Ellie Rushing

What Horsch told the feds to score a plea deal

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

Krasner accuses Bethel of ‘spreading misinformation’

The Philly DA took aim at the police commissioner and mayor at a news conference about a 2023 failed murder case.

How the man accused of killing a Philly officer got hired by the city

Under the law, officials said, the most serious allegations against Eric Lewis could not be considered in the employment process.

Krasner rips police over suspect’s earlier case

The Philly DA blamed two officers for the 2023 acquittal of Eric Lewis, now charged with killing Officer Shane Seiber.

W. Philly ambush leaves officer dead, another hurt

A city worker is accused of killing Shane Seiber, 40, and wounding a nine-year veteran of the force, authorities said.

Human trafficking verdict shines light on a largely hidden crime

A Northeast Philly man was convicted of exploiting vulnerable women. Few such cases go to trial.

Krasner receives ultimatum from duo in DA's Office

Two prosecutors threatened to resign over court filings they said were "filled with misrepresentations."

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.

What a judge's remarks may mean for Krasner

A federal jurist said Philly's DA might have committed crimes and should be investigated, sparking legal and political uncertainty.

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.

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.

Philly’s top cop looks to modernize the force

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel’s five-year plan would add quality-of-life officers and employ AI on 911 calls.

In marking the Fourth, Philly increased the peace

Over what has been a notoriously bloody holiday weekend in recent years, the city saw about half as many shootings as usual.

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.

Olney rowhouse raid may be tied to missing women

Investigators have spent the week at Eugene Albert Horsch's home: "We just don't know what he's doing."

How Pa. justices limited a signature Krasner initiative

Last week’s ruling by the state Supreme Court promises to reshape practices in the DA’s office for years to come.