At least five missing women are tied to an Olney home at the center of a sprawling death investigation as police have not recovered the bodies of three women presumed dead. Philadelphia police continue to investigate the West Chew Avenue property as a sprawling investigation connected to the wome n, three of whom investigators believe are dead, continues to grow. On Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said his department would provide a public update on the investigation this week. Investigators continue to review hundreds of thousands of digital videos and photos connected to Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, who died in 2025 at age 82. Horsch produced snuff films and wrote erotic books with sadomasochistic themes. His ex-wife, Amy McHale, disappeared in June 2016. Raymond “R.C.” Horsch’s ex-wife, Amy McHale, disappeared in June 2016. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, police announced that video evidence recovered from a hard drive led investigators to believe two missing women, Maribel Fresses and Gabrielle Amarando, are no longer alive. Fresses was last seen in 2018, while Amarando disappeared in 2012. Neither woman’s body has been recovered. Last week, a cousin of Nicole Fusaro, who disappeared in 2018 at age 27, told the NBC10 Investigators that police believe they have video of Horsch strangling her. Her body has not been recovered. Fusaro was last seen near Kensington and Allegheny avenues, about four miles from the Chew Avenue home. Last week, a cousin of Nicole Fusaro, who disappeared in 2018 at age 27, told the NBC10 Investigators that police believe they have video of Horsch strangling her. Her body has not been recovered. (NamUS) The investigation began on June 19, 2026, when a park ranger stopped a BMW in the 600 block of Market Street near Independence Mall. Inside, police found Raymond Horsch’s son, Eugene Horsch, 44, and a woman who provided the identification of Blair Tonzelli, who disappeared in 2023, police said. Inside the vehicle, the park ranger reported finding two handguns and approximately $8,000 worth of illegal drugs. During the investigation, detectives learned that Eugene Horsch allegedly made a statement suggesting Tonzelli would “never be seen again,” according to court documents. During an initial search of the Chew Avenue home, police said they found at least one additional illegal firearm, a marijuana grow operation, another fake FBI badge and five urns containing cremated remains. Then, on June 25, members of the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit, ATF agents and a bomb disposal unit executed another search warrant. Investigators reported finding computer parts and what appeared to be a home laboratory with various containers of an unknown oily substance. Two days later, on June 27, Bethel requested assistance from the FBI Evidence Recovery Team to process the laboratory, the containers and digital evidence, police said. Another search warrant was served on July 22 to remove and inspect a sewer line, lateral and trap at the property, police said. The containers filled with the oily substance were delivered to a Chicago laboratory on July 27 for analysis. Investigators are working to determine whether the substances could dissolve human remains, sources said. Then, in early August, a computer forensics team began reviewing digital evidence recovered from the house, according to Philadelphia Police Inspector Raymond Evers. Investigators reviewed approximately 600,000 images, 70,000 videos and more than 10,000 pages of drawings and writings, which at the time represented just 5% of the digital evidence recovered from the property, Evers said during a news conference last week. The home on Chew Avenue as it appeared in September 2026. In total, more than 95 search warrants have been obtained in connection with the house and its contents. The NBC10 Investigators have requested copies of the documents but were told they are confidential because of the ongoing homicide investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS (8477). To speak directly with a homicide investigator, call 215-686-3334. Eugene Horsch’s attorney has not responded to repeated requests for comment. A jury trial in his federal case was scheduled to begin in January. The NBC10 Investigators can be reached at [email protected] and [email protected]. ...read more read less