Philly serial killer probe could expose larger network behind apparent 'snuff' films, expert says

The potential serial killer investigation involving gruesome images discovered at the home of a dead pornographer could take a much darker turn if it turns out the sadistic images were being distributed to a wider network, according to a prominent police and forensic psychologist.Raymond "RC" Horsch, an 82-year-old who produced brutally themed pornography and books, died last year.But after his son Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested in June on charges involving unlawful firearms and forgery, police made a series of unsettling discoveries at the family home on Chew Avenue in Philly's Olney neighborhood.There may very well also have been a participation in distributing so-called snuff films to underground networks of people that are into this stuff.WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PAYING FOR SEXUAL TORTURE VIDEOS INVOLVING MONKEYS FOR ONLINE GROUP: 'SICK PERSON'Law enforcement officers and utility crews excavate and collect items into containers at the home of 44-year-old Eugene Horsch on the 400 block of West Chew Avenue in the Olney neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pa., on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, including Philadelphia police homicide detectives and the FBI, are conducting an investigation after chemicals, ammunition and drugs were found inside the home in June.Horsch is in custody on several charges.
The home has been the center of an ongoing drugs and weapons investigation that began in June when Horsch was arrested in Center City for drugs and weapons, and has since expanded to involve at least two missing persons cases.(Sipa USA via AP)The findings include alleged "snuff" videos believed to show multiple missing women and a drum of chemicals hooked up to the water system.FOX HOLLOW CORONER REVEALS WHY HE DOUBTS SUSPECTED SERIAL KILLER ACTED ALONE IN HUNT FOR ANSWERS"The fact that the father was involved in the pornographic industry indicates that there may have been, in addition to the sadistic motives that we usually see in serial murder...