Raymond Horsch considered "suspected serial killer" amid house of horrors probe, law enforcement sources say – CBS News

Raymond Horsch considered “suspected serial killer” amid house of horrors probe, law enforcement sources say  CBS News

Investigators believe Raymond "R.C." Horsch, who owned and lived in the so-called house of horrors in the Olney section of Philadelphia, may have been a serial killer, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia. At least seven missing women have been linked to his house at 417 West Chew Ave., and at least five women are feared dead.Horsch died in 2025."It was very alarming to hear that this was going on, and going on for years and right under everyone's noses without knowing," said Devon Rodriguez-Cayro, who works in the area and said she sometimes waited for the bus near the house.Investigation ramping upThe investigation at the house is ramping up this week, and road closures are planned in the neighborhood.Investigators are also set to use heavy machinery to excavate the property the following week, Philadelphia police said.Police and the FBI are expected to remove any areas or furniture in the house that could have blood, tissue, hair or other fibers.Sources say police are looking at everything in the home, including the flooring, drywall and plaster.

Investigators are expected to remove pieces of the home's interior, guided by what they have seen since reviewing more than 1 million videos and images recovered from inside.Police said they have identified at least 58 people seen in those files and have