Category: CNN Regional

By Joe Holden, Brandon Goldner, Joe Brandt

Click here for updates on this story

    PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — FBI investigators returned Tuesday to the “house of horrors” in Philadelphia’s Olney neighborhood linked to at least five missing women who are feared dead.

Next phase begins Tuesday marks the second day of the latest phase of the investigation, where several pieces of furniture, containers and trash bags containing items from the Horsch home at 417 West Chew Ave. have been removed. Several trash bags could be seen in front of the home.

After searching the first floor, investigators will begin searching the basement. During an initial search, they found what authorities described as a “laboratory” containing toxic chemicals. Investigators will use luminol to check for traces of blood.

The 400 block remains closed, along with surrounding blocks, as an inflatable tent sits in front of the home.

“R.C.” Horsch is a “suspected serial killer” Last week, law enforcement photographed the home from top to bottom, and forensic processing was set to begin Monday. Sources say police are looking at everything in the home, including the flooring, drywall and plaster. Investigators removed pieces of the home’s interior, guided by what they saw after reviewing 1 million-plus videos and images recovered from inside. Agents and detectives were seen removing containers and furniture from the home.

The home is where the late Raymond “R.C.” Horsch and his son Eugene lived, and where police are searching for evidence that may show the missing women were killed inside the home by Raymond Horsch.

Raymond Horsch, who died in 2025, created dark pornographic films and wrote books where he referred to himself as a serial killer. He also referred to himself as “a perverted serial killer” in a 2013 podcast interview where he discussed his involvement in adult films.

Last week, law enforcement sources told CBS Philadelphia that Raymond Horsch is a “suspected serial killer.”

He is seen in several videos committing acts of violence toward women, including a video reviewed by police that showed him strangling a woman with a zip tie, which sources say would implicate him in murder.

Investigators have reviewed over 1 million video files, and now police are trying to determine which depicted simulated violence and which may have captured real criminal activity.

What’s next in the investigation The investigation will go floor by floor, looking for any traces of blood, tissue, hair or fibers. If anything is found, it will be taken out to analyze, whether it’s furniture, flooring or drywall.

Next week, heavy equipment will be brought out to excavate the property.

No human remains have been found at the house, but detectives have looked for evidence of wet cremation, which is when a mix of chemicals is used to break down human remains, law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the case told CBS News Philadelphia. Chemicals and pipes have been removed from the property during the investigation.

Eugene Horsch’s attorney has declined to comment but told CBS News Philadelphia he’s upset that the house will, in his words, be destroyed by the police activity.

Neighbors call for “house of horrors” to be demolished Neighbors say that when the investigation is done, they want the house demolished.

“Knock it down, knock it out,” an unidentified neighbor said. “I think that’s going to need [to be] knocked down because there was too much going on.”

Samantha, who lives nearby, said the Olney home gave her the creeps for years.

“I used to walk and would cross the street if I saw him,” she said of “R.C.” Horsch. “It wasn’t safe. I didn’t feel safe.”

Alexis Velez, a first-year psychology student from Olney, said she checks the block on West Chew Avenue almost daily.

“Without a doubt, there is something in there, human remains, something, I truly think they’re going to find something there,” Velez said. “It’s really crazy.”

One neighbor said the investigation has been difficult for parents in the area who are trying to shield their children from the disturbing details.

“What can you say? They’re young. You don’t want to put all that in their mind,” the neighbor said. “Some kids have questions you want to answer to the best of your ability.”

Eugene Horsch remains in custody on drug and gun charges after a June traffic stop that kicked off this investigation.

Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By KAKE News

Click here for updates on this story

    WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A 48-year-old former TV news anchor has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing her mother to death in her Wichita home last year.

Angelynn Mock pleaded guilty in August to first-degree murder in the death of 80-year-old Anita Avers last Halloween. Judge Jeffrey Goering sentenced her on Monday to life with parole eligibility after 25 years.

Mock is not eligible for 15% good time but will get credit for nearly a year already served. Mock said she will not appeal. She has two weeks to change her mind.

Sonja Kreutziger, Avers’ stepdaughter, gave the following statement to KAKE News:

“Angie killed the one woman who loved her unconditionally, Anita, who gave everything- home and comfort- to her. What’s worse is that Anita had defensive wounds to her arms. She went to her death knowing that it was her daughter that slaughtered her. Anita didn’t deserve this.

