Police investigating the killing a pregnant Amish woman in rural Pennsylvania say they seized six guns, a variety of ammunition and a pair of sneakers that may match tread marks left at the crime scene during searches of the suspect's home and vehicle.
Truck driver Shawn Cranston is charged with two counts of homicide.Action News, AccuWeather and EntertainmentPolice investigating the killing a pregnant Amish woman in rural Pennsylvania seized six guns, a variety of ammunition and a pair of sneakers that may match tread marks left at the crime scene during searches of the suspect's home and vehicle, documents show.
In a newly released search warrant affidavit, a state trooper said Rebekah Byler's 2-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son were present during the killing and the boy told investigators a man wearing sneakers had killed his mother.Slain pregnant Amish woman was found with throat cut in rural Pennsylvania home: court documents
Police also took DNA and fingerprints from Cranston, who has been jailed without bail since his March 2 arrest. A camera on a business across the street from Cranston's home recorded someone fitting his description carrying items to the camper and starting a fire in the hours after Rebekah Byler was killed, police said. Detectives said they hoped to remove "burn pile remnants" from Cranston's home.
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