alone, and watching! Suppose I could run an ad or two? LOL
Just got my signed Vol. 1 and 2. looking forward to more. Appalachia is my most favorite part of our country. You're story telling reminds me of my elders. Keep doing what you do.
Thank you so much Christine! I appreciate you!
Those poor women. What a dark tale you spin. Thanks!
It’s a dark one, for sure.
Oh mylanta JD!! Unfortunately I have had the displeasure to meet only one person that I believe truly had no soul. He had unalived several individuals. I had been pulled for jury duty. The whole time I was hoping and praying they would fill the seats before they got to my number. You could look into the man's eyes and see pure evil, a black emptiness with a wicked grin. Scared me to death!! Never seen anything like it before or since. Another fascinating story to be sure.
Whoa! 😳
Unfortunately I think I married his twin brother 60 years ago. Who knows if I have any room to talk though. When we were finally getting a much needed divorce, I overheard him telling one of his pals that I was the only person on earth he'd ever been afraid of. All this time later I'm still laughing about that.
Francis glad you got away for sure and certain. Seems those kind have a whole passel of relatives.
@@sharonfreemanpace1011 - Thank you. Indeed they do. I considered him well capable of going after my relatives too; so I leaped for joy when a rich woman fell for him. I would've paid him to leave. I only hope for her sake they weren't 2 birds of a feather.
@@sharonfreemanpace1011 my Irish granny told us the Holy Spirit couldn't abide the evil one, so if you had the Holy Spirit in you it made your skin crawl in the presence of true evil. God bless you and yours!
The most astonishing true story yet...and now I'm far down into another rabbit hole.
Happy researching
@TheAppalachianStoryteller amazing truth I couldnt have ever known until this vidl. Goodness sakes who knew this stuff happened then. In those days??!!! I am eyes wide open on this!
@malloryfay7964
Don't be so surprised that there were evil people back then. They've always existed.
...I'm going to go down this rabbit hole for a bit too..right after I finish this video. Have a great weekend!!❤
True!
I love Appalachian rabbit holes!!! And JD tells them best!
thank you. excellent story.. i live not far from where this happened '.As a young teen I went to research this. Great work. Have a blessed day.
Thank you Nora
BAR-NONE BEST Story Teller on the PLANET, God Bless you and yer's bud, and KEEP THEM VIDJA'S COMIN!🙏👊😎
I really appreciate that. Thanks so much. You just made my afternoon.
This case has always fascinated and disturbed me in equal measures.
Your telling of the story is by far the best I've come across!!
Many thanks from the UK 🙏🇬🇧❤️
Thank you for that- I do best best to tell stories in a way that has never been done
Wow! I love a good murder mystery but this one even flips me out. I think I can sum this guy up in three words: pure naked evil. Great presentation JD.
Very well said Sandy
One of my favourite films is an adaptation of a book inspired by this case. The Night of the Hunter is a b&w film from the 50s about a black widower "preacher" named Harry Powell.
I didn't realize that. But that movie, pure terror. So that was about this fellow? Wow.
JD you have a talent and the perfect voice for telling stories my friend always love listening to your stories
I appreciate that, hope you are having a great Monday
You're brilliant at telling these stories and setting the scene, watching from Manchester, England 🇬🇧
Thank you ❤️ ❤️
@TheAppalachianStoryteller you're welcome my friend 💯💯😉💜
I just tuned in to unwind and enjoy one of your stories.
Now I'm not going to sleep tonight!
I hope you have a good sleep anyway! lol
Kmsl
You are indeed a talented story teller. I get very moved by the way you speak. Thank you.
Thank You so much!
A book was written about this a few years back and it was Brilliant. Stephen King actually said he wished he wrote it. Also What an awesome channel, your an amazing story teller❤
Thank you so much, my friend. Hope you’re having a great week.
Mercy. The last name had me worried. My set came to VA. From Ireland in 1695. And into KY in 1800 and settled where I live today. Good work J.D
A truly terrible fella. Hope ya'll are doing well and happy halloween to your family. Good to hear from you brother.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller happy Halloween be safe
Fantastic job never heard the in depth story of this case before. Those poor women and children. Just goes to show men have been monsters throughout eternity and will use any means to harm women.
Thank you 😊
@@ariw9405 there are good and bad in both genders. It is tragic when a good one comes to harm from a bad one. And wish I'd known the difference at 19. Grateful I survived to find a good one. Almost 41 years with him.
Thanks for telling the real story behind Harry Powers. I spent 30 years of my life near Quiet Dell and probably heard 10 to 15 different tales concerning the murder farm. We actually studied this in my 8th grade WV History class.
