Does Philadelphia’s ‘house of horrors’ hold the key to seven missing women?
City on edge as police comb home of Raymond Horsch, pornographer who died last year, in grisly case involving disturbing pictures and film
TL;DR
- Police and the FBI are investigating a "house of horrors" in Philadelphia linked to deceased career criminal and artist Raymond "RC" Horsch.
- At least seven missing women have been connected to the property, with investigators believing five are deceased.
- A million photographs and films recovered from the home are being examined for clues, presenting challenges in distinguishing staged scenes from reality.
- Five specific women, missing between 2012 and 2023, have been identified as potentially deceased.
- Raymond Horsch's criminal history includes a 2009 conviction for attempting to lure a child, and he was described in a 1985 psychological examination as a manipulative and potentially dangerous individual.
- Horsch's son, Eugene, is in custody on federal gun and drug charges, and was found with fake law enforcement identification and a female passenger carrying a missing woman's ID.
- The investigation is ongoing, with no bodies found yet, making it difficult for the medical examiner to issue death certificates.