My husband and I helped Dad clean up the mess the next day. I scrubbed blood off the floors, walls, and curtains; my husband and a friend of the family removed the mattress and a bedroom carpet. By God’s grace, we were able to remove the ugliness of the act to give Daddy’s house back. However, there is nothing that can bring back the home that it was. There is no way to make sense of what happened that morning.

I was also asked to read for Anita’s sister. I’ve had to relearn how to breathe, stand upright, and move through a world that no longer holds her.

She was stolen from all of us, and there is no ransom to be paid to have her back.”

Officers responded on the morning of October 31, 2025, to a reported cutting at a home in the 1500 block of East Crowley, near Wassall and Hydraulic. The Wichita Police Department said officers arrived to find Mock outside the home with cuts on her hands. Inside, they found Avers unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds. She died at the hospital a short time later.

Mock’s stepfather told investigators that she had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and suffered from delusions and depression, a court document states. Read more here.

Her stepfather told police that Mock was previously a news anchor in Missouri before being laid off after “an explosive situation involving alcohol,” according to the probable cause affidavit. Mock’s LinkedIn profile said she worked at the Fox Station in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015.

Judge Goering ruled in July that Mock was competent to stand trial. During a court hearing last November, Goering ordered Mock to undergo a competency evaluation to see if she was fit to stand trial. He found her incompetent during a hearing in January, and she was transferred to the Larned State Hospital for further evaluation.

Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Juli McDonald

Click here for updates on this story

    BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Three middle school students in Waltham, Massachusetts, were taken to the hospital on Monday after ingesting an “unknown substance” in school.

It was an upsetting start to the school week for middle schoolers and their families. On Monday afternoon, as Kennedy Middle School students were being dismissed, parents learned some of their kids’ classmates had left school in ambulances during the day.

“Not something that you want your 11, 12-year-old seeing, being part of, being scared of, being worried about, in their school,” said one mother.

In an after-school email to parents, Principal Kevin Gildea confirmed three students were taken to the hospital after they “consumed an unknown substance that negatively impacted their health.”

Per school policy, students are not allowed to have phones in school, which parents do support, but because of that, when something confusing happens during the day, students are left making sense of it in the hallways between classes. Frustrated parents told WBZ-TV they wish there had been better communication to the kids and parents.

“A little overwhelmed, they had done some Google research on their own and then they make their own conclusions,” one mother said.

WBZ-TV contacted Waltham’s school superintendent and the Kennedy principal, but neither responded.

In that email home to parents, Principal Kevin Gildea wrote:

“The safety and well-being of our students is always our highest priority. We will continue to work with the students, their families, and the appropriate professionals to ensure that this matter is addressed appropriately.”

The principal did tell Kennedy parents that all three students were treated at the hospital and are safe.

Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Isabella Ledonne

Click here for updates on this story

    WYANDOTTE COUNTY, Kansas (KSHB) — A former Bonner Springs Police Department Detective appeared in Wyandotte County District Court on Monday for more than 100 charges involving child sexual exploitation, stalking and official misconduct.

Kyle Rector, 40, was arrested back in March for multiple crimes that allegedly happened while he was employed with the Bonner Springs Police Department, including 14 felony charges and more than 100 misdemeanor charges.

He rejected the state’s plea deal on Monday, which would have had Rector plead guilty to one felony count of child sexual exploitation, one felony count of stalking and one felony count of breach of privacy.

That deal would have carried 25 years in prison and a lifetime registration of the National Sex Offender’s Registry.

Rector is currently out on bail and walked out of the courthouse after Monday afternoon’s preliminary hearing.

A KBI special agent on major crimes testified on Rector’s five felony counts of child sexual exploitation. During the testimony, it was revealed that flash drives, SD cards, phones and laptops containing child sexual pornographic material was found in Rector’s policy duty bag located within his department car. Some photos are dated back to 2016.

The special agent testified the photos are of girls aged between 10 and 15-years-old. KBI does not believe Rector took the photos himself, but had them saved or had screenshots from other unknown sources.

KBI also stated there was a lot of data deleted at the time of Rector’s arrest.

