PHILADELPHIA, PA — Investigators in Philadelphia say digital images and videos recovered from a home in the Olney section show nearly 60 different people and have now connected seven women to the case tied to Eugene Horsch.
Police said Wednesday that five of the women appeared injured, lifeless or possibly dead in the files, while two others were seen in images that also raised concern. The case centers on a house in the 400 block of W. Chew Avenue that has been searched repeatedly since June, when 44-year-old Eugene Horsch was arrested on charges unrelated to the missing women.
Officials stressed that no bodies have been recovered. They also said some people who appeared unconscious or killed in photos or video were later found alive, adding to the challenge of sorting the evidence.
FBI review of more than 1 million files is still underway
Authorities said the home contained more than 1 million digital images and videos, and federal agents are still working through the material. The FBI said it is about 30% finished reviewing the files.
Wayne Jacobs, special agent in charge of the Philadelphia FBI Field Office, described the process as slow and deliberate. Detectives are also examining other evidence for DNA and trying to understand the meaning of the videos, photographs, writings and manuscripts recovered from the property.
Police say the volume of material is one reason the case remains active months after the first search. The files have become central to efforts to identify women, determine what happened in the home and separate confirmed facts from what appears in the images.
Five women named so far and two more appear in the images
Police have publicly named five of the women linked to the investigation: Blair Tonzelli, Amy McHale, Maribel Fresses, Gabrielle Amarando and Nicole Fusaro. One additional woman has been identified but not publicly named, and another has not yet been identified.
Investigators said two of the women seen in the files appeared injured, unconscious or dead. Fresses and Amarando had already been named by police as being seen in the digital material, and investigators now say both appeared lifeless.
Amarando’s mother told Action News she was informed detectives had recovered videos showing her daughter alive, followed by images that appeared to show her dead. Family members also say McHale, who was Raymond Horsch’s ex-wife, was last seen at the Chew Avenue house.
Police describe a video that appears to show Raymond Horsch restraining Fusaro
Sources told Action News that law enforcement has video that appears to show Raymond Horsch strangling Fusaro. Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said the footage shows Fusaro naked with Raymond Horsch, with drugs, money and handcuffs involved before she is restrained to a bed.
Vanore said the video then appears to show Raymond Horsch using a channel-lock-type tool to place a zip tie around her neck, after which she becomes unconscious. Police have not said whether the video is definitive proof of what happened to her.
The case has also drawn attention because an identification card belonging to Tonzelli was found with an unidentified woman who was with Eugene Horsch when he was arrested. Authorities have not released additional details about that woman.
Search of the Chew Avenue house uncovered fake badges, drugs and chemicals
When detectives searched the Chew Avenue home in June, they said they found fake law enforcement credentials, drugs, a gun, hundreds of thousands of photos, videos, writings and manuscripts, and unknown chemicals.
Investigators are now trying to determine whether those chemicals could have been used to dispose of any deceased victims. A special forensic lab in Chicago is processing the substances in an effort to identify them.
Police said the property has become the focus of a broad evidence review because of the amount of material found there and the possible links between the items, the images and the women connected to the case. Other evidence is being tested for DNA as detectives continue building the timeline.
Detectives expect more interviews and another search later this month
Police said they have already identified and interviewed 16 people, though Vanore said they were not cooperative. Another 25 people are expected to be interviewed as investigators try to account for everyone seen in the files.
Officials also said they know of 10 people who overdosed later, but not at the Chew Avenue residence. Vanore said those people were found in a different home in another part of Philadelphia. That detail, police said, is part of the wider effort to understand where the women were and what happened to them.
Authorities plan to return to the home in late September with another search warrant. Police say the continuing searches and interviews are necessary because the case remains unresolved and because the digital evidence continues to be reviewed.
Raymond Horsch's history and the investigation's wider context
Raymond Horsch, who died in 2025, has also become a central figure in the investigation. Police said he was a pornographer who specialized in sadomasochistic imagery.
That background has added another layer to a case already marked by missing women, disturbing images and a huge amount of digital evidence. Investigators say the home and the files recovered from it are helping them reconstruct who was involved and how the women came to be connected to the property.
For now, police say the investigation remains methodical and far from complete. They are still working through evidence, following up on leads and preparing to search the Chew Avenue home again as they try to determine what happened inside it.
Raymond Horsch's history and the investigation's wider context
Raymond Horsch, who died in 2025, has also become a central figure in the investigation. Police said he was a pornographer who specialized in sadomasochistic imagery.
That background has added another layer to a case already marked by missing women, disturbing images and a huge amount of digital evidence. Investigators say the home and the files recovered from it are helping them reconstruct who was involved and how the women came to be connected to the property.
For now, police say the investigation remains methodical and far from complete. They are still working through evidence, following up on leads and preparing to search the Chew Avenue home again as they try to determine what happened inside it.
