30.10.2026 09:10
In Philadelphia, US, 5 urns and more than 1 million photos and videos were found in a house considered to be linked to 7 missing women. In one of the recordings, the deceased owner of the house was seen trying to strangle a woman with a plastic zip tie. Police, who have been able to examine only 30 percent of the footage, are investigating the fate of the missing women.
A house in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has become the center of a large-scale investigation by police and FBI teams looking into the fate of numerous missing women.
TRACES OF 7 MISSING WOMEN LEAD TO THE SAME HOUSE Examinations at the house on Chew Avenue uncovered findings linked to the cases of at least 7 missing women.
Officials stated that in footage seized from the house, 5 women appeared motionless, injured, or as if they had lost their lives. However, because the women's bodies have not yet been found, their deaths could not be definitively confirmed.
The women named in the investigation include Gabrielle Amarando, missing since 2012; Maribel Fresses and Nicole Fusaro, who disappeared in 2018; Amy McHale, who has not been heard from since 2016; and Blair Tonzelli, who disappeared in 2023.
MORE THAN 1 MILLION PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FOUND IN THE HOUSE Police teams identified more than 1 million photos and videos on digital devices in the house. While it was determined that in some of the images the women appear injured or motionless, investigators assess that some recordings may be staged and others may contain real incidents of violence.
In a statement made in September, it was reported that only 30 percent of the digital material had been examined. So far, 58 people have been identified in the examinations.
HORRIFYING FOOTAGE: HE TIGHTENED A PLASTIC ZIP TIE AROUND THE WOMAN'S NECK One of the most striking findings of the investigation was a video featuring Raymond "R.C." Horsch, a former resident of the house.
It was reported that Horsch, who had been taking photographs and videos for adults for many years, handcuffed a woman to a bed in the recording said to date from 2017, then put a plastic zip tie around her neck and tightened it. It was stated that in the footage the woman lost consciousness and remained motionless.
Nicole Fusaro While it is assessed that the woman in the recording may be Nicole Fusaro, who disappeared in 2018, officials emphasized that additional evidence is needed to determine whether the footage documents an actual murder.
It was learned that Horsch died in 2025 at the age of 82.
5 URNS AND SUSPICIOUS CHEMICALS FOUND During searches carried out at the house, 5 urns believed to contain burned human remains were seized.
Officials stated that three of the containers may belong to Horsch, his sister, and a friend, while the identity of the remains in the other two containers is being investigated.
In the basement of the house, various chemicals, containers filled with liquid, and a setup resembling a laboratory were also found.
Investigators are looking into whether these substances were used to destroy evidence or human remains. No conclusive finding has yet been announced in this regard.
INVESTIGATION BEGAN AFTER HIS SON WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY The process that led to the horrifying suspicions at the house began in June when Raymond Horsch's 44-year-old son, Eugene Horsch, was stopped by police. It was reported that a fake law enforcement ID was found on Eugene Horsch, and a weapon and drugs were seized in his vehicle.
When the woman with him presented an ID issued in the name of Blair Tonzelli, who has been missing since 2023, police began searching the family's house. Eugene Horsch was charged with offenses related to weapons and drugs. However, no murder charge linked to the deaths of the missing women was announced.
POLICE EXAMINED THE HOUSE'S WALLS AND FLOOR At the end of September, police and FBI teams began a new forensic examination process at the house. It was decided to examine the house's walls, flooring, and other sections in detail in order to find traces of the suspicious events identified in the digital images.
Officials reported that the investigation is continuing to determine the fate of the missing women and to establish whether the events in the footage are real.