- Shawn Cranston, 52, of Corry, Pennsylvania, was arrested earlier today for allegedly murdering pregnant Rebekah Byler, 23, in her home on Monday.
- He is being held without bond at the Crawford County Jail.
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Just two days after saying they had no suspects, Pennsylvania State Police arrested a 52-year-old local man and charged him with the murder of Rebekah Byler, an Amish mother of two.
The 23-year-old was six months pregnant when she was shot and killed in her Spartansburg home Monday morning.
Now, after what police described as an “exhaustive” five-day investigation, the man charged with the murder of Byler and her unborn child has been named Shawn Cranston.
Cranston, pictured here for the first time, is married to nurse Jamie, 46, was arrested Saturday morning when he was processed at 4:24 a.m. and sent to the Crawford County Jail.
His Facebook bio says: ‘I’m someone’s worst nightmare if they mess with me and mine.’
He has been charged with criminal homicide, criminal homicide of an unborn child, robbery and burglary. He is not eligible for bail.
Shawn Cranston, 52, of Corry, Pennsylvania, was arrested earlier today for allegedly murdering pregnant Rebekah Byler, 23, in her home on Monday.
Rebekah Byler, a 23-year-old mother of two, was found dead inside a home on Fish Flats Road in Sparta Township, Pennsylvania.
Cranston’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 15.
Bylers’ children, ages two and three, were in the home when their mother was killed. It fell to her husband, Andy, to make the gruesome discovery of her corpse.
Police have not released any information about the scene beyond confirming that he was shot and that his death was a homicide.
The remote house, located down a long dirt road where cars rarely travel, was empty when DailyMail.com visited on Friday.
There was a children’s scooter by the front door, and in the garden there was a swing and a slide. A traditional Amish buggy was parked in front of an outbuilding.
The Amish woman’s body was found with gunshot wounds. Her two young children were home at the time of her death.
Despite the terrible crime, neighbors remained quiet, in keeping with the Amish community’s notoriously closed customs.
One Amish woman declined to comment beyond telling DailyMail.com: ‘We like to keep things between us. We are not talking to protect parents and husband.
Residents and family members reported seeing a red Jeep parked outside Byler’s home around 10 a.m. Monday morning, an unusual sight in a part of the world where motor vehicles are a rarity and on a road that usually Only horses and buggies pass through.