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5 min readOn a Friday in June 2026, a park ranger near Philadelphia’s Independence Mall noticed a black BMW parked where it shouldn’t be. When he approached, he heard a woman’s voice from inside the car say, “You’re going to hurt me.” That moment set off a chain of discoveries that would lead to a crumbling brick row house in the city’s Alney neighborhood, a house now known as the Horsch House of Horrors. At the center of it are two men: Eugene Horsch, 44, and his father Raymond, who died in 2025. As of this recording, at least seven missing women are connected to the property, though no bodies have been found and no one has been charged in connection with their disappearances.
The Search That Uncovered a House of Horrors
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What you'll learn
- 1 INFAMOUS: The Horsch House of Horrors
- 2 (01:33) **Case Introduction** - Ashley and Britt introduce the developing story of a Philadelphia house connected to at least seven missing women, calling it potentially one of the biggest cases of the year
- 3 (03:25) **The Inciting Incident** - A park ranger near Independence Mall discovers a woman in a parked BMW saying "you're going to hurt me," leading to the identification of Eugene Horsch
- 4 (06:10) **The Search of 417 West Chu Avenue** - Law enforcement executes a search warrant at Eugene's house, finding a disturbing scene that requires hazmat suits and days of processing
- 5 (08:40) **The Darker Details Emerge** - Philadelphia Inquirer reporters begin uncovering additional disturbing evidence found in the house
- 6 (10:51) **Blair Tonzelli's Story** - The missing woman whose ID was found in Eugene's car, last known to be at the Horsch house before her disappearance in 2022
- 7 (13:03) **Eugene Horsch's Background** - From a smart kid to a convicted felon with a criminal history spanning decades
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Show Notes
It started with a parked car near Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and a woman's voice from inside: "You're going to hurt me." Within hours, investigators were at the door of a boarded-up rowhouse in the city's Olney neighborhood. What they found inside raised more questions than answers, and months later, they're still trying to separate what's real from what was staged. So our team started digging into the house, the men who lived there, and the women whose trails lead back to it.
If you want to learn more about Barbara Rotella’s work documenting underreported and underrepresented missing persons cases, check out UndergroundMysteries.com.
- If you have any information about this case, contact the Philadelphia Police Department's tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477), or the FBI Philadelphia Field Office at 215-418-4000 or tips.fbi.gov.
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