# Philadelphia house of horrors files

True crime · Heat 7.8 / 10 · 4 shows · 14m airtime

At a September 29 Philadelphia police briefing, investigators said they had reviewed roughly 30% of the files in the house of horrors case and identified 58 people, 10 of whom died in unrelated circumstances. No bodies have been found, and no definitive causes of death have been established. Barrels were found in the basement with pipes that appeared tied into the sewage drain, and sludge samples were sent to a Chicago lab to test for sodium hydroxide and organic material. Two clogged sewer pipes were excavated and sent for forensic examination, though reporting differs on whether that happened in July or August. The discussion now centers on what the lab results and pipe forensics will establish and whether physical remains…

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## Segments

- [The Joe Rogan Experience](https://boilpoints.com/u/thejoeroganexperience), 2026-09-29, 1:30:49 to 1:32:05: **Reads the update on the reviewed files**. Reads an update on the Philadelphia house of horrors case: investigators have gone through roughly 30% of the files and identified 58 people, 10 of whom died in unrelated circumstances, with no bodies found. New angle: Investigators have reviewed about 30% of the files and identified 58 people, 10 of whom died in unrelated circumstances; no bodies found.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-11, 0:46 to 2:41: **Frames the case as multi-layered and unresolved**. Opens the episode on the Philadelphia house of horrors, framing it as multi-layered and stressing that no definitive causes of death have been established despite what was seen at the scene. A setup segment that adds the absence of established causes of death to the record. New angle: No definitive causes of death have been established in the case.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-11, 7:39 to 9:13: **Walks the layout of the house**. Walks the layout of the house: an upstairs room built as a dungeon set for filming and photography, and a basement where barrels were found and pipes appeared tied into the sewage drain. Also ties the current charges to the traffic stop, where the woman in the car carried a missing person's ID. New angle: Barrels were found in the basement and pipes appeared tied into the sewage drain.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-11, 15:41 to 18:34: **Details the sludge sent to a Chicago lab**. Morgan details the thick sludge found in basement containers and says samples went to a Chicago lab to test for sodium hydroxide and organic material such as hair, muscle, fat or skin. A new forensic thread on the same case. New angle: Sludge samples from basement containers were sent to a Chicago lab to test for sodium hydroxide and organic material.
- [Surviving the Survivor](https://boilpoints.com/u/survivingthesurvivor), 2026-10-16, 24:32 to 26:05: **Adds the drum and the excavated pipes**. Adds physical detail to the house of horrors file: a 55-gallon drum and about two dozen sludge containers removed, two clogged sewer pipes excavated in July and sent for forensic examination, and a source describing the basement as an old school science lab. New angle: Two clogged sewer pipes were excavated in July and sent for forensic examination.
- [Surviving the Survivor](https://boilpoints.com/u/survivingthesurvivor), 2026-10-20, 1:01:11 to 1:04:27: **Walks the basement lab and disposal methods**. Walks through the basement lab again - the 55-gallon drums, the hoses and piping, the containers of unidentified substances - and uses alkaline hydrolysis as a jumping-off point for a general discussion of how serial killers refine their disposal methods. Retells what is already on the record.
- [48 Hours](https://boilpoints.com/u/48hours), 2026-10-30, 24:45 to 26:26: **Dates the sewer excavation to August**. Walks through the physical search of the house: the basement lab, the 55-gallon drum and sludge containers, drones and trash pulls, and the sewer work. Dates the sewer excavation to August, where earlier coverage had it in July. New angle: The sewer lines beneath the house were torn up in August, not July.