Cops examining over 1M images taken from Philly house of horrors as fifth missing woman is ID’d

New York Post · collected 2026-09-16 · by Anthony Blair
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Philadelphia police are investigating over one million images taken from a house formerly owned by suspected killer R.C., after identifying Nicole Fusaro, a 27-year-old missing woman from 2018, as the fifth person connected to the property. The home in Olney, North Philadelphia, was discovered following Eugene’s arrest in June and contains alleged snuff films featuring Fusaro and other missing women, along with chemical vats and writings about serial killers. Authorities are examining seized hard drives that include evidence suggesting Fusaro's involvement and details about another victim, Blair Tonzelli, a 35-year-old healthcare aide who vanished in February 2023.
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Philadelphia police are investigating more than one million images taken from a house previously owned by suspected killer Eugene, after identifying Nicole Fusaro, who went missing in 2018 at age 27, as the fifth victim linked to the property. The home is located in Olney, North Philly. Since Eugene's arrest in June, authorities discovered alleged snuff movies involving R.C., other missing women, and mysterious chemicals. Fusaro’s cousin, Jonathan Halloran-Koren, said Nicole was a kindhearted woman deeply missed by her family and friends. Investigators are examining 50 seized hard drives that contain disturbing evidence such as an alleged "snuff movie" showing a woman being strangled by R.C., who died in 2025 at age 82 in Center City, Philadelphia.

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📰 Philly House Of Horrors Investigation
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“While both articles mention Nicole Fusaro and her connection to Ray Horsch, they describe different aspects of the investigation — one focuses on a video where she was allegedly strangled, while the other discusses the identification of Fusaro as part of the ongoing police investigation involving over a million images.”

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Anthony Blair
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🔮 He allegedly confessed to committing his first murder at 13, and spending five to six years in prison for various other offenses during his life, before his release in late May this year, according to Detective Douglas Garcia of the Civil Police.
🔮 She will forever be loved and missed by her family and friends,” Halloran Koren said.
🔮 “I pulled that seatbelt as tight as I could, and it was just a couple seconds later, we hit the water, and we hit it hard.”
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Center City North Philly Olney Philadelphia WPVI

Subjects

Eugene PERSON · 2× Philadelphia GPE · 2× R.C. PERSON · 2× Tonzelli PERSON · 2× Fusaro PERSON · 1× Jonathan Halloran-Koren PERSON · 1× Nicole Fusaro PERSON · 1× North Philly GPE · 1× Olney GPE · 1× WPVI ORG · 1×

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Following Eugene’s arrest in June, investigators made multiple disturbing discoveries at the home — including alleged snuff movies featuring R.C. and several missing women, vats of mysterious chemicals, and writings referencing serial killers.
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🔮 She will forever be loved and missed by her family and friends,” Halloran Koren said.

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Philadelphia police are trawling through more than one million images taken from a house of horrors once owned by an infamous pornographer and suspected killer, as cops identify a fifth woman tied to the home. asserted
cops → trawl → home
Following Eugene’s arrest in June, investigators made multiple disturbing discoveries at the home — including alleged snuff movies featuring R.C. and several missing women, vats of mysterious chemicals, and writings referencing serial killers. asserted
investigators → follow → killers
Now, authorities and family members say they have identified Nicole Fusaro, who was 27 when she disappeared in 2018, as a fifth woman linked to the home in Olney, North Philly. asserted
she → say → Olney
Fusaro’s family members have been meeting with Philadelphia police detectives, her cousin, Jonathan Halloran-Koren, told WPVI. asserted
cousin → meet → WPVI
“Nicole was a beautiful, kindhearted woman who deserved so much better than what happened to her. asserted
what → deserve → her
She will forever be loved and missed by her family and friends,” Halloran Koren said. asserted
Koren → love → family
Some of the evidence retrieved from 50 seized hard drives from the home includes an alleged “snuff movie” showing a woman being strangled by R.C., who died in 2025 at age 82. asserted
who → retrieve → age
He was found in a car in Center City, Philly, with a woman who was carrying a fake ID for one of the missing women, Blair Tonzelli. asserted
who → find → women
Tonzelli, a healthcare aide, disappeared from the city’s Kensington neighborhood in February 2023, aged 35. asserted
Tonzelli → disappear → 35
A bank card in her name was found inside Horsch’s home, while a friend previously said Tonzelli described Eugene as a “sociopath” who spoke of dissolving bodies to flush down the toilet. asserted
who → find → toilet
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