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Woman recalls chilling encounter with vile pornographer, son inside Philly house of horrors linked to 7 missing women

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Hussain, Z. (2026, September 28). Woman recalls chilling encounter with vile pornographer, son inside Philly house of horrors linked to 7 missing women. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/us-news/woman-recalls-chilling-encounter-with-vile-pornographer-rc-horsch-son-inside-philly-house-of-horrors-linked-to-7-missing-women/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-28 · by Zoe Hussain

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A woman who encountered Raymond "R.C." Horsch and his son Eugene while homeless and using drugs in Camden, New Jersey, in 2012, has come forward to recall her terrifying experience after police linked their Philadelphia house to seven missing or unidentified women. The woman fled the home after blacking out and waking up to find R.C. Horsch taking photos of her; she later discovered her image was part of a million-file trove of disturbing content at the house. She has since spoken with detectives, providing names of other potential victims and details about Eugene's threats.
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In 2012, a homeless woman in Camden, New Jersey, met Raymond “R.C.” Horsch and his son Eugene, while struggling with drug use. She later recognized them after news broke that their Philadelphia home was linked to the disappearance of seven women. The woman recounted waking up terrified when she saw R.C. Horsch taking photos of her in a drugged state, believing he intended to kill her. After fleeing the Chew Avenue residence, Eugene allegedly threatened her, saying, "You know I can kill you right and nobody would ever find you." This chilling encounter highlights the disturbing activities at their home, now connected to several missing person cases.

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Daily Mail
Hedges 9 of 56 claims Outlet record 69/100
“The articles describe different encounters with Raymond 'RC' Horsch and his son, separated by several years.”
Daily Mail
Hedges 9 of 43 claims Outlet record 69/100
“Article A describes a woman's encounter with Raymond 'R.C.' Horsch and his son in 2012, while Article B reports on police preparing to search the house of horrors linked to R.C. Horsch years later.”
New York Post
Hedges 8 of 36 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different encounters with Raymond 'R.C.' Horsch - one involving a 9-year-old girl and another involving a woman in 2012 when she was homeless.”
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Topics

Camden New Jersey Philadelphia WPVI

Subjects

Eugene GPE · 5× Camden GPE · 2× Philadelphia GPE · 2× R.C. Horsch PERSON · 2× Gabby PERSON · 1× Gabrielle Amarando PERSON · 1× New Jersey GPE · 1× Olney PERSON · 1× Raymond “R.C.” Horsch PERSON · 1× WPVI ORG · 1×

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The woman said she met Raymond “R.C.” Horsch and his son, Eugene, during a rough patch in her life in 2012 while she was homeless and using drugs — and immediately recognized the pair when the story broke about the Olney home that detectives have since connected to seven missing or unidentified women, WPVI reported.
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🔮 “Eugene was like, ‘You know I can kill you right and nobody would ever find you,” she said of the encounter.

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A woman recalled a chilling encounter she had with a notorious pornographer and his felon son over a decade ago inside their Philadelphia house of horrors that’s since been linked to several missing women. asserted
that → recall → women
The woman said she met Raymond “R.C.” Horsch and his son, Eugene, during a rough patch in her life in 2012 while she was homeless and using drugs — and immediately recognized the pair when the story broke about the Olney home that detectives have since connected to seven missing or unidentified women, WPVI reported. asserted
WPVI → say → women
“When I saw this story break, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I know who that is,” the woman, who was not identified, recalled. asserted
who → see → ?
She met the father-son duo in Camden, New Jersey, and returned with them to their house. asserted
She → meet → house
After she started using drugs, she blacked out and terrifyingly woke up to now-dead pervert R.C. Horsch — who wrote a vile book called the “Memoir of an Empathetic Serial Killer” — standing above her and taking photos. asserted
who → start → photos
“I was terrified. asserted
I → terrify → ?
I thought he was going to, him and his son Eugene, I thought they were going to kill me,” the woman said. asserted
woman → think → me
Despite her state of mind, she fled for her life from the Chew Avenue residence — but the torment continued when Eugene threatened her again in Camden weeks later. asserted
Eugene → flee → Camden
“Eugene was like, ‘You know I can kill you right and nobody would ever find you,” she said of the encounter. asserted
she → know → encounter
The woman, now sober for a decade, said other women in the area would warn one another about a man they referred to by his one eye. asserted
they → say → eye
“We would say, ‘The one-eyed guy, don’t go with him.’ asserted
We → say → him
Girls would go missing; we’d be like, ‘Do you think it’s him or the other guy?'” asserted
it → go → ?
After R.C. Horsch tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl in 2009, but was caught, investigators discovered an eye patch — as well as binoculars, camera gear and a condom — inside his car. asserted
investigators → try → car
The unidentified woman has since spoken with Philadelphia detectives and learned her image was in the twisted trove of over a million files, including snuff movies, found in the house of horrors. “They were interested in what Eugene said when he threatened me, and if I thought other girls had been out there. asserted
girls → speak → me
I spoke to one girl’s mom, Gabby’s mom,” she said, referring to the mother of Gabrielle Amarando. asserted
she → speak → Amarando
She also said she has provided names of the women she fears are gone and could be connected to the investigation, which began in June after authorities uncovered a bizarre and twisted scene, including a stockpile of dangerous chemicals, weapons, and writings referencing serial killers inside the home. uncertain
authorities → say → home
“A lot of us are afraid to come forward, but I’m only doing it so the other girls have a chance of getting some type of justice from this,” she said. asserted
she → come → this
Cops revealed they found images and video of two women — Maribel Frieses, who was last seen in 2018, and Amarando, last seen in 2012 — that appeared to show them deceased. asserted
them → reveal → 2012
Blair Tonzelli, who vanished in 2023, and Amy McHale, Horsch’s ex-wife who was last seen in 2016, have also been named by the authorities. asserted
who → vanish → authorities
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