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- RCHorsch
- Philadelphia
- Olney
summary: "Philadelphia grandfather of the pornographer R.C. Horsch, whose house at 417 West Chew Street in Olney became the house searched in the 2026 Olney House Investigation."
summary: "Philadelphia grandfather of the pornographer R.C. Horsch, whose house on West Chew Street in Olney became the house searched in the 2026 Olney House Investigation."
died: 1972-07-01
location: "417 West Chew Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"
location: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"
relations:
- type: spouse_of
with: "[[Helen E. Hoersch]]"
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role: "grandfather"
fn: 2
created: 2026-09-23
updated: 2026-09-23
updated: 2026-10-15
---
Albert Hoersch (died July 1, 1972, aged 81) lived at 417 West Chew Street in the [[Olney, Philadelphia|Olney]] section of [[Philadelphia]], the house later owned by his grandson, the pornographer and fugitive [[R.C. Horsch]], and from 2007 by his great-grandson [[Eugene Horsch]], and searched by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] in the [[Olney House Investigation]] of 2026.[^1][^2][^3]
Albert Hoersch (died July 1, 1972, aged 81) lived on West Chew Street in the [[Olney, Philadelphia|Olney]] section of [[Philadelphia]], the house later owned by his grandson, the pornographer and fugitive [[R.C. Horsch]], and from 2007 by his great-grandson [[Eugene Horsch]], and searched by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] in the [[Olney House Investigation]] of 2026.[^1][^2][^3]
### Family
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### Footnotes
[^1]: "Hoersch, Helen E. Wissman," death notice, *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* August 29, 1968, p. 32 ("wife of Albert Hoersch, of 417 W. Chew st., Aug. 27, 1968. Relatives, friends and Grace United Methodist Church, are invited ... SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME, 617-19 W. Olney ave. Int. Hillside Cem."). https://www.newspapers.com/image/182120759/
[^2]: "Hoersch, Albert," death notice, *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* July 3, 1972, p. 10 ("aged 81 years, beloved husband of the late Helen Wissmer Horesch [sic] and father of Albert Jr., Raymond C., Helen M Hoersch, 417 W. Chew st., July 1, 1972 ... SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME, 617-19 W. Olney ave. Int. Hillside Cem."). https://www.newspapers.com/image/180006503/
[^1]: "Hoersch, Helen E. Wissman," death notice, *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* August 29, 1968, p. 32 ("wife of Albert Hoersch, of W. Chew st., Aug. 27, 1968. Relatives, friends and Grace United Methodist Church, are invited ... SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME, 617-19 W. Olney ave. Int. Hillside Cem."). https://www.newspapers.com/image/182120759/
[^2]: "Hoersch, Albert," death notice, *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* July 3, 1972, p. 10 ("aged 81 years, beloved husband of the late Helen Wissmer Horesch [sic] and father of Albert Jr., Raymond C., Helen M Hoersch, W. Chew st., July 1, 1972 ... SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME, 617-19 W. Olney ave. Int. Hillside Cem."). https://www.newspapers.com/image/180006503/
[^3]: "How a pornographer's violent fantasies blurred fact and fiction as cops searched Olney house for missing women," *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* August 2, 2026. https://www.inquirer.com/news/a/raymond-eugene-horsch-olney-philadelphia-missing-women-history-20260802.html
[^4]: "Hoersch, Helen M.," death notice, *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* April 7, 2004, p. B12. https://www.newspapers.com/image/201102740/
[^5]: Find a Grave memorial 25275352, "Albert Hoersch Jr.," headstone inscription "LT US Navy WWII," St. Mark's Episcopal Church Cemetery, West Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25275352/albert-hoersch
[^6]: [Social column], *The Daily Intelligencer* (Doylestown), January 10, 1955, p. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/40163522/
[^7]: City of Philadelphia, Department of Records, real estate transfer index, 417 W. Chew Ave., deed document 51798675, executed October 1, 2007, recorded October 26, 2007, grantor "Hoersch Helen M," grantee "Horsch Eugene A"; later mortgages of 2007 and 2009 and satisfaction of 2025, via the city's open data (rtt_summary). https://phl.carto.com/api/v2/sql?q=SELECT%20*%20FROM%20rtt_summary%20WHERE%20street_address%20=%20%27417%20W%20CHEW%20AVE%27
[^7]: City of Philadelphia, Department of Records, real estate transfer index, W. Chew Ave., deed document 51798675, executed October 1, 2007, recorded October 26, 2007, grantor "Hoersch Helen M," grantee "Horsch Eugene A"; later mortgages of 2007 and 2009 and satisfaction of 2025, via the city's open data (rtt_summary). https://phl.carto.com/ (rtt_summary table)
[^8]: West, Ashley. "Ray Horsch: Sociopathic Villain," *The Rialto Report,* Podcast 27, 2013, audio at 1:29:47 to 1:29:57 (depression; audio preserved in a Wayback Machine capture of March 31, 2019). https://web.archive.org/web/20190331064614/http://traffic.libsyn.com/therialtoreport/27_Rialto_Report_027_-_Ray_Horsch__Sociopathic_Villain.mp3