On February 26, 2024, 23-year-old pregnant Amish woman Rebekah A. Coblentz Byler was found dead in her Sparta Township, Pennsylvania, home. Her husband, Andy Byler, discovered her unresponsive in the living room after returning from looking at roofing jobs with a neighbor; their two young children, ages two and three, were in another room and were physically unharmed. The Pennsylvania State Police reported Rebekah had multiple sharp force wounds to the neck and a gunshot wound to the head.

Investigators quickly focused on evidence at the scene. The couple’s young son told police a man wearing sneakers had killed his mother. Tire tracks at the property were linked to a Jeep belonging to 52-year-old Shawn Christopher Cranston of nearby Corry, and a pair of sneakers recovered from his property appeared to match tread marks found inside the house. A piece of glove from the scene was reported to have Cranston’s DNA. Cranston was arrested on March 1, 2024, and charged with criminal homicide for Rebekah and her unborn child, burglary, and criminal trespass. Authorities suggested mistaken identity might be a possible motive, noting a family connection to the address.

Does anyone have information about activity near the Byler home on February 26, 2024, or recall seeing a Jeep or a man in sneakers in that area?