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Philadelphia Police And FBI Probe Olney 'House Of Horrors' In Possible Serial Murders

Philadelphia police and the FBI are probing an Olney house as the center of a possible serial-murder investigation after authorities found evidence linking the property to at least five missing women.[1]

Investigators said they are reviewing photographs and videos that appear to show missing women dead inside the home.[2] They also discovered a basement lab and other digital material officials described as a "house of horrors" as the probe expanded.[2]

On Wednesday, September 16, CBS first reported that five missing women were linked to the Olney residence.[3] CBS Philadelphia correspondent Joe Holden's on-scene updates and the new digital and physical evidence have prompted authorities to treat the location as central to a multi-victim probe.[1]

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📌 Key Facts

  • On Thursday, September 17, 2026, CBS reported that Philadelphia police are working with the FBI to investigate possible serial murders linked to the Olney house (CBS).
  • Investigators are treating the case as a potential serial-murder investigation after finding evidence in the Olney residence tied to at least five missing women (at least five missing women).
  • On Thursday, September 17, 2026, authorities said they are reviewing photo and video evidence that appears to show missing women dead inside the house, material now being examined as part of the broader probe (photo and video evidence).
  • The report describes a discovered basement lab and additional digital evidence inside the Olney property that investigators have characterized as a 'house of horrors' (basement lab).
  • CBS Philadelphia correspondent Joe Holden provided an on-scene update emphasizing the Olney 'house of horrors' as the center of the multi-victim probe (Joe Holden).

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September 17, 2026
9:11 PM
Philadelphia "house of horrors" at center of investigation into possible serial murders
CBS News
New information:
  • On Thursday, September 17, 2026, CBS reported that Philadelphia police are working with the FBI to investigate possible serial murders linked to the Olney house.
  • Investigators are treating the case as a potential serial-murder investigation after finding evidence in the Olney residence tied to at least five missing women.
  • CBS Philadelphia correspondent Joe Holden provided an updated on-scene account emphasizing the "house of horrors" as the center of the multi-victim probe.
4:02 PM
Basement lab, digital evidence discovered in "house of horrors" tied to murders
CBS News
New information:
  • In a CBS News segment published Thursday, September 17, 2026, investigators said they are reviewing photo and video evidence that appears to show missing women dead inside the Philadelphia house under investigation.
  • The report describes a basement lab and additional digital evidence discovered in the same Olney property, which authorities have characterized as a 'house of horrors.'
  • The new material is being examined as part of the broader investigation linking the home to at least five missing women.