I appreciate that. I spent a lot of time researching this to make sure it was actually factual.
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Well done!
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I had never heard of him, it is quite shocking.
I am curious about what happened to Harry's wife, the lady who ran the grocery store locally, after Harry was exposed and hung? Apparently Luella B. Strother Powers continued to live in Clarksburg, West Virginia until the end of her days. She died April 11, 1957 at age 70 and is buried in Sardis Cemetary, Harrison county. Maybe you could do a program about Luella and show her grave?
Although I'm a big true crime fan, I've never heard about this monster. Thank You for this remarkable interpretation dear JD. (Hungarian) Greetings from The Netherlands.🌷
And there’s a Netherlands connection
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What are the odds, I live near Moundsville WV and went to the Penitentary there and the Opera house to watch the movie based off of him! (Night of the hunter) and the Opera house i watched it at is where he had his trial! We followed it up with viewing the Penitentary tour. Great video!
This is the second of your stories I've listened to, and they were both great... !
I'm so glad you liked them, thank you for watching!
Good Sunday morning! Very interesting. What a cold video. I love your channel. So much history to be learned. You also give me ideas where to hike and explore. RIP in peace to all the falling victims of this evil man with no coconscious.
I really appreciate that. You just made my Sunday morning better.
It's hard to believe that people can be that eval great story JD thank you for the great stories you tell us
Love your story telling...even if it's really dark like this nightmare of a man!😮
I try to tell all kinds of stories stories of faith stories of family stories of history and stories of monsters, disguised as human beings
I heard rumors about a want ad killer years ago, but never knew the details. Thank you for telling this horrific tale so eloquently. I can’t listen to many of these narrators. You are very talented. Thank you.
Thank you Jamie!
I do remember reading up on this case a long time ago! It's great to have it told all over again by a real story teller. Thanks JD! This man Harry was truly a disgusting human being one of the earliest serial killers not really listed as one.
Thank you 😊
JD that was a fascinating story. I enjoyed that. You have so much talent God has gifted you well. God bless you. ❤
Thank you Carol!
Thank you most kindly, from my whole heart, for another amazing and extremely tense, but at the same time exceptional story, good Sir. This one I heard for the first time from you, and although the story itself is incredible, it's your storytelling skills that gives the story that special flavor, and makes it so unique and breath taking. So thank you once more, and greetings, much respect, and all the best wishes for you, your respected family, and all of the good people of the beautiful mountains of East Tennessee, from Serbia, southeast Europe. Cheers! Igor🙋🤩🇷🇸❤️🇺🇸🍻🙏😇🌄
Thank you so much!
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller You are welcome good Sir, but it is us people who enjoy your amazing stories, we are the ones who should thank you. For all of your work and time you put into your art, to make it sound so outwardly perfect. And it does, you Sir are a true artist, and your stories will not only withstand the test of time, but in my humble opinion will get even more magical as the time passes, as people would say, "I think your stories will age as the finest wine", my dear friend. You have my deepest respect.🙏🙏🙏🇷🇸❤️🇺🇸🍻😇🌄
Wow. I'm at a loss. Would make a really "horrible" movie.
This guy was the worse human being Ive studied in my life.
Very
Makes you wonder just how many evil spirit's are in the Appalachian mountains !
What a tale!! Reality is sure stranger than fiction. Thank you for telling it, and so colorfully.
I do have one thing tugging at my craw, though. Was he free on bail while his trial was going on? How did the letters to family & friends of the deceased keep being mailed? If he was out on bail, he could have sent them himself. But if he was in jail, who sent them? Just as chilling as his crimes themselves 😬
Thanks again, JD ❤
He wasn’t out on bail, and how those letters kept being mailed is a very important part of this mystery, did he have a partner who escaped? Was it Harry’s wife who mailed them?
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Exactly!!
I believe there are groups of humans out there the live to prey upon other humans. True sicko's.
Decorating for Christmas and our daughter's birthday ❤ excellent stories today pawpaw
You’re so welcome, thank you for watching!
Love your Story tell"n Hear you on I heart radio.and ejoyed it, I found you on TH-cam. Now tonight I am up at night sometime, so I sure enjoyed listen..Happy Thanksgiving ❤🙏❤️
Do you mind telling me where you heard my stories on I Heart Radio? I do not have a channel on there and would like to investigate. The only channel on Heart that has published a few of my stories is "Our American Stories".
