Philadelphia police found images of seven missing women, including two who appear unconscious with injuries, during a search at a home where five urns believed to contain human ashes were also discovered. The investigation was sparked after Eugene Horsch, son of deceased pornographer Raymond "R.C." Horsch, was arrested in June for impersonating a federal officer and other charges. Police obtained a warrant to search the home, where they found evidence suggesting possible criminal activity involving multiple individuals over several years.
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In June 2026, Eugene Horsch, son of deceased pornographer Raymond 'RC' Horsch, was arrested near Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia when a park ranger found him with another woman carrying false identification. This led to searches at his home, where authorities discovered over one million digital images and videos featuring multiple women, including those identified as missing persons like Nicole Fusaro, who disappeared in 2018 at age 27.
Police found evidence suggesting Fusaro was strangled on camera by RC Horsch before she went missing. The property also contained vats of unknown chemicals, small amounts of marijuana, and writings about serial killers. No human remains were recovered from the house despite extensive forensic testing, complicating the investigation. Authorities have linked at least seven women to the home, including five who are feared dead or missing.
Frank Vanore, Deputy Police Commissioner for Philadelphia, revealed that some images depict women appearing unconscious or injured, and investigators continue to analyze massive amounts of digital evidence.
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Philadelphia police found images of seven missing women, including two who appear unconscious and injured, while searching more than 1 million images recovered from a home where investigators also found five urns believed to contain human ashes, authorities said Wednesday.
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Initial analysis of the images showed two missing women – 27-year-old Gabrielle Armando and 26-year-old Marabel Fresses – lying unconscious in the Chew Avenue home with apparent injuries, Philadelphia Police Department Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said in the press conference.
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Metadata from the images show they were taken in 2017.
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"Both women remain missing and have not been seen," Vanore said, adding "to date, neither their bodies nor any DNA evidence have been recovered."
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The home belonged to deceased pornographer Raymond "R.C." Horsch and was occupied by his son, Eugene Horsch, whose June arrest sparked the investigation.
On June 19, a Federal Park Ranger arrested Eugene Horsch, 44, after investigating him and a female passenger sitting in a BMW outside of Philadelphia's Independence Mall, Vanore explained.
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During the course of that investigation, officers recovered two firearms, narcotics, and identification impersonating a federal law enforcement officer, and he was charged.
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Task force officers from the DEA were able to develop probable cause that same day and serve a warrant on Mr. Horsch's residence," Vanore said.
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The female passenger presented police with a false identification using the name Blair Tonzelli, a woman who has been missing since 2023, a spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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The true identity of the woman in the vehicle has not been released.
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Tonzelli's whereabouts remain unknown.
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After obtaining a warrant, investigators found "a homemade laboratory of some kind in the basement area, five urns believed to contain human ashes, and a large amount of digital evidence — including computers, hard drives, flash drives, DVRs, cameras, and phones," Vanore said during the press conference.
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Investigators have identified 58 total people in the videos and images they found in the home.
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Vanore said "four of those identified appear lifeless, with video depicting what may have happened to one of them."
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One video shows R.C. Horsch handcuffing a woman to a bed and zip-tying her neck until she became unconscious.
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Police identified this woman as Nicole Fusaro, according to FOX 29 Philadelphia.
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Another missing woman connected to the home is R.C. Horsch's ex-wife, Amy McHale, who has been missing since 2016, FOX 29 reported.
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Two other missing women have been connected to the home.
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Police identified one as a 25-year-old woman but did not name her, and the other has yet to be identified, according to FOX 29.
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"We have only processed a small fraction of the total media.
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Thousands of videos remain to be analyzed.
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We are working to corroborate what we see and gather physical evidence to prove our findings, supported throughout by the FBI as we determine our next steps," Vanore concluded Wednesday.
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