On Saturday, March 2, Pennsylvania State Police announced Shawn Cranston was taken into custody following an “exhaustive five day investigation” on charges of criminal homicide, criminal homicide of an unborn child, burglary, and criminal trespass for the death of 23-year-old Rebekah Byler.
Byler was found deceased in her Crawford County home on Feb. 26. State Police did not release many details about her death at the time except that her killing was being investigated as a criminal homicide.
Two of Byler’s children were at home when she was killed but were not injured.
Cranston is being held without bail at the Crawford County Jail.
