After Holly Maddux’s disappearance, Investigation Discovery writes that Ira Einhorn swiftly moved on with his life as if nothing ever happened. However, Maddux’s family continued searching for her and hired a private investigator. Meanwhile, Einhorn’s neighbors complained of a foul smell and leak from his apartment. The New York Times reports that this ultimately led the authorities to search Einhorn’s apartment in 1979. Inside a closet, they discovered a trunk (pictured) that held Maddux’s decomposed remains, along with styrofoam, air fresheners, and newspapers. Further examination revealed that her killer used a blunt object to fracture her skull in six different places.
Per Investigation Discovery, the police arrested Einhorn and set his trial date for the spring of 1981. However, they released him from custody after a wealthy Canadian woman paid his $40,000 bail. NBC News explains that Einhorn fled to Europe and successfully evaded the authorities for years. Although they were unaware of his whereabouts, PennLive states that prosecutors tried and convicted him in absentia in 1993 for Maddux’s murder. He received a life sentence. According to The New York Times, Einhorn eventually settled in France and married a Swedish woman named Annika Flodin.
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Per The Santa Barbara News-Press, Einhorn changed his name to Eugene Mallon and lived a quiet life with Flodin in Champagne Mouton. Having said that, Richard DiBenedetto, who worked for the Philadelphia District Attorney, refused to let Einhorn go (via Investigation Discovery). He tracked Einhorn in France and arrested him in June 1997.
