Dangerous chemicals, 55-gallon drum, note mentioning Ted Bundy found at home of Philadelphia felon linked to 2 missing women

Investigators discovered a bizarre and twisted scene inside the Philadelphia home of a felon they’re probing over possible links to at least two missing women — including a stockpile of dangerous chemicals, a 55-gallon drum, several urns, hidden compartments, multiple guns and a creepy handwritten letter with references to Ted Bundy.Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested on drug and firearms charges after the FBI and local police searched his dilapidated brick home in the Olney section of the city and found a trove of chemicals, firearms, and drugs, Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore announced during a press conference Friday.The investigation was sparked when a US park ranger overheard an argument between Horsch and his girlfriend in a parked car near Independence Hall in Old City on June 19, police said.After the girlfriend was heard saying, “You’re going to hurt me,” the ranger decided to check on the couple and informed other law enforcement agencies who came to the scene.

Authorities then discovered that Horsch was allegedly carrying a fake Drug Enforcement Administration badge, a switchblade, and two guns with “obliterated serial numbers,” Vanore told reporters.Horsch’s girlfriend also had a fake ID with her photo on it — but with a name belonging to a woman who had been reported missing.The woman whose name was on the fake ID was reported missing in February 2023 from the Kensington area, sources told the Philadelphia Inquirer.Cops have not yet publicly identified her.The girlfriend later told police that Horsch had given her the ID to use because she had outstanding arrest warrants.

Though she didn’t know the missing woman, she thought something bad may have happened to her, the local outlet reported.Investigators were then led to Horsch’s three-story Olney residence, where they uncovered a vast collection of dangerous chemicals, a 55-gallon drum connected to water lines, and roughly 120 pieces of ballistics evidence, cops ...