23-Year-Old Pregnant Amish Woman Found Dead. Police Suspect Murder
Amish America Amish America
68.3K subscribers
119,238 views
3.6K

 Published On Feb 28, 2024

[UPDATE: An arrest has been made - new video here:    • Arrest Made in Murder of Pregnant Ami...  ] 23-year-old Amish mother Rebekah Byler was found dead in Pennsylvania with gunshot wounds. Police are asking for your help.

Fox8.com: "Family members said a red Jeep had been seen in the victim’s driveway around 10 a.m. Monday morning. That Jeep was also spotted driving up and down the road.

State police are asking anyone who may have been in the area between 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Monday, and who may have seen a suspicious vehicle to give them a call."

Area of 21000 block of Fish Flats Road, Sparta Township, Crawford County, PA
Call: 814-663-2043 (PA State Police - Corry Station)

---------------------

UPDATE #2: Mar. 2 7:39am - News is just coming out that a local man has been arrested & charged for the murder of Rebekah Byler and her unborn child: https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-n...

Yourerie.com: "Spartansburg, Pa. (WJET/WFXP) — State police have announced the arrest of 52-year-old Shawn Cranston of Corry, PA in the killing of 23-year-old Rebekah Byler.

Cranston is being charged with Criminal Homicide, Criminal Homicide of Unborn Child, Burglary, and Criminal trespass. Cranston was arraigned just before 4:30 Saturday morning. He is currently being held without bail at the Crawford County Jail.

Cranston’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 15th.

The arrest comes after an exhaustive five-day-long investigation."

---------------------

UPDATE: Feb. 29 4:56pm - It's now being reported that Rebekah Byler had "cutting wounds" on her neck and head. Via: https://apnews.com/article/amish-woma...

"Search warrant filings for the Pennsylvania home where a pregnant Amish woman was killed this week said she appeared to have suffered cutting wounds to her neck and head.

Two identical search warrants were issued at the request of state police regarding the Monday slaying of Rebekah A. Byler, 23. Her body was found in the living room of her home a few miles from Spartansburg.

The warrant applications regarding the home and outbuildings that were submitted by an investigator, Trooper Adam Black, said the victim’s husband, Andy Byler, found her body “a short distance inside” the home shortly after noon.

Black wrote that a woman, previously described by police as a family friend, called 911 at 12:36 p.m. to report that she and Andy Byler found Rebekah Byler unresponsive when they arrived."

---------------------

Sources/Images: https://fox8.com/news/pregnant-amish-...
Jet 24/Fox 66 Reports:    • ‘Absolutely heartbroken’: Spartansbur...  
   • Pregnant Amish woman found dead, poli...  
https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-n...

More: https://amishamerica.com/pregnant-23-...

Conversations with Amish & more:   / amishamerica  

show more

Share/Embed