Welch Relatives Due Back in Court on September 3 (PHOTOS)
UPDATED Three relatives of Richard Welch- A Hyattsville resident who authorities in Montgomery and Bedford Counties named a person of interest in the Lyon sisters case- were charged with perjury and obstruction in the Lyon sisters case.
Leslie Engelking, Richard Welch’s brother-in-law, was charged with perjury. Amy Welch-Johnson, Welch’s granddaughter, was charged with obstruction of justice, and Gladys Stangee, Richard Welch’s sister, was charged with obstruction of justice, according to Randy Krantz, the prosecutor in Bedford County in Virginia.
These charges were filed on Aug. 7.
Krantz said Engelking, Welch-Johnson, and Stangee’s are expected to appear before the judge on Sept. 3 for an attorney advisement hearing.
“On that same day they will be given a trial date,” Krantz said.
Richard is the uncle of Lloyd Lee Welch- a convicted sex offender who was charged on July 10 with the murders of the Lyon sisters.
Sheila and Katherine Lyon — who were 12 and 10 years old, respectively — disappeared March 25, 1975, after heading to the Wheaton Plaza shopping center near their home.
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Detectives Commended for Their Roles in Solving Lyon Sisters Case
To Detective Katie Leggett, the 1975 disappearance of the Lyon sisters was the biggest case in Montgomery County history. On Friday, nine Montgomery County police detectives were honored by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. The award was granted during the chamber’s 44th annual Public Safety Awards Luncheon. Here’s how some of the detectives described […]
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Welch Relatives Due Back in Court on September 3 (PHOTOS)
UPDATED Three relatives of Richard Welch- A Hyattsville resident who authorities in Montgomery and Bedford Counties named a person of interest in the Lyon sisters case- were charged with perjury and obstruction in the Lyon sisters case. Leslie Engelking, Richard Welch’s brother-in-law, was charged with perjury. Amy Welch-Johnson, Welch’s granddaughter, was charged with obstruction of justice, and […]
Indictments Announced in Missing Lyon Sisters Case (VIDEO)
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Police Chief Tom Manger on Closure and the Lyon Sisters Case (VIDEO)
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Authorities Announce Lloyd Welch Indicted for Murder in Lyon Sisters Case (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Authorities from Montgomery County and Bedford County, Virginia held a news conference on July 15 in Wheaton to announce indictments in the 40-year-old case of missing sisters Katherine and Sheila Lyon. The girls disappeared in March of 1975 from the Wheaton Plaza. Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown and Bedford County Commonwealth Attorney Randy Krantz announced […]
Authorities Schedule News Conferences to Discuss Developments in Missing Lyon Sisters Case
UPDATED There may be some answers today about a case that has haunted residents in Montgomery County for the past forty years. Back on March 25, 1975, sisters Sheila and Katherine Lyon disappeared near a popular shopping center in Wheaton. According to police, the sisters were last seen just after 2 p.m., walking between Wheaton […]
Police Search Hyattsville Home for Second Time in Missing Lyon Sisters Case
Montgomery County Police executed another search warrant Tuesday at the Hyattsville home of Richard Welch looking for more clues to solve the missing Lyon sisters case. Capt. Darren Francke, commander of Montgomery County Police Major Crimes Division, said officers conducted the search today and recovered a “few items of significance.” “We seized some items that were […]
How can there be closure when Richard Welch goes free I knew this family when their kids were young and to stop them from playing with my kids because of their sexual deviant game ?