Police are examining more than 1 million digital files as they investigate the Olney property’s possible connections to several missing women.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Investigators searching a home in the city’s Olney neighborhood found five urns believed to contain cremated human remains, authorities said, as police and federal agents continue examining evidence connected to multiple women who have been reported missing.
The urns are among a large amount of evidence recovered from the West Chew Avenue property during an investigation that began after Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested in June. Authorities have since seized computers, hard drives, phones, cameras, firearms, drugs and containers holding unidentified substances. Investigators also recovered more than 1 million digital images and videos, only part of which have been reviewed.
Police said they believe three of the urns can be associated with people who were already known to have died. One is believed to contain the ashes of Horsch’s father, Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, who died in 2025. Authorities believe another contains the remains of Raymond Horsch’s sister and a third contains the remains of a friend. Investigators have not identified the ashes believed to be inside the other two urns.
Authorities stressed that they have not recovered physical remains from the property that have been confirmed as belonging to any of the missing women under investigation. Testing connected to evidence taken from the home remains underway, and police have said they still need corroborating evidence before determining exactly what happened to people depicted in the recovered files.
The review of the digital evidence has expanded the investigation. Police said they have identified 58 people in images and videos recovered from the house. Five women appear injured, unconscious or possibly dead in some of the material, investigators said. Police have located other people who appeared in the files, including some who have been interviewed and others authorities are still trying to interview.
At least seven missing women have been connected in some way to the property, according to investigators. Five are believed by police to be dead, while two others remain missing. Among the women previously identified by authorities are Gabrielle Amarando and Maribel Fresses, who appeared in digital material recovered from the home. Police have not recovered their bodies.
Some recovered videos also show Raymond Horsch with women inside the house, Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said. Investigators have cautioned that some material found in the files may depict staged activity, while other footage could document actual violence. That distinction is one reason authorities say they must corroborate what appears on video with physical evidence, interviews and other records before reaching conclusions.
The investigation began after Eugene Horsch was arrested near Independence Mall in June. Authorities said firearms, narcotics and false law-enforcement credentials were recovered during the investigation surrounding his arrest. Subsequent searches of the Olney house uncovered another firearm, a marijuana-growing operation, electronic devices and containers of unidentified chemicals or oily substances. Horsch remains in federal custody on charges unrelated to any suspected deaths, and police have not accused him of killing the missing women.
Investigators have said none of the digital material reviewed so far places Eugene Horsch in the videos involving women who appear to be seriously injured or dead. Much of the material is instead connected to his late father, who had produced adult films. Authorities continue to determine when the files were created, who appears in them and whether the scenes document criminal acts.
The FBI and Philadelphia police have reviewed about 30% of the digital evidence, officials said Wednesday. Investigators plan to return to the Chew Avenue property as the search continues, while laboratory testing and efforts to identify the remaining cremated remains are ongoing. Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel has said investigators are seeking answers for the families of the missing women and that the inquiry will take time.
Author note: Last updated September 17, 2026.