Hey JD, you have really gotten good at this, friend, been a great researcher and storyteller but i can tell your production skills have grown stronger now too, and hey, a second book! Thats awesome, i can't wait to check it out, i really appreciate finding a kind note from you in the front of the one i got btw
Thank you! I’m always trying to learn and grow
Another Gem, JD. Thanks. Happy Holidays ahead!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Egads what a story of evil. Thank you JD for a great story we would never have heard of without you and your dedication and hard work.
I appreciate that. Thanks !
I grew up about 45 minutes from Clarksburg and we went there to go shopping at the mall several times a year. Interesting story about a place that I'm relatively familiar with.
Evil so much evil in this world. Thanks for the story JD
Thank a wonderful weekend
Wow JD. What a guy. I love the local police’s answer about stair construction failures. I hate to say but knowing what I know I’d been just like one of those cops. Thanks for sharing JD. This one had to be tough.
Wow great story JD keep’em comin buddy. GOD BLESS y’all to Amen 🙏
I enjoy your TH-cam channel very much
Thank you!
Dam JD, you got some wicked stories, keep em coming.
I do my best to mix things up
As with so many , this was a great story.
You're too kind. Thanks.
Love the stories especially the narration 👏👍
Thank you!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller You're welcome and keep them stories coming 👍
I love these stories I'm born and raised in Ohio near the Ohio river and Kentucky I listen to these in my car daily on my way to work awesome stories keep em coming and thank you for taking the time to do them!
Best true story I ever heard Ty
A story about my home state thanks jd
Thanks Steven!
Buckle up,this one's about to get rough!!! I love it!!!
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The music cracks me up!
JD is the man
Thank you, Dallas
I grew up not a mile from this murder farm. The trial was so big they had to move it to the theater in pike street to get more folks in.
Thanks for sharing that Elizabeth
Thanks for sharing JD
I appreciate that, thanks!
Im white, 33, and live in Pontiac Michigan, and the experience Im gaining from your videos is worth more to me than bars of gold. I have a wife and 1 year old son, and I would give anything to move down there to the ⛰️ mountianside. Enjoy the nature for me. The big city sucks.
Thank you for the post! ✌🏼😊
My pleasure!
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WV's very first catfish serial killer.
Good stuff my man. Just shows that evil knows no bounds.
Thank you 😊
I just recently found your channel JD, and I find it facinating. I absolutely love love your stories, and will be buying some of your books. Sometimes it's hard to believe that people could be that evil. It seems that almost all of the people of Appalacia lived very hard lives in those days.There were the evil and the wicked, who survived by robbing and killing and doing whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted to survive. Then there were the good, God fearing, ordinary people who worked hard just to survive, and just wanted to be left alone, but constantly had to be on the outlook for, and be prepared defend themselves from the wicked and evil. It had to be a very hard way to live. Do you think it all stemmed from all the poverty in the region and the lack of law enforcement, and it just created two different societies? Or were some people just born and bred to be that evil, like it was in their DNA?
Thank you so much. I’m so glad you’re here and I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Yes, he was definitely an evil man and many have had interesting theories in the comments below about what makes a serial killer.
Wow that was a Horrific Story. I watch a lot of true crime And I had never heard of harry powers. What a monster. Thank you good Teacher. For Sharing.
Thank you Elizabeth!
Like all your stories
Thank you so much, Jill. Hope you’re having a great Saturday.
❤🕊thank you!
Whoa! This guy was the real deal....whacko I mean. This is like crazy fiction. The photos, especially the cells, are gripping. You out did yourself on this one. I watch way too much true crime and yet I've never heard of this case till now. Incredible. Excellent work. Wow.
I live in Allegany Appelachia. Western Pennsylvania.
Hung the day before my Mother was born. She's still going string at 92!!!
That’s great. Tell her I said hello from East Tennessee.
Moms living her best life ♥️💯
Ill be glad to! Thatll make her day!@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@1701smoke yes she is!! Ruling the roost! Lol
I noticed an add from Blairsville Pa I loved the once and jimmy Stuart was born there
JD. I’ve never heard this story before. It’s so frightening to hear that he had a wife who treated him well n they were in love but just feet’s away was the devil’s dungeon. I’m grateful he didn’t have biological children either. Thank you for sharing history with us!!! ❤
Thank you!
Wow! I enjoy hearing the stories about true life events & people. What a evil man Harry Powers was.
Thank you JD!
Captivating as always!
Thanks for the kind words!
Thanks again
You're welcome!
A gruesome true tale well told.
Yo! Wow! How have I never heard this before??!!
