Horsch investigation: Police to provide update on evidence recovered from Olney home
PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia will share new information on Wednesday about an ongoing investigation into an Olney house of horrors linked to Eugene Horsch and his father, Raymond "R.C." Horsch.
Eugene Horsch was first arrested in June after a traffic stop at 6th and Market revealed fake federal badges and the ID of a missing woman, according to investigators. His arrest led investigators to a home on Chew Avenue where several unsettling discoveries were made.
Police press conference: How to watch
What's new?:
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel will lead a 3 p.m. press conference where authorities will share new findings after carefully combing through a trove of evidence collected from the Chew Avenue home during several search warrants.
You can watch the press conference in the live player above or on the FOX 29 YouTube page.
5 missing women linked to investigation
What we know:
Five missing women have been linked to the property, according to police sources. Maribel Fresses, 22, and Gabrielle Amarando, 27, were previously identified by police after their bodies appeared on digital evidence recovered from the home.
Amy McHale, who was previously married to Horsch's late father, has been missing since 2016. Blair Tonzelli, whose name appeared on the fake ID of the woman Horsch was stopped with in Center City, has been missing for several years.
Eugene Horsch: Sources ID woman captured on video being strangled to death by suspect's father
Law enforcement sources have identified a woman who investigators say was recorded being strangled to death by Raymond "R.C." Horsch in a video recovered during an exhaustive investigation into an Olney home.
Nicole Fusaro, who was 27-years-old when she was reported missing from Kensington in 2018, was recently identified by police as the woman seen being strangled to death by Raymond Horsch in a disturbing video recovered during the investigation.
Authorities said they recovered and are reviewing more than 600,000 images, 70,000 videos and 10,000 pages of writings from the property. Police also recovered guns, gun parts, drugs, chemicals and other evidence. The investigation at the Olney home led to excavation of the property and the discovery of urns containing cremated remains.
Victim's mother on loss and new evidence in Olney case
Philadelphia police told Gabrielle Amarando’s family they found images showing her alive and photos of her deceased, in evidence from an Olney home search. The victim's mother spoke out in a social media post.
Federal prosecutors charged Eugene Horsch with being a felon in possession of firearms and unlawfully producing an identification document or authentication feature, according to court records. Raymond Horsch died last year.
A Philadelphia Inquirer report adds that the elder Horsch, a pornographer, had been known to use drugs and cash to lure women in addiction to his home to feature them in his graphic works.
What's next:
These charges are separate from the Olney investigation, and Horsch has not been charged in connection with the deaths of any of the missing women. A hearing for Eugene Horsch is scheduled for January.
The Source: This article was written using information from the Philadelphia Police Department, federal court records, and prior FOX 29 Philadelphia reporting.