Unsealed Records Detail Horsch’s Federal Cooperation

Newly unsealed federal court records from Raymond “R.C.” Horsch’s 2012 drug case describe his cooperation with authorities and testimony from his then-wife, Amy McHale. The records were unsealed on November 3 after a judge granted a request to open documents from the case, which involved drug and firearms charges in federal court in Philadelphia and began with marijuana grown in the basement of Horsch’s Chalfont home and two sawed-off shotguns. Horsch died in 2025 at age 82.

In a 2012 sentencing memorandum, Horsch’s lawyer Jerome Brown wrote that Horsch had taken part in dangerous cooperative activities while incarcerated. Federal prosecutors said his intelligence on narcotics distribution and offenses involving minors was believable and dependable, though outdated. Other filings say he provided information related to child prostitution, drug trafficking and fraud investigations.

At a sentencing hearing on June 28, 2012, McHale spoke in Horsch’s support, saying he had encouraged her to seek help for addiction and backed her education. Investigators have also associated McHale with the Chew Avenue property where Horsch lived until his death. His son, Eugene Horsch, attended the hearing but did not testify.

The investigation of the Philadelphia home began earlier in 2026, following Eugene Horsch’s arrest on federal drug and weapons charges. Authorities are reviewing digital files, photographs and videos recovered from the property. No human remains linked to the women have been found, and no charges have been filed in connection with the missing-women investigation. More court filings are expected to be unsealed.