Barbara Laker
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Barbara Laker

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Investigative Reporter for @PhillyInquirer, co-author of Busted (HarperCollins March 2014), mom of two awesome kids, avid runner

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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.

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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.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•SEP 23, 2026•Lead Story
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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.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•SEP 21, 2026•Lead Story
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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.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•AUG 30, 2026
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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.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•AUG 13, 2026•Lead Story
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DARK ARTS

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

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Philadelphia Inquirer•AUG 2, 2026•Lead Story
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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.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•JUL 2, 2026
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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.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•JUN 28, 2026
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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."

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Philadelphia Inquirer•JUN 27, 2026•Lead Story
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Philly FOP cites city ‘ineptitude’ in funeral payouts

The police union responded to an Inquirer report on how it sought reimbursement for questionable expenses.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•JUN 24, 2026
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Philadelphia officers wounded in shooting

Gunman, a retired firefighter, shot three police officers following an argument late Saturday, sources said.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•JUN 15, 2026•Lead Story
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FOP’s funeral expense billing raises questions

The police union has asked Philly to cover costs from bar tabs to car repairs. City Hall has generally paid up.

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Philadelphia Inquirer•JUN 14, 2026

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Barbara Laker in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.