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FBI, Philadelphia Police Excavate Chew Avenue Backyard for Evidence

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC · How we work

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Philadelphia Police Excavates

Philadelphia police and the FBI excavated the Chew Avenue backyard to search for evidence linked to seven missing women.
Crews used heavy equipment from Oct. 14-21 while a medical examiner examined bones on Oct. 15.
Police said Aug. 12 videos show Gabrielle Amarando and Maribel Fresses are dead.
Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said investigators found no bodies inside the house or sewer pipes.

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Eugene Horsch Arrested

Police found a counterfeit ID bearing a missing woman's name during Eugene Horsch's arrest.
Neighbors describe the Olney house as terrifying because people constantly come and go.
Investigators have over one million digital files but examined only about 30 %.
Retired NYPD Sergeant Joseph Giacalone says luminol showed possible blood, prompting a cadaver-dog search.
Eugene Horsch remains in custody on firearms and drug charges, unrelated to missing-women case.

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Philadelphia Police Excavates

Philadelphia police and the FBI excavated the Chew Avenue backyard to search for evidence linked to seven missing women.
Crews used heavy equipment from Oct. 14-21 while a medical examiner examined bones on Oct. 15.
Police said Aug. 12 videos show Gabrielle Amarando and Maribel Fresses are dead.
Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said investigators found no bodies inside the house or sewer pipes.

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