Fifth Woman Linked to Philly 'House of Horrors'
Fifth Woman Linked to Philly 'House of Horrors'
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Philadelphia police have linked a fifth missing woman, Nicole Fusaro, to the Olney home of Horsch, the man at the center of what investigators describe as a possible serial killer case.
Fusaro was 27 when she disappeared in 2018.
Investigators are working through more than 1 million seized files pulled from the property, and police say they recovered video they believe shows one of the women being strangled.
The Numbers
More than 50 hard drives seized from the home held over 600,000 images, 70,000 videos and 10,000 pages of writing, according to police. Officers have executed more than 95 search warrants at the Olney property. An initial search in June turned up five urns containing cremated remains.
Timeline
Nicole Fusaro disappears at the age of 27. She is now the fifth missing woman tied to the Philadelphia home.
An initial search of the Olney property recovers five urns holding cremated remains, vats of unidentified chemicals and computer parts from a makeshift home laboratory.
Horsch is arrested alongside a woman carrying a fake ID in the name of missing woman Blair Tonzelli. He faces weapons and narcotics charges.
Investigators say they found an explicit video showing Horsch strangling a woman who has not been publicly identified.
Police identify Fusaro as the fifth missing woman connected to the case. Philadelphia and FBI officials were scheduled to brief the public at 3 p.m. ET.
Reactions
Philadelphia police Capt. Raymond Evers said the case is "new territory" for the homicide unit because investigators do not have a body.
The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that images recovered in the investigation show two of the women deceased, but said it cannot rule on a cause of death without physical remains.
Families of the missing women are demanding answers from investigators, the Daily Mail reported.
What's Next
Horsch's next court date on the weapons and narcotics charges is Nov. 3. He has not been charged in connection with the missing women.
Lab results on an oily substance found in the home's makeshift laboratory are still pending, and chemicals seized from the property were sent to a Chicago laboratory for testing.
Investigators are still sorting the seized image and video archive, which police say may connect more women to the home.
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Evidence from the seized hard drives has led police to believe at least three women — Fusaro, Gabrielle Amarando and Maribel Fresses — are dead, though no remains have been found.
Investigators also recovered writings that reference serial killers.
Outlets differ on one key point: the Daily Mail reports investigators told Fusaro's family she is the likely victim in the strangling video, while other outlets say police have made no official identification.
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