Woman recounts 2012 encounter with Raymond and Eugene Horsch linked to Philadelphia missing-women case

A woman who was homeless and using drugs in 2012 says she met Raymond "R.C." Horsch and his son Eugene in Camden, New Jersey, and was taken to their Olney, Pennsylvania residence. She recalled losing consciousness and waking to Horsch standing over her, taking photographs, and later fleeing the home. Weeks later she said Eugene threatened her again, telling her that she could be killed without anyone finding her.

The woman, who has remained anonymous, said local women warned each other about a man they called “the one-eyed guy.” After the case involving the Horsch home was made public, she recognized the pair and contacted Philadelphia detectives. She learned that her image was among more than a million files recovered from the house, which also contained weapons, chemicals and writings referencing serial killers.

She told investigators she had spoken with the mother of Gabrielle Amarando, a woman who disappeared in 2012, and provided names of other missing women she feared might be linked to the investigation. Police have identified several victims, including Maribel Frieses, last seen in 2018, and Gabrielle Amarando. Authorities also named Blair Tonzelli, who vanished in 2023, and Amy McHale, Horsch’s ex-wife, who was last seen in 2016. McHale’s mother said her daughter was last known to be at the Horsch home.

Raymond Horsch died last year; investigators recovered five urns believed to contain his remains. Eugene Horsch remains in custody on firearms charges while the investigation into the missing and unidentified women continues.