Seven women who disappeared over more than a decade ago have been linked to a Philadelphia house, where investigators found more than one million images and videos, including footage that police say appears to show women unconscious, injured or dead.
Shocking new details have emerged amid an investigation into the “mystery house” in Philadelphia’s Olney neighborhood. Eugene Horsch’s house is now in focus, with “graphic” videos being recovered by police.
Five of the seven women connected to the house are believed to be dead. However, no bodies have been recovered, Philadelphia police said Wednesday, September 16.
How the investigation started
Authorities have not yet announced homicide charges in connection to any of the missing women. Horsch, a photographer of sexually explicit material who died in 2025 at 82. Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore said that investigators have identified 58 people depicted in material recovered from the house. Police have found as many as 41 other people seen in the material. detectives are now preparing to interview another 25, according to Vanore While 16 of them declined or were reluctant to be interviewed. Investigators have reviewed only about 30% of the digital evidence.
The investigation centers on Eugene’s father Raymond “R.C. He shared the house with his son. Four of these people appeared lifeless or unconscious, per NBC News. Ten others reportedly later died of suspected drug overdoses at locations away from the property. Hundreds of thousands of images and videos have yet to be interviewed by authorities. Horsch remains in federal custody on charges unrelated to the missing women.
