Former Chief Says 2009 Raid on Raymond Horsch Found 200 Marijuana Plants, Female IDs
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Updated · WPVI-TV · Sep 17
Former Chief Says 2009 Raid on Raymond Horsch Found 200 Marijuana Plants, Female IDs
1 articles · Updated · WPVI-TV · Sep 17
Summary
Robert Scafidi, former New Britain Township police chief, said his 2009 arrest of Raymond Horsch uncovered nearly 200 marijuana plants, firearms and several IDs belonging to women.
The account adds to the Philadelphia probe centered on Eugene Horsch's West Chew Avenue home, where police say seven women have been linked and five appeared injured, lifeless or possibly dead in recovered images and videos.
Amy McHale, last seen in 2016 at age 44, is among the women tied to the case; her family said she was last seen at the Olney house, and she had previously been married to Raymond Horsch.
A June search of the Philadelphia property found fake law-enforcement credentials, drugs, a firearm, hundreds of thousands of photos and videos, writings and unidentified chemicals that detectives are examining for possible evidence destruction.
Philadelphia police said they have not searched Raymond Horsch's Chalfont property, plan to return to the Chew Avenue house later this month with another warrant, and still have filed no charges tied to the missing-women investigation.
What secrets lie within the excavated underground pipe and five mysterious urns found at the Philadelphia property linked to seven missing women?
How did a father and son amass a terrifying cache of women's IDs and digital evidence without police intervention for over a decade?
7 Missing Women, 1 Million Digital Files: The Horsch Family, the Olney House of Horrors, and the Unsolved Crimes of Philadelphia
Overview
The investigation into Eugene Horsch began with his arrest in June 2026, after police found weapons, drugs, and a fake DEA badge in his car. This led authorities to the Horsch family home in Olney, where they uncovered a chemical lab and a massive digital archive, but no physical remains or DNA evidence. Despite disturbing footage and writings linking the Horsch family to missing women, legal challenges remain because some women depicted as dead were later found alive, and no bodies have been recovered. As a result, Eugene Horsch faces only federal charges, while the full truth behind the disappearances remains unresolved.