Five women connected to a Philadelphia house of horrors are believed to be dead, while two others remain missing.
Investigators have been searching for human remains or other physical evidence inside the home of suspected serial killer Raymond ‘RC’ Horsch, who died last year at the age of 82.
But as they combed through more than 1 million digital images and videos from the home, officers identified 58 different alleged victims, Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore said on Wednesday.
Five of the women in the videos appear to be lifeless or unconscious, including Gabrielle Amarando, Maribel Fresses and Nicole Fusaro, sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.
Amy McHale, Horsch’s ex-wife, and Blair Tonzelli, meanwhile, remain missing.
Ten others reportedly overdosed after being seen in the videos and were found in locations across Philadelphia, while 16 other alleged victims were found alive but were ‘not very cooperative’ and did not want to discuss what occurred in the home. Three refused to speak to investigators.
Authorities are now also working to speak with 25 other alleged victims they have identified from the unsettling videos and images.
Investigators have combed through more than 1 million digital images and videos from a Philadelphia home depicting women in various poses
The home belonged to suspected serial killer Raymond ‘RC’ Horsch, who died last year at the age of 82The investigation into Horsch began in June 2026, when police pulled over his son, Eugene, 44, near Independence Mall in Philadelphia.
Police became suspicious when a woman in the car with Eugene gave identification for missing 35-year-old Tonzelli, who disappeared in 2023.
Inside the vehicle, cops also found two handguns and over $8,000 in illegal drugs, and Eugene was brought in for questioning.
He allegedly suggested to investigators that Tonzelli would ‘never be seen again,’ leading authorities to carry out several search warrants on the Olney home previously owned by his notorious pornographer father.
In an initial search of the home on June 20, police said they found at least one additional illegal gun, a fake FBI badge, a marijuana growing operation, and five urns containing cremated remains.
In another search on June 25, investigators said they found over 50 hard drives holding over 600,000 images, 70,000 videos and 10,000 writings and drawings.
In August, investigators announced that video evidence collected from a hard drive in Horsch’s home led police to believe Amarando, who disappeared in 2012 at age 22, and Fresses, who vanished in 2018 at age 27, are dead.
In August, investigators announced that video evidence collected from a hard drive in Horsch’s home led police to believe Gabrielle Amarando (left), who disappeared in 2021 at age 22, and Maribel Fresses (right), who vanished in 2018 at age 27, are deceased
Other footage collected from the house reportedly showed Horsch strangling Nicole Fusaro, who disappeared in 2018 at the age of 27
Opening up about the discovery on Wednesday, Vanore said the images and video collected from the house show Fresses and Amarando lying unconscious with injuries to their bodies. Those files were dated 2017.
But neither of their bodies have been found and no other traces of DNA connected to either woman has been located.
In another set of videos dated to 2017, a woman is seen with RC Horsch, Vanore said.
The woman could be seen in the footage appearing to use narcotics before Horsch hands her money. She later appears to lose consciousness, but Vanore said it was unclear whether she died.
The deputy commissioner would not identify the woman in the video, but sources told ABC News it is Fusaro, who disappeared in 2018 at the age of 27.
‘Nicole was a beautiful, kindhearted woman who deserved so much better than what happened to her. She will forever be loved and missed by her family and friends,’ Halloran-Koren told WPVI.
The investigation into Horsch began in June 2026, when police pulled over his son, Eugene, 44, near Independence Mall in Philadelphia
A woman in the car with Eugene gave identification for missing 35-year-old Blair Tonzelli, who disappeared in 2023. She is still considered missing as is Amy McHale, Horsch’s ex-wife
The investigation has also prompted police to reexamine the disappearance of Amy McHale, Horsch’s former wife, who also disappeared in June 2016 at age 44.
McHale was last seen at the Olney property in 2016 and appeared in Horsch’s films, photographs and music videos.
Horsch had a reputation for creating violent pornography, and he also wrote books featuring serial killers who preyed on women.
His son Eugene has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the missing women, and remains in federal custody on charges related to illegal gun possession.
Meanwhile, officials say they have only reviewed about 30 percent of the digital evidence – and still have hundreds of thousands of files left to examine.
Investigators are also awaiting the results of testing on chemicals discovered in the basement of the property, trying to determine whether they could have been used to destroy evidence or dissolve human remains, according to NBC Philadelphia.
Law enforcement officers and utility crews are seen excavating at the home in July
Investigators are now awaiting the results of testing on chemicals discovered in the basement of the property
Authorities are also planning to return to the property later this month to carry out another search warrant.
‘The objective here is thoroughness, not simply speed,’ said Special Agent in Charge Wayne Jacobs of FBI Philadelphia.
‘We need to ensure that we do not overlook something that could help identify a victim, establish what occurred, provide an answer to a family that has been looking for one.’
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel also said investigators remain committed to finding those answers.
‘We have a duty,’ he said. ‘We have a duty to those families who are all concerned about whether their loved one lost their lives in that house or maybe somewhere else.’
