A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murdering a young, pregnant Amish woman. A woman was found mysteriously dead in her living room, and her two other young children were unharmed.
Rebecca Byler, 23, was six months pregnant when her husband entered her Spartansburg home Monday afternoon. report CBS News. Her fetus was also unsuccessful.
The local Amish community and surrounding non-Amish neighbors alike were shaken by the news, with one Spartansburg Fire Department volunteer saying everyone was “saddened and shocked” and that this was “the worst thing that could happen around here.” “It’s not about what we’re doing.”
According to a search warrant obtained by the outlet, Byler suffered cuts to his neck and head, possibly from a knife. However, her cause of death has not yet been officially announced.
meanwhile Investigator By Thursday, Pennsylvania State Police had “no suspects” in the mother’s death, according to 6ABC. announced Shawn Cranston, 52, was arrested early Saturday morning.
Cranston, from the neighboring town of Collie, is charged with multiple charges including murder, murder of a fetus, robbery and trespassing.
He has already been arraigned and is “currently being held without bail” in the Crawford County Jail, ABC reported.
A town called Spartansburg less than 300 The residents are a close-knit community with very low crime. The death of Beiler, a soon-to-be mother of three, shocked local residents.
“Everyone is shocked. Things like this don’t happen here,” said Charlene Hajek, a lifelong resident. “Everyone’s talking about it. It’s scary and frustrating.”
“The outside world doesn’t invade,” she added. “For something so tragic to happen… it doesn’t happen here.”
