A fake ID. Obliterated serial numbers. Suspicious chemicals. And a handwritten note investigators say referenced one of America’s most infamous serial killers. Police say the discoveries inside a Pennsylvania man’s home have sparked a wide-ranging investigation involving local and federal authorities. While many questions remain unanswered, detectives are carefully examining every piece of evidence to understand what was really going on. 👇 📌 Full story in the comments. SAY YES IF YOU WANT TO READ THE

Penn. Man Had Home Full of Chemicals in ‘Strange Setup,’ Handwritten Note Referencing Ted Bundy: Police

Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested on charges of possession, possession with the intent to deliver and multiple weapon-related offenses

Eugene Horsch
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Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested on charges of possession, possession with the intent to deliver and multiple weapon-related offenses

Law enforcement officers found guns and fake ID’s in his car

Inside his home, they discovered 120 pieces of ballistic evidence and bottles of chemicals

Federal and local law enforcement are investigating a Pennsylvania man after they discovered guns and fake IDs in his car, as well as bottles of chemicals and drugs inside his home.

Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested on charges of possession, possession with the intent to deliver and multiple weapon-related offenses, the Philadelphia Police Department said.

The investigation began on Friday, June 19, when a U.S. park ranger overheard a heated argument between Horsch and a woman inside a parked BMW in the 600 block of Market Street around 9 a.m.

“When he’s addressing the occupants, he hears what he believes the female to say, ‘you’re going to hurt me,'” Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said at a Friday, June 26 press conference.

During a search of the BMW, investigators found fake DEA credentials, a switchblade in his pocket and two firearms with obliterated serial numbers, Vanore said, adding that the woman was in possession of identification with the name of a different woman who was reported missing in 2023.

“They also discovered that the name on the identification card, even though it had the picture of the woman presenting, was the name of a person that we had in our file as missing,” he said.

According to Vanore, the woman told investigators that she got the fake identification card from Horsch. “This girl’s carrying an ID from a missing person that she said he gave her,” he said. “Where does he come up with that? All that stuff is something we’re going to analyze.”

The findings led officers to Horsch’s home on Chew Avenue in Olney, where they discovered “120 pieces of ballistic evidence,” more false federal credentials, urns and chemicals in bottles.

“He’s obviously doing some kind of work,” said Vanore. “There’s a 55-gallon drum, there’s connections to it going to waterlines. We just don’t know what he’s doing … if he’s producing something, if he’s making something, if he’s irrigating something, we don’t know.”

“It’s definitely a strange setup,” he added. “There are hoses coming from barrels and things like that. So enough to pique our interest enough to move back and let our experts come in and help us.”

According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by the Philadelphia Inquirer, investigators also found an unsigned handwritten letter mentioning serial killer Ted Bundy.

“Acting on emotion is where problems occur. What I don’t think I told you was that the first time it was planned ahead of time,” the letter allegedly read, per the affidavit. “The threat was made before you know who came over and I already had a 2ft zip tie in my pocket and a drum set up. I had been ready and waiting and I damn sure showed no hesitation. And it was fun.”

Law enforcement sources told the Inquirer it was unclear who wrote the letter. Horsch’s father had published various pieces of fiction — one of which was described as an “autobiographical memoir of a caring, empathetic serial killer,” the outlet reported.

NBC 10 Philadelphia also reported, per a source close to the investigation, that the note mentioned Bundy, killings and “trash that needs to go.”

Horsch’s attorney, Jerome Brown, told the outlet Monday that the writing likely belonged to Horsch’s father. “Knowing Ray for the past 50 years, it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s something that he wrote,” Brown said, according to the outlet.

The attorney could not be reached by PEOPLE for comment.

Vanore said Friday there was no evidence to show that the woman who disappeared in 2023, and who has yet to be publicly identified, had ever been inside Horsch’s home.

“Right now, I don’t have anything that points to the fact, other than he had enough information about her to create another identification with another woman’s photo and her name and make it look like it was the other person,” he said, noting that the investigation was ongoing.

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