Philadelphia police say a man who produced pornography and is suspected of being connected to the deaths or disappearances of several women recorded a deeply disturbing video involving one of his alleged victims.
Raymond “RC” Horsch is now being investigated as a suspected serial killer after Philadelphia Police Department officers searched his home in June and discovered what Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore described as a cache of alarming digital and physical evidence.
Investigators reportedly found large quantities of chemicals, ammunition and drugs, along with a troubling video that police believe shows Horsch strangling a woman, Vanore said Wednesday.
Officials said Horsch, who died last year at age 82, used two cameras to record the alleged assault.
Police have linked Horsch to seven Philadelphia women who are either dead or missing, including his former wife.
According to Vanore, one camera had been positioned in the room, while Horsch allegedly used the second camera himself as the incident unfolded.
The woman in the footage has been identified by relatives as Nicole Fusaro. Police said the video shows her using drugs before a naked Horsch gave her money, restrained her to a bed with handcuffs and allegedly suffocated her with a zip tie.
Fusaro disappeared in 2018 at the age of 27, her cousin Jonathan Halloran-Koren told WPVI on Tuesday.
Raymond “RC” Horsch has been named a suspected serial killer after Philadelphia police searched his home in June and found numerous troubling items, officials said.
Nicole Fusaro has been missing since 2018. Police said she appears in a disturbing video allegedly recorded by Horsch.
Her family has been meeting with Philadelphia police detectives about the case, Halloran-Koren shared.
‘Nicole was a beautiful, kindhearted woman who deserved so much better than what happened to her. She will forever be loved and missed by her family and friends,’ he told the outlet.
A total of five women connected to the Horsch’s house of horrors are believed to be dead, and two others remain missing. Police have not recovered the bodies of any of the women.
Officers also located more than a million digital images and other videos inside the home, with 58 different alleged victims identified so far, Vanore said.
At least four of those women appeared to be lifeless or unconscious in the videos, and another 10 seemingly overdosed in the clips, police said.
Gabrielle Amarando, Maribel Fresses and Fusaro have been identified as women who appeared dead or unconscious in the videos, sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.
Horsch’s ex-wife, Amy McHale, and another woman, Blair Tonzelli, remain missing.
Another 16 alleged victims were found alive but were ‘not very cooperative’ and declined discussing what occurred at the home, police said. Three refused to speak to investigators at all.
(L-R) Gabrielle Amarando, and Maribel Fresses have also been linked to Horsch’s home and are presumed dead
Horsch’s ex-wife, Amy McHale (left), and another woman, Blair Tonzelli (right), remain missing.
The police department and the FBI are now working on speaking with 25 other alleged victims who they have identified from the twisted images and videos.
Officials were led to the home just days after a federal park ranger interacted with Eugene Horsch, the son of the alleged serial killer who now owns the home and resided there with his late father.
Eugene, 44, was inside a vehicle with a woman in an unrestricted area in Independence National Historical Park on June 19, according to a legal complaint reviewed by the Daily Mail.
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When the officer approached the black BMW, he heard the female say something along the lines of ‘you’re going to hurt me!’ when Eugene rolled the window down, the complaint read.
The ranger quickly noticed sores on both of their arms, ‘which are common among illegal drug users,’ according to the document.
The woman was also ‘moving in a twitchy and agitated manner consistent with illegal stimulant drug use,’ the officer said.
Eugene was holding tweezers and a butane lighter was clearly visible inside the car, the ranger noted.
Based on what he observed, the ranger asked Eugene and the woman to provide identification, according to the complaint.
Another 16 alleged victims featured in videos recovered from the home were found alive but were ‘not very cooperative’ and declined discussing who occurred at the property, above, police said. Three refused to speak to investigators at all
Officials were led to the home just days after a federal park ranger interacted with Eugene Horsch, the son of the alleged serial killer (pictured)
Records showed that the woman’s ID belonged to a missing person reported out of Philadelphia, which led the officer to ask Eugene to step out of the car, per the complaint.
NBC reports that the ID belonged to Blair Tonzelli, who had been missing since 2023.
As he opened the car door, Eugene ‘quickly reached under the driver’s seat of the BMW,’ causing the ranger to handcuff and pat him down, the legal document read.
A glass drug pipe and a switchblade knife were found in Eugene’s pants pocket per the complaint. The officer also located two firearms near the floorboard of the car, which appeared to be what he was trying to reach for before he was detained, the ranger documented.
After collecting the firearms, the officer detained the woman. As he did so, Eugene said: ‘They’re not hers; she’s a good girl,’ the complaint states.
Eugene also told the officer that he had stored crack cocaine ‘in a compartment to the left of the steering wheel,’ and confessed that he was a felon, according to the document.
The ranger also located a phony Drug Enforcement Administration badge in the vehicle that displayed an image of Eugene and the name ‘Eugene Fredrick Steiner,’ the complaint added.
‘Horsch is not employed by the DEA and never has been,’ the legal filing read.
Law enforcement officials and utility workers excavate the home of Eugene Horsch on July 22
Eugene has previously been convicted of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, aggravated assault, and aggravated assault by vehicle.
He served time in prison for the crimes and is banned from possessing firearms and ammunition under federal law, the complaint said.
His father had a reputation for creating violent pornography and he also wrote books featuring serial killers who preyed on women.
Eugene has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the missing women, and remains in federal custody on charges related to illegal gun possession. He has not entered a plea.
The Daily Mail contacted Eugene’s lawyer and the Philadelphia Police Department for comment.