Old. The case went cold but never forgotten. In the last couple of years police named a man by the name of Lloyd Lee Welch as a person of interest. He was in and out of this area back then, working as a carny. His mug shot from the time eerily similar to a sketch made from a witness account. He was spoken to back then but was not considered a strong suspect. Things changed as the decades went on and police zeroed in on him. As we said just a couple of years ago. Searching again and again. A mountain top property in virginia that belonged to his family. We are told that evidence was found there to convince police that welch not only abducted the girls but killed them on that mountain. That led to todays indictment. I am honored to report that my Commonwealth Attorney obtained indietments charming indictments charging Lloyd Lee Welch with firstdegree felony murder for his involvement in the death of sheila and Katharine Lyon. Brad the prosecutor and the sheriff in Bedford County came to
Longterm single tracking while update are made to safety have some passengers filled with dread. It makes me frustrated. I had words and i dont want to be late for work. What has some most annoyed is the steadily rising cost of metro. These passengers would like to see discount or repays when the delays cut in their work day. If they are the one having the problem the least they should cut a deal for the inconvenience by the issues that they create. Stephen here is another issue. Inbound red line train will by pass white flint station. Metro plans to have the crews working throughout the overnight hours clean up the mess. They expect to have it cleaned up completely by the morning rush hour. Reporting live, abc7 news. Kellye months after investigator said they thought they had a break in the case. Today indictment in the disappearance of the two maryland sisters 0 years ago 40 years ago. Sheila and Katharine Lyon when they disappeared in march of 1975. Last year the investigation went
Brad sheila and kates mom and dad attended the press conference and they decline the comment. They have been briefed on the investigation, an investigation which the police say is far from over. It is our intent and our duty to bring justice not only to this community. But also and most impantly to the lyon family. Brad the lyon family we talked to them said they didnt want to talk about it. The investigation is continuing. So far only Lloyd Lee Welch charged. But the investigators are saying its possible others could be tied in. This is the beginning of the end as they described it today. In wheaton, brad bell, abc7 news. Maureen thank you. As police narrow the focus on the prime suspect, many people are curious about his life story. Which includes a troubling criminal record. Montgomery county reporter kevin lewis continues the Team Coverage as we learn just who is Lloyd Lee Welch. Kevin there is no denying the composite sketch of the langhaired man last seen with the lyon sisters lo
In custody in connection with a deadly shooting inside a metro garage. Reporter well, Barbara Montgomery county detectives have been working on this case all night and now they have reached enough evidence that they can call two persons of interest suspects. It was about 7 00 p. M. Yesterday when police were called to this garage in wheaton with a report of a shooting. Inside they found an adult male had been shot multiple time and a short time later two persons of interest were taken into custody. Now at the height of the investigation here parts of Georgia Avenue were closed. The garage was closed because of evidence collection and the early parts of the investigation. Since then, they have now said that those two persons of interest are suspects. What we dont know at this hour is still a motive or the identity of the victim or the identity of the suspects and, of course this is the second crimerelated fatality on metro this month. Back on fourth of july there was a man killed. This
Heavy crowding on the systems busiest line. Chopper four is en route to the red line to give images of this for now, we can tell you, if metro says if you need to reach the begin brook or white flynn stations you have to use an outbound train from d. C. Toward Montgomery County. The inbound trains will be passing the stations to reduce delays. This appears to be connected to a track problem outside grover in metro has been working on since this morning. Two men are facing charges for shooting a man inside a metro garage. Douglas chase and Brent Sanderson are accused of killing a man by the name of eric melgar inside the Wheaton Metro station garage. It happened yesterday evening before the sun set. No word yet on a possible motive in that shooting. Another development in the birthday cake beating. The mother and uncle are held without bail. The uncle handcuffed his nephew to a chair so the moms boyfriend could beat him unconscious. Jack garcia was only 9 years old and died from that be