laura whallen's car is also missing. it is a black 2011 ford escape. it has the maryland tags 522473. >> today a judge in prince george's county ruled an accused murder is competent to stand trial. and tone onwilliams is accused of killing his six year old sister in a dire a whether it ers and his two young cousins in clit online court, mment he was supposed to be babysitting while his mother was at work. today a judge testified during a interviewed williams and found him to be exesm the judge agreed . the state's attorney angela as you brook has talked about how the case impacted her personal limit i will never forget the three little girls in this case and how it must affect their families. i can cannot imagine the father who was here today who has driven back and forth from new jersey. the mother of two young girls who expected them to go back to cool this week. williams faces first and second degree murder charges >> coming up next, a major d. in one of the areas most infamous cold cases. plus we are live in florida where mass evacuations are under

. >> my teacher laura whallen is missing. you really do make a difference in your students' lives. she knew how to make people laugh. she knew how to put a smile on peoples' faces. i could always go to her. honestly she's an inspiration, but she was so much more than that. i hope this and you'll always be in my heart . and i'm praying for your safe return. >> now for the latest on the search for a missing pregnant teacher from maryland, yesterday laura whallen's family stepped forward with a reward in an attempt to help find her. fox5 's anjali hemphill joins us with more on the investigation. >>reporter: well, there are still so many questions that family, friends and students want answered in laura's disappearance. but right now police are still keeping many of the details to this close to the vest. fox5 did speak to several of laura whallen's students at lake while high school who are still in shock she never showed up on the first day of school. many students past and present are trying to actively help in the search guy passing out flyers. all police are re leasing right now i

>>reporter: tony, laura whallen was supposed to show up at school. it was one week ago today. never showed up and that started this massive search for her. today we checked in with police several times to find out if they have any new information at all and they said nothing to report. meanwhile it's been quiet here at the family home. still you'll see some things attached to the door there. one of them saying hashtag bring whallen home. there's also some flowers there. tony, shawn, we also stopped by the school where she works today and the students there, they're hoping for the best. where is miss whalen, that's a question so many students at wild lake high school is asking. >> we're just praying that she comes back. she's a great teacher. she's a great teacher. she's also there for her students. students tell us they haven't heard much from administrators at the school since it was first announced whallen was missing. the first day they just kind of said that there was a teacher missing, but not so much from them right now. meanwhile yesterday a plea from whallen's family,

laura whallen never showed up school. angelica lee hemp is live tonight with the very lat est. >>reporter: shawn, laura whal len was an extremely well liked social studies teacher in colombia, m. since she went missing many of her students have been tweeting the hashtag bring whallen home, several heart felt messages hoping for her safe return meanwhile here at her apartment you you can see a montgomery county police officer keeping watch here in olney. we do want to show you her picture again. this is 31 year old laura whallen five foot five with blonde hair and blue eyes and she is about four month s pregnant. her family is asking for privacy but they are working with a team of detective s that are assigned to the case. laura was last heard from on monday when she sent a troubling text message to a family member. laura never showed up to her school the next day something she was looking forward to. we've seen an out pouring of support for whallen online also by the community of wild lake high school and here in olney where she grew up and lives now police say right now they do

her name is jay laura whallen smith. she was last seen yesterday around 11:30 leaving the greenbelt community sent. she is 5-foot two with brown eye s and dread block locks pulled into a ponytail. she was last seen wearing a neon jacket and greenish leggings. if you know of her whereabouts police call the police. a four decks aides old mystery is north korea you resolved. today a convicted sex offender pled guilty of killing two sisters. a judge sentenced lloyd welch to 48 years in prison. the sisters disappeared while walking from their home in kensington, maryland to the wheaton mall. after today's hearing, the girls dz father john lyons praised the detectives who worked this case the last two or three years or oh they have treated she will yeah and kate as if they were their own sisters. or daughters . it's a tremendous display of performance, professional performance, but even more beautiful emotional investment in the case and in our family. >> welch is already serving time in delaware foray buys ping a young girl.

>>reporter: tony, laura whallen was supposed to show up at school. it was one week ago today. never showed up and that started this massive search for her. today we checked in with police several times to find out if they have any new information at all and they said nothing to report. meanwhile it's been quiet here at the family home. still you'll see some things attached to the door there. one of them saying hashtag bring whallen home. there's also some flowers there. tony, shawn, we also stopped by the school where she works today and the students there, they're hoping for the best. where is miss whalen, that's a question so many students at wild lake high school is asking. >> we're just praying that she comes back. she's a great teacher.