John and Mary Lyons, parents of missing sisters Katherine and Sheila, listen
during a news conference in Wheaton, Md
WASHINGTON — A convicted sex offender has been indicted on first-degree murder charges for the deaths and disappearance of two sisters who went missing in Montgomery County more than 40 years ago but the charges offer few answers for a community that has never forgotten the girls’ story.
Lloyd Lee Welch, 58, is charged in Bedford County, Virginia, for the deaths of Sheila, 12, and Katherine, 10, Lyon, who were last seen at Wheaton Plaza, now known as Westfield Wheaton Mall, where they had gone to look at Easter decorations and to eat lunch on March 25, 1975. They never returned to their family’s home, which was just a few blocks away.
With the girls’ parents John and Mary Lyon and other family members by their side, law enforcement and prosecutors from both Montgomery County and Bedford County announced the indictment, which a grand jury handed down Friday but was not unsealed until Wednesday, near the mall in Wheaton.
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2 comments:
So he was 18 when he (accused of) killed a 12 and 10 year old.
Authorities admit they'll have a long road ahead to be able to prove him guilty.
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