Woman whose body was found in creek ID'd

Woman whose body was found in creek ID’d

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on June 2, 2016

The woman whose body was found on Memorial Day in East Coventry Township, tied to a cinder block in a swimming hole on Pigeon Creek, has been identified, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Investigators are hoping that anyone who had contact with Ryan Stevyn Benjamin over the Memorial Day weekend will contact them.

Ryan Stevyn Benjamin, 24, whose last address was the 400 block of Porters Mill Road in Pottstown, was a certified teacher who was employed as a pre-kindergarten teacher. She received her a bachelor of science degree in elementary and early childhood education, said a press release from the District Attorney’s Office.

Benjamin was identified through unique physical descriptors (distinctive tattoo, rings, physical features), pending formal notification of identification through DNA and dental records that will come from the Chester County Coroner’s Office, the release said.

“This is a very active investigation,” said Hogan in the release. “The victim was an outgoing and sociable young woman, with many friends in the West Chester area. Anybody who had contact with her over the Memorial Day weekend should contact the police immediately.”

Hogan added, “The person who dumped Ryan’s body in the water knows what they did, and knows that the police are closing in. Every moment that this person stays on the run makes it look worse. This individual should come in to authorities now.”

The Chester County Detectives and the East Coventry Police Department are investigating this case. Anybody with information should contact Chester County Detective Sgt. Tom Goggin at 610-344-6866.