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The Olney House Investigation is a joint inquiry by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] into the disappearance of at least seven women connected to 417 West Chew Avenue in the [[Olney, Philadelphia|Olney]] section of [[Philadelphia]], the home of the pornographic filmmaker [[R.C. Horsch]], who died in May 2025, and of his son [[Eugene Horsch]]. It began with a parking stop on June 19, 2026. Police have said that video and photographs taken from the house show five women who appear to be dead. No body has been recovered and no one has been charged with a homicide.[^1][^2]
The Olney House Investigation is a joint inquiry by the [[Philadelphia Police Department]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] into the disappearance of at least seven women connected to West Chew Avenue in the [[Olney, Philadelphia|Olney]] section of [[Philadelphia]], the home of the pornographic filmmaker [[R.C. Horsch]], who died in May 2025, and of his son [[Eugene Horsch]]. It began with a parking stop on June 19, 2026. Police have said that video and photographs taken from the house show five women who appear to be dead. No body has been recovered and no one has been charged with a homicide.[^1][^2]
### The House
The house at 417 West Chew Avenue was the home of Raymond Horsch's paternal grandparents, [[Albert Hoersch]] and [[Helen E. Hoersch]], by 1968; Helen died there in August 1968 and Albert in July 1972, and both were buried from the Schneider Funeral Home on West Olney Avenue. Their son [[Raymond C. Hoersch]] was Raymond Horsch's father. Their daughter [[Helen M. Hoersch]] lived in Philadelphia all her life and died on April 5, 2004. The *Inquirer* reported that Raymond Horsch acquired the house after her death and in 2007 used a power of attorney to transfer it to his son for one dollar; the city's deed index records a deed executed on October 1, 2007, from "Hoersch Helen M" to Eugene A. Horsch. Father and son then lived there together.[^3][^4][^5][^6][^7][^8][^9] In June the *Inquirer* reported that urns found in the search held remains, "one set of which was apparently his father's," and Deputy Commissioner [[Frank Vanore]] said homicide investigators had been brought in partly because "several urns, possibly from deceased family members, were found"; in September police said they believed three of the five urns held the ashes of Raymond Horsch, his sister, and a friend.[^7][^8][^10]
The house on West Chew Avenue was the home of Raymond Horsch's paternal grandparents, [[Albert Hoersch]] and [[Helen E. Hoersch]], by 1968; Helen died there in August 1968 and Albert in July 1972, and both were buried from the Schneider Funeral Home on West Olney Avenue. Their son [[Raymond C. Hoersch]] was Raymond Horsch's father. Their daughter [[Helen M. Hoersch]] lived in Philadelphia all her life and died on April 5, 2004. The *Inquirer* reported that Raymond Horsch acquired the house after her death and in 2007 used a power of attorney to transfer it to his son for one dollar; the city's deed index records a deed executed on October 1, 2007, from "Hoersch Helen M" to Eugene A. Horsch. Father and son then lived there together.[^3][^4][^5][^6][^7][^8][^9] In June the *Inquirer* reported that urns found in the search held remains, "one set of which was apparently his father's," and Deputy Commissioner [[Frank Vanore]] said homicide investigators had been brought in partly because "several urns, possibly from deceased family members, were found"; in September police said they believed three of the five urns held the ashes of Raymond Horsch, his sister, and a friend.[^7][^8][^10]
### Earlier Police Contact
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[^6]: "Hoersch, Helen M.," death notice, *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* April 7, 2004, p. B12. https://www.newspapers.com/image/201102740/
[^7]: "A woman missing since 2016 had close ties to the Olney house that's now the target of a massive investigation," *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* June 27, 2026. https://www.inquirer.com/news/olney-raid-missing-women-mystery-drugs-20260627.html
[^8]: "What we know about the Olney investigation into missing women," *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* June 27, 2026 (which calls Helen M. Hoersch his sister; her 1991 and 2004 notices make her his aunt). https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/olney-investigation-eugene-horsch-missing-women-20260627.html
[^9]: 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
[^9]: 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)
[^10]: Sharber, Cory. "Police, FBI provide updates on Horsch missing women case," *WHYY,* September 16, 2026. https://whyy.org/articles/olney-home-investigation-abuse/
[^11]: "Former police chief recalls 2009 arrest of R.C. Horsch, man linked to investigation in Philadelphia's Olney section," *6abc Action News,* 2026. https://6abc.com/post/former-police-chief-recalls-2009-arrest-rc-horsch/19841495/
[^12]: "Five takeaways from Philly missing women mystery connected to Raymond and Eugene Horsch," *The Philadelphia Inquirer,* August 4, 2026. https://www.inquirer.com/news/raymond-eugene-horsch-olney-missing-women-20260804.html