Ryan W. Briggs

What Horsch told the feds to score a plea deal

The pornographer provided information about drugs, fraud, and child prostitution, newly unsealed records show.

At contempt hearing, sheriff’s office rejects audit

Questions swirl around 2012 Horsch plea deal

The late pornographer traded information to federal prosecutors for a short prison term. Details remain sealed.

Sheriff faces contempt hearing over auctions

A Philly judge wants to know why Rochelle Bilal backed out of a deal calling for supervision of property sales.

Horsch luring case records could be destroyed

The Olney pornographer had been found guilty of approaching a 9-year-old girl. His conviction was later expunged.

Raymond Horsch tied to Philly crematorium

The late pornographer had access to a facility linked to a funeral home that illegally sold body parts. His Olney home is at the center of a probe into missing women.

More images of lifeless women recovered at Horsch home in Olney

Authorities said one of the victims was 25 and the other appeared to be in her mid-20s. No human remains have been found.

Sheriff loses top deputy after just 3 months

George Gossett Jr., hired in June as Rochelle Bilal’s fourth undersheriff in six years, confirmed he had resigned as of Friday.

Nicole Fusaro identified in gruesome Olney video

Sources have said that they believe Raymond Horsch strangled the woman, who went missing in 2018.

‘Consumed by anger’: Raymond Horsch’s 1985 psych profile

The pornographer was “grandiose, mistrustful, suspicious, and excessively controlling,” a psychologist concluded.

Video from Olney house may chronicle a killing

Footage of Raymond “R.C.” Horsch apparently strangling a woman marks another disturbing turn in the investigation.

Judge orders outside supervision of Philly sheriff sales for 6 months

The processing of deeds after property auctions has long been riddled with delays under Sheriff Rochelle Bilal.

After years of chaos, Philly’s sheriff is set to answer to a judge

Rochelle Bilal is due to appear in Common Pleas Court over major delays in processing deeds after sheriff sales.

Bloodied, bruised — and last seen at Olney house

A troubling photo of a missing woman was on Raymond Horsch’s porn website months after she disappeared.

In Olney case, the lack of bodies adds to the mystery and complexity

Police say 2 women likely killed in Olney home

Maribel Fresses and Gabrielle Amarando had struggled with drugs, loved ones said. Their bodies are still missing.

The pornographer, his son, and the missing women: Five takeaways

DARK ARTS

A pornographer's obsession and criminal past blur fact and fiction in a mystery surrounding missing Philly women.

Police searched Olney home last summer

Drugs — not missing women — were the focus after a small blaze at the crumbling twin now connected to the disappearance of Blair Tonzelli.

Police find ‘significant amount’ of blood at Olney site

Excavation of front and backyards is planned to search for possible human remains.

The missing mother, the 'all-out villain,' and the rundown house on West Chew Avenue

Amy McHale's family thought Eugene Horsch's home in Olney might hold clues to her fate. "It just feels heavy and sad," her daughter said.

City Hall power couple are cashing in on DROP

Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and City Representative Jazelle Jones are set to collect a six-figure payout.

Sheriff’s new hires know the process all too well

Rochelle Bilal said she tapped officials to remedy the office’s problems. Her picks have had financial issues of their own.

Sheriff touts efforts to reduce deed delays

Rochelle Bilal announced a major restructuring, including the hiring of an unnamed undersheriff.

N.J. garage closed weeks after Philly collapse

The Toms River facility, deemed “unsafe” in April, used concrete slabs from a vendor on the CHOP garage project.