Hidden safe, bones found buried at Philly house of horrors tied to 7 missing women: report

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Hussain, Z. (2026, October 19). Hidden safe, bones found buried at Philly house of horrors tied to 7 missing women: report. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/hidden-safe-bones-found-in-r-c-horschs-philly-house-of-horrors-tied-to-7-missing-women-report/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-19 · by Zoe Hussain

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Investigators searching a Philadelphia house linked to seven missing women discovered a hidden safe inside the property and bones in the backyard. The FBI and local police found these items during an ongoing investigation into the home of Raymond “R.C.” Horsch and his son Eugene, who are connected to several mysterious disappearances. Authorities have collected soil samples from various parts of the property and are working to identify the remains found. Additionally, investigators previously uncovered disturbing evidence such as alleged snuff films and writings about serial killers at the same location.
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Story summary

On October 19, 2026, investigators searching Raymond "R.C." Horsch's property in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood found a hidden safe and bones buried under floorboards and in the backyard. The FBI and local police connected these findings to the disappearance of seven missing or unidentified women. While it is unclear what was inside the safe, bones were recovered on October 15, prompting The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office to be called for further examination. Officials are still determining if the bones belong to humans or animals. Additionally, soil samples have been collected from different parts of the property to gather more evidence.

Written for “House Of Horrors Investigation” on 2026-10-19, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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This article reads unscored and hedges 23% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
CBS News · 0.86 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 1 of 16 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe bones being discovered in the backyard of Raymond 'R.C.' Horsch's house in Philadelphia as part of an ongoing investigation.”
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 2 📰 publisher trust 66
“The articles describe different stages of investigation at the same property, with Article A covering initial luminol tests and evidence of human DNA, while Article B reports on later discoveries including bones and a hidden safe.”
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13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
23%
3 of 13 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
67/100
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New York Post · 11592 article(s) · 32 correction(s) detected
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Who wrote this

Zoe Hussain
66 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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Topics

FBI NBC10 NYPD Philadelphia the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office

Subjects

Philadelphia GPE · 2× Eugene PERSON · 1× Eugene Horsch PERSON · 1× FBI ORG · 1× Joseph Giacalone PERSON · 1× NBC10 ORG · 1× NYPD ORG · 1× Olney PERSON · 1× Raymond “R.C.” Horsch PERSON · 1× the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office ORG · 1×

Narrative

Philadelphia police and the FBI unearthed the disturbing pieces of evidence while searching the Olney property of vile pornographer Raymond “R.C.” Horsch and his son, Eugene, which detectives have since connected to seven missing or unidentified women, NBC10 reported.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19
🔮 Crews have also been collecting soil samples and are expected to begin examining the front of the Chew Avenue property.

Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

A hidden safe and bones were discovered buried under floorboards and in the backyard of a Philadelphia house of horrors tied to seven missing women as investigators continue to search the property, according to a report. uncertain
investigators → hide → report
Philadelphia police and the FBI unearthed the disturbing pieces of evidence while searching the Olney property of vile pornographer Raymond “R.C.” Horsch and his son, Eugene, which detectives have since connected to seven missing or unidentified women, NBC10 reported. asserted
NBC10 → unearth → women
Investigators found a hidden safe while removing walls and floors inside the home, though it is unclear what was found inside, law enforcement sources told the outlet. uncertain
sources → find → outlet
Teams also recovered bones from the backyard on Thursday, prompting the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office to be called in, the sources said. asserted
sources → recover → Office
Officials are still working to determine whether the bones belong to a human or an animal, the local station reported. asserted
station → work → human
Crews have also been collecting soil samples and are expected to begin examining the front of the Chew Avenue property. asserted
Crews → collect → property
“Right now, it looks like soil samples. asserted
it → look → samples
We saw them going in and taking some samples. asserted
them → see → samples
And what they’ll do is, they’ll do it in different places, and they’ll do it at different depths to see if there’s any chemicals in there,” Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant who is not involved in the case, told the outlet. asserted
who → do → outlet
Eugene Horsch is being held on firearms charges as authorities continue to probe what could have happened to the missing and unidentified women. uncertain
what → hold → women
Following his arrest in June, investigators made multiple other 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
Cops revealed they found images and video of two women — Maribel Frieses, who was last seen in 2018, and Gabrielle Amarando, last seen in 2012 — that appeared to show them deceased. asserted
them → reveal → 2012
Blair Tonzelli, who vanished in 2023, and Amy McHale, Horsch’s ex-wife who was last seen in 2016, have also been named by the authorities. asserted
who → vanish → authorities
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