A KBI spokesperson said KBI agents were requested in January by the Bonner Springs Police Department to investigate Rector after he was suspected of using department resources to stalk his spouse while on duty.

Rector was placed on administrative leave on January 26, and his employment was terminated January 27.

Investigators say they also found a video of Rector’s wife engaged in sexual relations taken on a hidden camera inside their home unbeknownst to Rector’s wife and allegedly without her consent.

Rector’s wife and the two men that were also allegedly stalked testified in court on Monday.

Rector’s wife filed a protection order in January 2026 after she said she found a camera and audio recording device installed in her bedroom’s light switch, allegedly by Kyle Rector, while the couple was separated.

Court documents reveal that Rector used license plate readers (LPR), such as Flock cameras, to track his wife and the two men. As part of their investigation, KBI agents requested Rector’s cell phone data.

Agents believed that Rector used LPR data close to where one of the two men lived. Agents then received cell phone data from Rector, which showed him in the area of one of the men.

Agents also detailed how they believe Rector used department access to the Accurint Virtual Crime Center data to track his wife and the other two men more than 20 times in late December.

Rector is accused of using the crime center data to make three more searches even after being served the protection order.

Court documents indicate that Rector would use the department resources, including his department-issued Ford Explorer SUV, to track and surveil the three victims while he was both on and off duty.

At the end of Monday’s preliminary hearing, attorneys set a date to hear the testimony of a fifth witness in the case. That hearing is expected at the end of October.

Rector’s attorney was not available for comment after the hearing.

The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s declined to comment and the office did not respond to KSHB 41 News’ questions.

Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Drew Aunkst

Click here for updates on this story

    BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A Baltimore community came together Monday to honor 12-year-old Khloe Ishway, whose life was cut short by gun violence while she was near a youth football game in West Baltimore.

Hundreds of people walked through the streets to remember Khloe, support her family and demand an end to the violence that took her life.

Police said men were apparently arguing over a parking spot at Leon Day Park on N. Franklintown Road Saturday when shots were fired.

Khloe was caught in the crossfire. Four other people were also injured.

Khloe was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Remembering Khloe Ishway On Monday, family, friends, community members and anti-violence advocates gathered for a peace walk from North Avenue to Leon Day Park.

Youth football players wore their jerseys in Khloe’s honor as the crowd walked, chanted and called for justice.

Police have not announced any arrests.

For Khloe’s mother, Kristin Reese, the message was simple: Don’t let her daughter be remembered only for the way she died.

“Just remember her as a person, a loving person, a good family member, good sister, good cousin, good friend,” Reese said. “I just want everyone to remember her.”

Community calls for justice Reese also had a message for anyone who knows who shot her daughter.

“You don’t say nothing, then you must be a part of it, and being a part of it, you’re a clown,” Reese said.

The tragedy has left a youth football community grieving and asking how children can be kept safe while simply doing what they love.

“May it live on, may some laws get changed, may security be at some football games so these kids who aren’t in the streets, who don’t have guns, can play safe,” said Kevin Miller, a friend of the family.

Khloe’s family and supporters hope Monday’s peace walk will be about more than mourning her death. They want her name to become a call for change.

A candlelight vigil for Khloe is planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Leon Day Park.

Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Fletcher Keel, Emily Sanderson, Karin Johnson

Click here for updates on this story

    MIAMI COUNTY, Ohio (WLWT) — Caleb Flynn, the former pastor and “American Idol” contestant convicted of murdering his wife, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

“You actions were abhorrent,” the judge said while handing down sentencing. “You could’ve walked away, you could’ve separated from her and let her walk on this Earth.”

“You shattered their sense of security, you shattered their innocence. You took something from them they will never get back, their mother,” The judge continued.

Flynn was found guilty last week of shooting and killing his wife, Ashley, in their Tipp City home, then staging the scene to look like a break-in.

Before being sentenced, Flynn provided a statement ahead of sentencing, addressing his daughters, parents and Ashley’s family in emotional statement.

Flynn ended his statement, maintaining his innocence that he did not kill his wife.

Ashley’s family and daughters also provided statements that were read aloud in court.

“We trusted you, we believed in you, we honestly would’ve laid down our lives for you. And because of that, one of my greatest fears, was that people will look at you and what you have done and begin questioning whether any of this, Christianity, faith, Jesus was real,” Ashley’s sister Kayla Keyt, said.

