Carol Fielding

2 weeks ago | thecorryjournal.com | Carol Fielding

When Barb Hepler walked through the doors of Corry Manor — an HCF facility — in 1985, she was a recently divorced mother of two children who simply needed a job. Nearly 40 years later, she's leaving behind a legacy so significant that the facility has renamed its soda shop "Barb's Bistro" in her honor. Hepler recently wrapped up her lengthy career, after serving in three different roles that gave her a unique understanding of every aspect of long-term care operations.

2 weeks ago | thecorryjournal.com | Carol Fielding

More crucial evidence emerged Wednesday in the murder trial of Shawn Christopher Cranston, as a fellow inmate testified that Cranston confessed to the crime, and detailed GPS tracking showed his vehicle at the victim's home during the time of the murder. Joseph Burch, a 39-year-old inmate at Crawford County Correctional Facility, testified that Cranston told him he had "broken into a house, killed a lady and left a glove" during conversations at the jail in early 2025.

2 weeks ago | thecorryjournal.com | Carol Fielding

Following three hours of deliberation, a jury of 12 — seven women and five men — returned a verdict of “guilty on all counts” for Shawn Christopher Cranston, 53, who’s been on trial since Monday for the murder of Rebekah Byler and her unborn child. In Byler’s case, Cranston was found guilty of murder in the first degree. In the case of her unborn child, he was found guilty of second-degree murder. She was about six months pregnant when she was killed.

2 weeks ago | thecorryjournal.com | Carol Fielding

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an ongoing story, and updates will be published as they become available. MEADVILLE — The trial of Shawn Christopher Cranston in the murder of pregnant Amish woman Rebekah Byler continued on Tuesday as multiple witnesses testified about seeing a red Jeep near the Byler home around the time of the murder, while DNA evidence linked Cranston to a glove fragment found at the crime scene.

2 weeks ago | thecorryjournal.com | Carol Fielding

Many testified in Wednesday morning’s session of the Shawn Cranston trial, but the most potentially damning testimony of the morning came from Joseph Burch, a fellow inmate of Cranston at Crawford County Correctional Facility. Burch testified that Cranston told him he had broken into a house, killed a lady and left. In further conversation, Cranston detailed the crime. “He [Cranston] told me he had been shed hopping for most of the night,” Burch said.