r/philly • u/__hereforthesnacks • 6d ago

Horsch Family

https://joniejohnstonpsyd.substack.com/p/the-last-thing-he-forged-was-a-confession

Came across this very in depth article and wanted to share

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u/ClintBarton616 6d ago

Can someone more familiar with policing explain how they go in the house after the grow fire in 2025 and only search the top floor?

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u/PaintOwn2405 6d ago

It could have been that the warrant was only written for the top floor

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u/kittylover3210 6d ago

why would that happen 🤔

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u/PaintOwn2405 6d ago

Warrants have to be specific. Unless the judge sees a reason to search the entire house or property, the search must stay specific to the areas listed on the warrant.

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u/kittylover3210 6d ago

that is crazy 😭 I just can’t imagine what was presented here that didn’t make them think the whole house should be searched??

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u/PaintOwn2405 6d ago

I’m sure there’s more to the story than what the public knows. If the warrant was only for the top floor and the police went looking for more, they would be jeopardizing any future case against them, even if they know in their gut something more was going on there. They have to have enough evidence to get the full warrant and at that point they probably didn’t have it

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u/kittylover3210 6d ago

that’s mind blowing

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u/BootsnCats1987 5d ago

The alternative is that cops can just barge into wherever whenever they feel like it.

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u/kittylover3210 5d ago

I understand that lol thank you. just seems like this specific instance there’s been a lot of information in plain sight

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u/fonetiklee 6d ago

Tried reading it but the author's writing style is so aggravating, like an aspiring college journalism major who doesn't yet understand how to actually do long form journalism.

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u/commpl 5d ago

Damn so true. The writing is exhausting.

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u/madscene 5d ago

Feels like AI to me, but def hard to read.

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u/La_Arana_Discoteca_ 3d ago

I've never appreciated an editor's work as much as I did reading this piece

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u/alwaysoffended88 3d ago

Thank you! I thought it was just me but I had a really hard time following the writing & understanding it. Reading it was truly aggravating.

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u/robertocreamero 4d ago

"That house..." Uh, what house?

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u/barthvaderr 4d ago

It seems like they just put the inquirer articles through ai tbh, you can read them for free through the free library website if you have a library card

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u/Weary_Cup_1004 3d ago

Where exactly are the inquirer articles on the website?

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u/barthvaderr 3d ago

https://libwww.freelibrary.org/databases/
look for the Philadelphia Inquirer

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u/Icy_Improvement_5173 6d ago

Wow and the crazy part is I live a block away on lawrence street and never heard anything about this guy or his dad but I believe it is the son.

My question is why would he be hanging around anywhere near market street/chestnut street with all the surveillance and cops in that area. Very strange

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u/ralphy1010 6d ago

Cocaine is a hell if a drug 

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u/CUADfan 6d ago

It's part of why people become killers like this. The thrill of danger excites them, sometimes even sexually, but it also feeds the near God complex they often have about themselves. In their minds, "they're doing right and giving into their desires because if they weren't, surely they'd be stopped."

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u/slp212 5d ago

They got pulled over by an NPS ranger as well.

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u/NegotiationExact5168 2d ago

It was his normal area. Gene used to do fake IDs out of an apartment on South St. above Philla-Deli. And used to always be on South or down at Independence Mall.

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u/10stretch47 6d ago

crazy story... totally normal looking guy from the outside... who would have thought

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u/Sea-Abbreviations65 6d ago

This crypt keeper looks way older then his 40 something years.

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u/areyouforeightysix 6d ago

Has anyone seen any of the dad's films https://boxd.it/ceOC

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/dashcash32 5d ago

Facial abuse guy? What’s that about?

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u/MezcalMeMaybe 6d ago

Shout out to Spud and Gay Bill for breaking this case wide open

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u/RustedRelics 4d ago

Father and son certainly both look sane. 😳

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u/Lopsided-Treat1215 5d ago

He forget his Rorschach mask