We tend to think of this kind of depravity in more recent times but clearly this was going on nearly 100 years ago. Whatever happened to his wife though?
The original photographs really make your stories special. Thanks J.D.❤
The wife supported harry throughout the trail before turning on him in the end. Many think that she was the one mailing letters to women while harry was in jail
❤ from West Virginia
Thank you 😊
I grew up in Clarksburg WV. I'm 63 years old. And never heard this story until now. 😢
It’s a true story that’s what this channel is all about keeping the old stories alive
Great story 👏
Thanks so much Susan! Enjoy this beautiful weekend
Ps you have the best voice for storytelling
Thank you so much!
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I used to live in Clarksburg.
Never knew of this story.
Thank you for researching it.
Hahaha would love to find the garage location
I bet that garage is gone now, but imagine if it was still there!
It is gone and the farm is not hard to find.
@allisonrharris6664 I'm sure it's long gone. Lol
I hadn't heard this story before.
Where was the farm?
@@MatLyons-z3w Quiet Dell
How horrific, i often wonder what makes these type of people the way they are, nature, nuture, abuse, I was abused I have even thought of killing anyone not even the abuser. Really thought provoking. Thank you JD ✨️ another amazing tale done. ❤🍁🙏
Thank you Marion!
narrator's voice is captivating!
Thank you so much appreciate you
I’m from WV. They are called the Quiet Dell murders.
thank you!
Love your videos ❤
Thank you !
Good morning! Hope everyone has a good Saturday!
Morning Robbie!
How does a poor farmer's son learn to read and write like a poet? And keep a journal? I'm a history buff, and it is extremely rare to find a journal kept by anyone born to poor farmers. Not impossible, but unlikely and rare. Also, his birth name was Harms, but he changed it to Powers as an adult. Interesting. Personally, I believe he was a creation, programmed and sent out to wreak havoc in our communities. Much like those who behave similarly today.
Interesting point of view, thanks for sharing
Staying down to earth, he may have come from a prominent family that disowned him.
With all the traveling he did, it will probably never be known just how many women he may have killed. There certainly is a dark side to appalachia isn't there.
Agreed
Good story as always Powers was the devil in man body evil is everywhere today God bless you all
Well said Ruth
Amazing video!!! One question though, what happened with his wife? My apologies if I missed it.
His wife initially stood by him throughout his arrest and the trial in oddly while Harry was locked up someone kept mailing the dead women’s letters. Was it his wife?
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Oh my!! That makes you wonder if she knew what was going on and was in on it... Amazing tale!
❤ the story
Thank you 😊
This case is more horrific than the Bloody Benders! Wow!
The circulator pump on the furnace only had a frayed, burnt wire. Thank the God's for that!
“It’s just that those Dutch are so damn evil” ~Austin Powers
Lots of people forget the core of this nation is immigration.
The diversity of it is what's made this nation progressive and successful.
Everyone has a dream!!!! ⭐
Same old demons doing the same evil and some of us never learn that "too good to be true" is the hallmark of the devil.
"Idle hands are the devil's playground ". Thats how my grandma put it. Close enough 😊
This story upset my soul. But proof evil lurks among us
It was a hard story for me to write and to tell it from inside the mind of a psychopath
Well JD, that certainly was gruesome, I’m a dedicated true crime lover, mostly podcasts but some YT. I’ve come to the conclusion that some people are just out right pure evil.
I was a passenger in a car one day driving along a hwy, and to the left was a side road and a car with 2 men were sitting in it waiting to enter the traffic flow. I happened to look right at them and the hairs on my neck stood straight up, they had eyes as black as pitch and when they returned my gaze my blood ran cold. As the entered the hwy I said to my friend who was driving to slow down a bit so their car could overtake and get ahead of us. Those eyes were pure evil. That happened over 30 years ago but I can still recall it as if it was yesterday. That scared me…. A lot.
Pray you are keeping well JD. Oh on another point, when the recent hurricane and flooding happened in the Appalachas I was so saddened and kept a close eye on any reports, I feel a bit of connection to those mountains from listening to your tales. 😊
Thank you so much and yeah, the storm devastated everything around where I live within 30 miles in any direction but we were spared
I might have missed this but, was one of the women his real wife? I thought he had enticed two separate lonely-heart women to his place but where was his wife then?
His wife was at home, the killings took place at a shop he built on their farm about 7 miles away
I was wondering about the details of his wife also. Thanks
Please cover the Lawson Family Murders that happened on December 25th, 1929 in Stokes Co. NC
The worst part about the story is our world is full of people just like him 😢
I wish I could show you pictures!