Police find ‘significant amount’ of blood inside Olney house linked to missing women, sources say
Key Points:
- Philadelphia police discovered a significant amount of blood inside a dilapidated Olney house linked to the investigation of at least two missing women, though forensic tests have yet to confirm the blood's origin or if it is human.
- Authorities plan to excavate the front and backyards of the West Chew Avenue property in search of potential human remains as part of the ongoing investigation.
- Eugene Albert Horsch, the 44-year-old owner of the Olney home, was arrested on June 19 after police found a woman in his car who falsely identified herself as a missing person; Horsch was also found with weapons, drugs, and fake identification materials.
- Searches of Horsch's home uncovered chemicals, a missing woman's bank card, a death certificate of another woman, and writings referencing serial killer Ted Bundy, raising further suspicions.
- Horsch faces multiple charges including illegal gun possession and drug crimes at both state and federal levels, and remains in custody with bail set at $500,000; investigators are exploring connections to other missing persons linked to the property.