The hour gets lighter with Phil Almquist’s Today in Music History before Dawn’s Big Three begins. Dawn opens with the Eugene Horsch investigation and newly surfaced photos from a former Chalfont home tied to his late father, Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, while federal weapons proceedings against Eugene are pushed back. We trace how the June traffic stop, fake federal credentials and an identification card bearing missing woman Blair Tonzelli’s name lead investigators toward the Olney property and the much larger missing-women inquiry.
Dawn’s Big Three continues with the Horsch case as we go through the old contractor photos, the June stop near Independence Mall, the fake credentials, firearms and evidence recovered after search warrants. We discuss how the newly surfaced images fit into an investigation that already involves a huge archive of files and several missing women, while staying clear about what has and has not produced criminal charges. The crew also reacts to the long gap between the contractor’s 2010 visit and the evidence now being turned over.
Big Three number two moves to Vineland, where New Jersey issues a $1.07 million fine against Data One after inspectors say dozens of large gas generators were installed and operated without required permits. That sends us back into the morning’s larger data-center argument: local control, power demand, noise complaints, state policy, the number of projects under way, and campaign money around an industry that is growing quickly across the region. Big Three number three then turns to Benjamin Netanyahu and Zohran Mamdani trading public attacks ahead of Netanyahu’s United Nations appearance, with each side making sharply disputed claims about Gaza, Hamas and the International Criminal Court.
We close with a run of stories built for radio: a driverless Waymo wanders into a Denver farmers market during setup, a Krispy Kreme delivery truck is stolen in Frankford and recovered without some of its donuts, and masked thieves make off with Black Angus beef ribs in South Philadelphia. Eagles tailgating returns as fans react to the new parking rules, RV charges and the cost of game day, eventually leading us to imagine a Kayal and Company tailgate.
