Investigators are reviewing more than 1 million images and videos as authorities examine the disappearances and suspected deaths of several women.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Five missing women have now been connected to a sprawling investigation centered on a home in Philadelphia’s Olney neighborhood, where local and federal authorities are examining a vast collection of digital evidence and trying to determine what happened to women who disappeared over more than a decade.
The latest woman publicly linked to the investigation is Nicole Fusaro, who was 27 when she disappeared in 2018. Her relatives have been meeting with Philadelphia police, according to local news reports. Investigators believe Fusaro is one of three missing women depicted in evidence suggesting they died, although her body has not been recovered. The widening investigation also involves Gabrielle Amarando, Maribel Fresses, Blair Tonzelli and Amy McHale, each of whom disappeared under different circumstances.
Authorities have focused much of their investigation on a property in the 400 block of West Chew Avenue. The house is owned by 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and was also occupied by his father, Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, who died in 2025. Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said this week that the department planned to provide another public update on the case. Officials had not announced a date or time for that briefing as of Tuesday.
The investigation began June 19 after a federal park ranger approached a BMW near Independence Mall. Police said Eugene Horsch was inside the vehicle with a woman who presented identification bearing the name Blair Tonzelli, a woman who had been reported missing in 2023. Investigators said the identification did not belong to the woman carrying it. Authorities also reported recovering firearms, illegal drugs and fraudulent federal law enforcement credentials during the encounter.
The encounter led investigators to the West Chew Avenue property. Searches there uncovered firearms, gun-related evidence, drugs, computer equipment and numerous containers holding unknown substances, according to police and court records cited by local news organizations. Investigators also removed five urns believed to contain cremated remains and examined a 55-gallon drum connected to piping. A sewer line and other underground plumbing at the property were later removed for testing. Officials have not publicly established that the urns or other materials contain remains belonging to any of the missing women.
The digital evidence has become one of the largest parts of the inquiry. Police said in August that investigators had identified about 600,000 images, 70,000 videos and more than 10,000 pages of writings and drawings among materials seized from the property. More recent reports say the FBI has expanded its involvement as agents and analysts work to authenticate and review more than 1 million pieces of photographic and video evidence. Officials have said only a fraction of the full collection had been examined during earlier stages of the investigation.
Police said evidence recovered from the property led them to believe that Amarando and Fresses are dead. Amarando was 22 when she disappeared in 2012, while Fresses was 27 when she disappeared in 2018. Their bodies have not been recovered, leaving investigators without medical examiner findings that could establish a cause and manner of death. Authorities have therefore relied heavily on digital evidence as they try to determine what happened to the women and whether crimes occurred at the property.
Fusaro’s case added another major development. Her family and law enforcement sources have said investigators believe video recovered during the inquiry shows Raymond Horsch strangling her. NBC10 reported that it independently confirmed the existence of a video but had not independently confirmed the identity of the person shown. Raymond Horsch died before the current investigation began, and authorities have not announced any criminal proceeding involving him. Fusaro’s remains have not been found.
Two other missing women have separate connections to the case. Tonzelli’s name first surfaced after the woman with Eugene Horsch allegedly presented identification bearing Tonzelli’s name during the June encounter. Amy McHale, meanwhile, disappeared in June 2016 and was last known by her family to have been at the West Chew Avenue property. McHale had previously been married to Raymond Horsch. Authorities have not publicly announced that either woman has been found, and the evidence connecting their disappearances to any crime remains under investigation.
Eugene Horsch remains in federal custody on charges involving illegal firearm possession and fraudulent federal credentials. A federal grand jury indicted him in July on allegations that he possessed loaded guns despite a prior felony conviction and had identification documents made to resemble credentials issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI. He has not been charged with killing or harming any of the missing women. State prosecutors later withdrew separate charges as the federal case continued.
The investigation remains open as Philadelphia police and federal authorities continue examining digital files, physical evidence and the histories of people connected to the property. No bodies have been recovered for the three women investigators believe are dead, and authorities have not publicly resolved the disappearances of the other women. Police officials have said additional information is expected as the evidence review continues.
Author note: Last updated September 16, 2026.