{"id":249637,"date":"2026-07-22T19:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/249637\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:40:07","slug":"olney-excavation-underway-amid-philadelphia-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/249637\/","title":{"rendered":"Olney excavation underway amid Philadelphia investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The FBI was also present at the property, with agents seen entering and exiting the home throughout the day.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The investigation is connected to 44-year-old Eugene Horsch, who is\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/man-center-massive-investigation-home-philadelphias-olny-section-indicted-federal-charges\/19476064\/\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">facing federal charges<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to investigators, the federal charges allege Horsch, a convicted felon, was in possession of firearms and fake DEA and FBI credentials.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Aerial footage from last week showed investigators working at the property, with many wearing protective suits. At one point, a person was seen carrying what appeared to be testing tubes from the property.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The investigation traces back to June 19, when officials said a park ranger noticed a black BMW parked in a prohibited area near Independence Mall.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to court documents, Horsch and a woman were inside the vehicle, and the woman had identification\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/missing-womans-family-says-she-was-last-seen-philadelphia-home-where-police-found-chemicals-weapons\/19392353\/\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">belonging to a missing person<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said a search of the home uncovered an extensive amount of chemicals, drugs, guns and nearly 120 pieces of ballistic evidence.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Documents obtained by Action News show investigators also found zip ties, a\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/handwritten-note-mentioning-serial-killer-ted-bundy-zip-ties-found-olney-property-center-investigation-philadelphia\/19420209\/\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">handwritten note mentioning serial killer Ted Bundy<\/a>\u00a0and references to ways to dispose of trash.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cEvery other day there\u2019s been a car out front that\u2019s it \u2013 making sure the scene wasn\u2019t being tampered with or going into the house,\u201d said one resident.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Investigators also found a 55-gallon drum connected to water lines.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Many questions remain as the investigation continues. Horsch is scheduled to appear in court in August.\n        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The FBI was also present at the property, with agents seen entering and exiting the home throughout the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2153,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-249637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-6abc","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249637","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=249637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}