{"id":239703,"date":"2026-07-09T21:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T21:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/239703\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T21:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T21:41:08","slug":"police-have-not-linked-missing-woman-to-raided-home-family-says-nbc10-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/239703\/","title":{"rendered":"Police have not linked missing woman to raided home, family says \u2013 NBC10 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The family of a woman who disappeared 10 years ago tells the NBC10 Investigators that police have not connected her to a home raided by investigators<\/a> two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Amy McHale disappeared in June 2016, her daughter, Amanda Stoffer, said. McHale was married to Raymond Horsch, the owner of the West Chew Avenue home at the time. Though the couple divorced, they remained friends.<\/p>\n

The FBI, DEA and Philadelphia police raided the home<\/a> in June following the arrest of<\/a> Raymond Horsch\u2019s son, Eugene Horsch, 44. Raymond Horsch died last year.<\/p>\n

At the time of her disappearance, McHale was actively using heroin and receiving methadone treatment, Stoffer said. Her last known location was the West Chew Avenue home, according to her daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my heart, I think that she is deceased,\u201d Stoffer said Thursday. \u201cI don’t know where, but she wouldn’t have gone away for this long.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Amy<\/p>\n

Amy McHale<\/p>\n

Federal park rangers arrested Eugene Horsch on June 19 on drug-related charges, according to court records. Information obtained after his arrest led investigators to search a home on West Chew Avenue beginning June 25. Police remained at the home Thursday, more than two weeks later.<\/p>\n

Inside the Olney home<\/a>, officers discovered \u201ca lot of ammo and some narcotics,\u201d along with a 55-gallon drum, Philadelphia police said in the aftermath. Investigators also found evidence suggesting an attempt to grow or produce narcotics.<\/p>\n

Among the items seized was a piece of writing about serial killer Ted Bundy<\/a> that referenced zip ties and a drum, a source familiar with the investigation told NBC10. The note also mentioned killings and \u201ctrash that needs to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not clear who wrote the note. An attorney for Eugene Horsch said the elder Horsch was likely its author.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter I see the things [Ray] was into, I get more nervous that a lot of the things — even if he is writing confessions \u2014 we can say it was a work of fiction, you know?\u201d Stoffer said.<\/p>\n

DNA testing was underway on material seized<\/a> from the Chew Avenue home, but investigators have not specified what evidence is being analyzed. A spokesperson for Philadelphia police said Thursday the investigation was ongoing. The FBI was also assisting in identifying the chemicals recovered from the home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf something happened in that house, my fear is that whatever may have been there of my mother’s is gone,\u201d Stoffer said, adding that homicide investigators have repeatedly told her they have found no link so far connecting McHale to the property.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these things come up and then there’s no answers, and it’s a defeating feeling,\u201d Stoffer said.<\/p>\n

A federal grand jury indicted Eugene Horsch<\/a> on charges connected to his initial arrest and the raid, including possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of an unlawfully produced document and authentication feature, according to a copy of the indictment.<\/p>\n

The document-related charges are related to false DEA and FBI credentials, court documents show.<\/p>\n

Horsch was transferred to federal custody after federal prosecutors charged him late last month. He also faces state charges connected to his June 19 arrest. A preliminary hearing in that case is scheduled for Aug. 6. A jury trial in the federal case is scheduled for Sept. 28.<\/p>\n

An attorney for Eugene Horsch had no comment on the grand jury indictment.<\/p>\n

To submit a tip to police regarding McHale’s disappearance, contact police at 215-686-TIPS (8477). Tips can be submitted anonymously at phillypolice.com\/forms\/submit-a-tip<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NBC10 investigative reporter David Charns can be reached at david.charns@nbcuni.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The family of a woman who disappeared 10 years ago tells the NBC10 Investigators that police have not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[12223,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-239703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-nbc10-investigators","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}