PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police and the FBI returned to the Olney house on Monday and will continue investigating the scene for the next few weeks to complete a more thorough search for evidence related to the deaths of at least five women.
Crime scene officers, detectives and FBI agents are pulling pieces, such as floors and walls, from the twin brick home on the 400 block of Chew Avenue, looking for possible DNA and other evidence related to the deaths of five women and the search for at least two others.
During a previous search, police found more than 1 million pieces of digital evidence. They have only scoured through about a third of it so far.
The home belongs to Eugene Horsch, the son of the late R.C. Horsch, who is seen in pictures and videos with the women — alive at first, and later dead.
Their bodies have never been recovered.
The house was built in the 1950s and was owned by Eugene Horsch’s aunt until she died in the early 2000s and transferred it to him, according to property records.
R.C. Horsch died last year, and the home is now owned by Eugene Horsch, who is under federal investigation for allegedly having fake federal IDs, drugs and weapons.
He has not been charged with anything related to the dead or missing women.
The home will be chemically treated to search for blood and other bodily fluids. The last stage of the investigation will use large equipment to search the entire property.
Months ago, cadaver dogs were brought in but did not pick up the scent of any bodies.
