PA - Rebekah Byler, 23, mother & six months pregnant, murdered, Crawford County, 26 Feb 2024 *Arrest*

[I am not Sherlock H.]

Pennsylvania Crawford County Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts appears to have established a specific webpage / links ‘Commonwealth v. Shawn C. Cranston’ for the case of Shawn Christopher (C.) Cranston. Pretrial Conference appears to be scheduled IIUC.

Included in those documents is a May 15, 2024 Decorum Order ‘Govering’ Pretrial Conference. (There appears to be a misspelling of Covering / Governing?)

Seems a June 24, 2024 pre trial hearing has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. (EST) in Courtroom 2 of the Crawford County Judicial Center:

Commonwealth v. Shawn C. Cranston

www.crawfordcountypa.net

 

[GingerGirl83]

Does anyone know what the possible motive was for this? I can't seem to find where LE has mentioned a motive.

 

[Joe Friday]

Does anyone know what the possible motive was for this? I can't seem to find where LE has mentioned a motive.

Speculation on my part.

I remember something about a child being adapted by a different family also named Byler. This child may be related to Cranston. Cranston may have been looking for that child. Very possible he was at Rebekah home thinking this was where the child was and one thing led to another.

 

[Joe Friday]

Trail has been scheduled for November 12, 2024

https://www.crawfordcountypa.net/courts/Documents/Cranston/PreTrialOrder-CR2272024.pdf

 

[Chimera]

Speculation on my part.

I remember something about a child being adapted by a different family also named Byler. This child may be related to Cranston. Cranston may have been looking for that child. Very possible he was at Rebekah home thinking this was where the child was and one thing led to another.

His reaction was (IMO) unforgiveable.
Awful to take a wife from her husband and a mother from her children.
If the courts remove a child or children, there is often a compelling reason.
Reunification is stressed so much these days -- that it's rare the child isn't returned.
Wait and work it out through the court system and maybe think about what led to the child's removal in the first place ?
Don't take the law into your own hands.
Omo.
Imo.
So sorry for Rebekah's immediate family and loved ones.

 

[Knox]

All court filings can be found at this link - Commonwealth v. Shawn C. Cranston