Ep 292 - Harry Powers & Bluebeard's Basement

Ep 292 - Harry Powers & Bluebeard's Basement

From The Poisoners' Cabinet by The Poisoners' Cabinet

May 8, 2026 · 55 min · Season 6 · Episode 292

About this episode

This episode explores the grim tale of Harry Powers, a murderer known for targeting lonely hearts.

Ep 292 is loose and it's a grim and gruesome tale of lonely hearts, scary garages and horrible murder... Who was Harry Powers? Why was he looking for so many wives? And what would your requirements be if wife hunting? The secret ingredient is...a newspaper! Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com   Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet Sources this week include Harry Power's Trial: Portrait of a Killer by Raymond Alvarez. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Powers https://medium.com/tftunderworld/the-grisly-tale-of-infamous-bluebeard-serial-killer-harry-f-powers-132e6075de00   https://www.10minutemurder.com/blog/the-true-story-of-the-bluebeard-killer/ https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/powers-harry.htm &nbsp…

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Host: The Poisoners' Cabinet

Topics covered

  • true crime
  • murder
  • historical crime
  • lonely hearts
  • Bluebeard

Keywords

  • Harry Powers
  • Bluebeard
  • murder
  • true crime
  • historical crime
  • lonely hearts
  • cocktails

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Harry Power's Trial: Portrait of a Killer

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