“Caleb’s decision created permanent loss that has created permanent consequences,” Ashley’s brother in law Matt Keyt, said in his statement, asking for the maximum sentence for Caleb.”

Matthew and Ashley’s mother Jill also read statements from his daughters as Caleb could be seen breaking down in tears.

“I don’t even know where to start, how could you do such a thing, I looked up to you, I loved you with all my heart, and then you lied to everyone. Mommy was the person perfect, the absolute perfect person, what did she ever do to make you hate her so much,” Matthew read from one of the daughter’s statements. “You chose to kill the only mother I ever had.”

“You had the best life ever, and you decided to throw it away forever for a girl who was half your age,” Ashley Flynn’s mother Jill shared in a statement from one of his daughters.

Jill ended the daughter’s statement by saying she does not plan to come visit Flynn in prison.

In the defense memorandum, Attorney Patrick Mulligan stated Flynn continues to maintain his innocence and submits his history demonstrates he is “not beyond rehabilitation” citing nor prior criminal record. The defense also submitted letters from Flynn’s parents.

Flynn’s defense continues to maintain his innocence, saying they plan to file an appeal.

Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

By Sarah Horbacewicz

Click here for updates on this story

    COLORADO (KCNC) — A new piece of wildfire technology being tested in Colorado could give firefighters another way to attack fires that are difficult to reach from the ground.

The technology is being tested by Colorado’s Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting, which is part of Colorado’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control. CoE says the system is designed to deliver 110 gallons of water from planes or helicopters flying as high as 12,000 feet above the ground. When the device, also referred to as the Precision Guided Suppression Unit, or PGSU, reaches its target, the water is released in a concentrated burst.

“It is basically a giant trash can with fins and a brain, and it flies down contained in that trash can all the way to the ground, and then right at the last moment, it explodes and puts the water on the ground,” said Ben Miller, the Director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting.

The tech is developed by Prime Minute, a public safety and natural disaster response technology company. The system is designed to drop the device from high above, but release water closer to the fire for a targeted approach to suppress a 35-foot radius.

“This isn’t a replacement for firefighters. On the front side… firefighters are determining where this goes… and on the back side… I think these go in, they do their job, and eventually firefighters gain that ground,” Miller said. “The idea is hopefully, hopefully that’s 10 firefighters and not 1,000.”

For years, aircraft have been used to drop water and retardant on wildfires. But the same conditions that can make wildfires grow rapidly can also make aerial firefighting more difficult.

Miller said that includes high winds, smoke, and darkness that can ground or limit traditional aerial operations.

“I think this could potentially give us an opportunity to access locations that we can’t get to,” Miller said. “The more tools in the toolbox that we have to respond to ‘hard to get to fires’, the better the outcomes will be.”

The technology is still being tested, and in Colorado that includes controlled drops at High Lonesome Ranch near Grand Junction. The ranch is familiar with the devastation a wildfire can leave behind, as the property still has a burn scar from the Pine Gulch Fire in 2020, one of Colorado’s largest wildfires.

“We lost all of the wildlife habitat and the fisheries in the aftermath of that fire. So, wildland fire is deeply rooted in what we do here,” High Lonesome Ranch General Manager Travis Brooks said.

Brooks is now watching the technology being tested on the property and is hopeful it could eventually give firefighters another way to stop fires before they become much larger threats, welcoming the crews if they ever came by during a real wildfire.

“I would cheer them on. I would applaud them for their efforts. Thank them very much. I think, I think they’re… gonna be able to attack it really well.”

Miller says the system is not ready for widespread deployment yet. He added that the next phase in 2027 may involve scheduled fires in a more controlled environment, so researchers can measure how effectively the system performs.

“We think that potentially not this next fire season, but the one following that, we could potentially be putting this system on what we would call unscheduled fire…. And then the last phase would be to test it against real-world situations in operational environments where the phone rings and it’s time to go to see if we can effectively get it there, get it on, you know, on station, and effectively put out a fire.”

Miller said there is no clear cost yet, but CoE has taken a high-level assessment and sees it as a viable possibility if the technology becomes widely accessible down the line.

Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.