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Police and the FBI returned to search the backyard of a Philadelphia home as part of an ongoing investigation into a potential serial killer that has already turned up apparent “snuff” films, urns filled with ashes and evidence linked to at least seven missing women.
Footage shows an excavator in the backyard as police in protective gear continue to come and go from the property this week. They set up tents in the yard and out front and covered parts of the lawn with tarps. Investigators could be seen wearing varying levels of safety equipment, including face masks, hazmat suits, rubber gloves, protective sleeves and booties.
A female crime scene investigator was seen carrying what appeared to be a chemical spray backpack as she entered the property. A crime scene photographer also came and left Wednesday.
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An insert showing four of the seven missing women linked to the Philadelphia home of the late pornographer Raymond “RC” Horsch. (NamUs, Kyle Mazza/CNP for Fox News Digital)
There is yellow police tape around the perimeter and uniformed officers stand guard.
Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD cold case sergeant and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said the scale of the investigation stood out to him.
“The sheer number of crime scene technicians that come in and out of that house — usually you try to keep it to a minimum because you don’t want people trampling on things and stuff like that,” he told Fox News Digital. “I just think there are so many different nooks and crannies to cover that they need so many people. So, I mean, we’re not talking about three or four, we’re talking about 10, 12 or 14 people going in and out of this place at the same time.”
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Police have visited the home several times in recent weeks, taking boxes of evidence earlier this month, including one marked “glass vials.”
A Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson declined to provide further details about the ongoing search Thursday, citing the active and ongoing investigation.
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FBI agents continue their investigation at the home of Eugene Horsch in the Olney section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Authorities are examining the property after linking it to at least seven cases of missing women. Eugène Horsch is the son of the late Raymond “RC” Horsch. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for Fox News)
“Investigators continue to review the evidence and follow up on all available leads,” she told Fox News Digital. “At this time, we are unable to provide specific details regarding investigative activities at the property, potential findings, or the status of efforts to authenticate previously recovered images and videos.”
Raymond “RC” Horsch, producer of BDSM-themed books and pornographic books, died last year at the age of 82. However, police raided his former home after arresting his son Eugene Horsch, 44, in June. The younger Horsch was arrested in a car alongside a woman carrying identification belonging to one of the seven missing women now linked to the investigation.
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FBI agents continue their investigation at the home of Eugene Horsch in the Olney section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, October 14, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for Fox News)
Previous searches revealed images and videos that police say show four of the seven missing women. They also found a container of chemicals connected to the home’s water system.
“Investigations based on forensic evidence can sometimes result in repeated returns to the scene of a crime,” said James Gagliano, a retired FBI supervisory agent and Fox News contributor. “You find something that starts a search in a different area. We saw how the early discovery of a crime scene in Tucson raised so many questions. They won’t make that mistake here.”
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An excavator is seen in the backyard of Eugene Horsch’s home in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, October 14, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/CNP for Fox News)
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Only some women have been publicly identified. Philadelphia police identified Maribel Fresses, 26, who disappeared in 2018, and Gabrielle Amarando, 27, earlier in the investigation. When Eugene Horsch was arrested, the woman who accompanied him had identification for Blair Tonzelli, 38, who was last seen in Philadelphia in February 2023, police told Fox News Digital in September.
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Two other women were identified in local reports. Both are listed as missing persons in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).
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One of them is Horsch’s ex-wife, Amy McHale, 54, who was 44 when she was last seen on June 13, 2016, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported in June.
The other is Nicole “Nikki” Fusaro, 34, according to the CBS affiliate in Philadelphia, citing local law enforcement sources. She was 27 years old when she disappeared near the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenue in July 2019.
FBI agents execute a search warrant at the home of Eugene Horsch in the 400 block of West Chew Avenue in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa., Monday, July 13, 2026. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including Philadelphia Police homicide detectives and the FBI, are investigating after chemicals, ammunition and drugs were found inside the home in June. Horsch, 44, is being held on multiple charges. (Kyle Mazza/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect)
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Investigators said they also identified dozens of other people from the footage. However, no arrests have been made as the investigation continues.
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Police have already searched underground pipes, but no bodies have been found.
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Eugene Horsch’s arrest is unrelated to the disturbing discoveries police made at his father’s former home, and he has not been charged in connection with the women’s disappearances.
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