MURDER CHARGES FOR SEX OFFENDER IN CASE OF MISSING SISTERS

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7/15/15rn
Lloyd Lee Michael Welch, Jr., a 58 year old imprisoned sex offender, has been charged withrnfirst-degree murder in the disappearance of two sisters from a suburban Maryland mall inrn1975.  Twelve year old Sheila Lyon and 10 year old Katherine Lyon walked from their house tornthe Wheaton Plaza Mall in March 1975.  They never came home and no bodies were found. rnAfter decades of investigating leads and periodically identifying suspects, officials say they nowrnknow that Welch was responsible.  He is a child sex offender serving a lengthy prison term inrnDelaware.  He had previously been named a person of interest in the case.  At the time ofrnthe girls' disappearance, Welch was an 18 year old carnival worker and drifter who had beenrnspending time in the Wheaton area.  Authorities have established that he was at the mall thernday the girls vanished and was seen paying attention to them.  If convicted, he could face 20rnyears to life in prison or could be put to death.rn
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