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‘Truly Evil' Killer Of Pregnant Amish Mom Sentenced: PA AG ‘Truly Evil' Killer Of Pregnant Amish Mom Sentenced: PA AG
‘Truly Evil' Killer Of Pregnant Amish Mom Sentenced: PA AG The man who stabbed and shot a pregnant Amish mom of two inside her Crawford County home has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, July 28. Shawn Cranston, 53, of Corry, was convicted last month of First-Degree Murder and Second-Degree Murder of an Unborn Child for the killing of 23-year-old Rebekah A. Byler in her Sparta Township home on Feb. 26, 2024. “This defendant committed a truly evil act, and is now held fully accountable as he will spend the rest of his life behind bars without an opportunity to ever a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Grim Anniversary: Mass Police Hope To Find Answers In 50-Year-Old Slaying Grim Anniversary: Mass Police Hope To Find Answers In 50-Year-Old Slaying
Grim Anniversary: Mass Police Hope To Find Answers In 50-Year-Old Slaying Police have renewed their call for information on the death of a teenage girl whose body was found in Essex County 50 years ago this week.  Judith (Merenda) Cadorette, age 19, was found in Andover near the ramp from Route 93 South to Route 133 West on July 6, 1973, Massachusetts State police said. She was last seen at a Holiday Inn in Tewksbury four days earlier.  The road near where she was found runs directly through Tewksbury.  Despite the time, police haven't given up hope. Investigators renewed their call for tips and information on Thursday, July 6, on the gr…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Cold Case From 70's Reopened, Police Ask For Public's Help Boston Cold Case From 70's Reopened, Police Ask For Public's Help
Boston Cold Case From 70's Reopened, Police Ask For Public's Help An almost 50-year-old murder case is being reviewed by modern-day detectives who hope someone will step up with information that could finally identify the circumstances of the homicide, officials say.  A body found on August 23, 1975 in the Madison Park area was determined to be 61-year-old Ruth Bayla Pearson, of Newton, according to the Boston Police Department. She died after receiving multiple gunshot wounds.  Two weeks after the discovery of her body, her 1972 red Camaro was found in the Orchard Park Development.  Pearson was described as looking younger than her age an…

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by Morgan Gonzales