{"id":307548,"date":"2026-10-15T23:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307548\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T23:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:30:14","slug":"bones-recovered-from-philadelphia-horsch-home-at-center-of-missing-women-case-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307548\/","title":{"rendered":"Bones recovered from Philadelphia Horsch home at center of missing women case: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Bones have been recovered from a Philadelphia home at the center of an investigation involving several missing women,<\/a> Action News has learned.<\/p>\n

Sources tell Action News that the Medical Examiner’s Office was called Thursday to recover bones from the property. Sources say the condition and origin of the remains are not yet known. The bones will be sent to a laboratory for forensic examination to determine whether they are human and, if so, whether they may be connected to the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

Crews began excavating in the backyard of a home in Philadelphia’s Olney section on Tuesday, looking for evidence linked to several missing women.<\/p>\n

So far, seven missing women have been connected<\/a> to the home through videos and images recovered during the investigation. However, authorities have not recovered any bodies.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO | Timeline of investigation into missing women connected to Horsch Philly house<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier this week, investigators began excavating the backyard of the home. Piles of dirt were placed on tarps, transferred into buckets and carefully sifted under a tent as crews searched for potential evidence.<\/p>\n

On Monday night, investigators worked into the late hours using luminol, a chemical that can reveal traces of blood not visible to the naked eye.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Investigators use luminol inside Olney home as search for evidence linked to missing women continues<\/a><\/p>\n

Police sources told Action News that investigators observed a positive reaction during the luminol testing, prompting the need for additional forensic analysis.<\/p>\n

The home once belonged to the late violent pornographer Raymond “R.C.” Horsch and his son Eugene.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Last week, investigators began dismantling portions of the property, tearing into walls and floors while removing large pieces of evidence, including laboratory equipment and containers from the basement.<\/p>\n

Authorities are also reviewing more than one million digital files recovered from hard drives seized from the residence.<\/p>\n

RELATED | Horsch case: Phase 2 in extensive search of Olney home tied to missing Philadelphia women begins<\/a><\/p>\n

R.C. Horsch died in 2025. Investigators have said he produced violent pornographic material depicting women, and detectives are now working to determine what may have been staged and what may have documented real events.<\/p>\n

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A total of seven women have now been linked to the sprawling and ongoing investigation centered on a home in Philadelphia’s Olney neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Eugene Horsch was arrested in June on federal firearms and drug charges. He has not been charged in connection with the missing women investigation.<\/p>\n

The search and forensic examination of the property remain ongoing.<\/p>\n

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