R. C. Hörsch

Raymond Charles Hörsch (May 5, 1943 – May 2025) was an American erotic photographer, author and pornographic filmmaker. His 50-year body of work ranged from the poetic to the explicit. His artistic work "often focused on scantily clad women in sadomasochistic settings". He had numerous criminal convictions, including for drug manufacturing and forgery. In June 2016, his ex-wife Amy McHale, to whom he was married between 2004 and 2008, disappeared.

In 2026, his former residence was searched by police and linked to the disappearance and implied murder of at least two missing women.

Early life and career

R. C. Hörsch was born in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania on May 5, 1943. In 1968, he operated an avant-garde cinema known as “Underground Cinema 16” or "Roxy", which was later shut down for operating without a license. He later directed films, beginning with The Erotic Memoirs of a Male Chauvinist in 1973, continuing to release films until shortly before his death. In 2004, he married Amy McHale. They divorced in 2008, though they stayed close. McHale went missing in 2016.

Horsch died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in May 2025, at the age of 82.

2026 police investigations

In 2026 an ongoing investigation was started by the Philadelphia Police Department involving evidence recovered from his former house in the Olney section of Philadelphia after the arrest of his son, Eugene, on gun and drug allegations. A federal grand jury later indicted Eugene on charges of possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of an unlawfully produced document and authentication feature. Pennsylvania prosecutors withdrew five state charges on August 6. Annie (2014), with Anna M. Ferkuniak. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. . Transgressions (2014). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. . Slaves (2014). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. .