now 58 welch jr. lives at a delaware prison serving time for sexually assaulting a young girl in the 1990's he is scheduled to walk free come 2026. but following today's indictment that could all change. the indictment the first formal step of extraditing welch jr. to bedford county virginia, where prosecutors are building a double murder case. in his late teens lloyd lee welch traveled the nation working as a carnival ride operator. investigators long said he used that job to prey on children. in 2008 the "washington post" obtained a jailhouse letter that welch wrote to his stepmother where he scribbled, "i did a lot of bad things in my life. i guess paying for it." the big question this evening could a virginia jury decide the child sex offender should pay in the commonwealth? >> his criminal record includes a break-in maryland. possible robbery in iowa. molestation of a 10-year-old girl in south carolina. but until now never a charge of murder. live in wheaton, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: rig

welch receives a fair trial in bedford county. i would also say as we transition and join with operation worthy cause that continues, the trial, the continuing investigation begins the process of operation determine justice. it is our intent and it is our duty to try to bring justice not only to this community but also and most importantly to the lyon family. we ask your patience and forbearance as we begin this process. it will be lengthy. it will be meticulous. there will be days when it seems as if nothing is happening and there will be other days when profound things happen. but again we ask for your patience and your dignity in the way you respond to and interact with the lyon family, to respect their privacy, to respect their grief, but most of all to respect the integrity of the trial process as we move forward. thank you. >> we will at this time entertain a couple of questions with the understanding that for a variety of reasons i mentioned earlier, we may not be able to answer them. >> john, any forensic evidence proving

>> reporter: lloyd welch jr. has been named a person of interest for more than a year and a half or so, now, police announce he has been charged with two counts of felony murder we are intent to defile while abducting these girls. now, he is facing up to life in prison possibly the death sentence because this is being tried in virginia. he is the only person charged so far in connection with the murders. knew family member of his was charged some time ago with lying to the grand jury, but this is the first time anyone has actually been charged in their abduction and disappearance. >> and mark, you mentioned that he's the only one charged so far. does this mean the investigation is over? >> reporter: absolutely not, chris. prosecutors were very clear about this. his uncle, richard welch, they say remains a person of interest. it's important to note he has not been charged with any crimes. but lloyd welch told his investigators he saw his uncle sexually assault the girls 40 years ago right after they were abduct an

. >> charging lloyd lee michael welch, jr. with first degree felony murder for his involvement in the deaths of sheila and katherine lyon. >> the wheels of justice sometimes turn slowly, but tonight prosecutors say we are a good bit closer to justice for those two innocent young girls abducted from a mall in montgomery county now 40 years ago. thanks for being here. i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm lesli foster. prosecutors today announced a grand jury at bedford county, virginia, has indicted twice convicted child sex offender lloyd welch in the murders of sheila and katherine lyon. bruce leshan has a look at what happens next. >> reporter: despite thousands of hours of searching police have still been unable to find the bodies of the lyon sisters, but new search warrant affidavits unsealed today reveal the kind of circumstantial case that they are building against twice convicted child sex offender lloyd welch. police say in an affidavit that a relative told them welch came to her in bedford in the spring of 1975 with a duffel

. >> charging lloyd welch jr. with first-degree felony murder during an abduction with the intent to defile shelia and katherine lyon. >> reporter: lloyd welch jr. told investigators he was at the wheaten mall and saw the lyon sisters the day they disappeared 40 years ago. he also said he saw his uncle richard welch, sexually assault one of the girls. richard welch has not been charged with any crime today at his home in high the i can'tsville. we were told to leave the property. the parents of the two sisters have not spoken to reporters recently and today is no different. >> we ask for your patience and dignity in the way you respond to and interact with the lyons' family to respect their pry vass so i -- privacy and their grief. >> reporter: it comes 40 years after the sifting through clues including the excavation of a remote hill side in virginia where the family once own property. >> dozens of subpoenas issued. reams of documents analyzed and over 100 interviews and interrogations have been cop conducted. we

allegedly today investigators that he helped welch burn two big heavy duffel bags at the property with red stains and the odor of death. >> my assessment of this case, it was either move forward or do nothing and we were willing to move forward. >> reporter: the little girls' parents sat behind the stage and listened as prosecutors and police announced the grand jury indictments of welch for first degree felony murder with intent to defile. bedford county prosecutor randy krantz says it is a tough case but a basic legal principle convinced him to go to the grand jury. jury. >> a stealthy murderer even in successfully totally concealing the body should not escape justice. >> reporter: the search for the lyon sisters may have gone wrong early with montgomery county police in 1975 focused on a man with a microphone instead of the long haired man seen staring at the sisters at the mall. court documents suggest welch actually went back to the mall after the abduction and talked to police and they let him go. now in another court affidavit released today police say that another of welch's re

welch is aen covictoried sex offender who's now in prison. they charged family member patricia welch. she lied to grand jury. she's now awaiting trial. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> ahead, bargain bashing. why some are complaining about amazon's prime day deals. details in "moneywatch." details in "moneywatch"." is the next 200 feet. that's how life unfolds. a leap of faith. [growl]

prosecutors and attorneys are preparing a news conference connected to the indict of lloyd welch, jr. charged in the disappearance of sheila and katherine lyon from a mall back in 1975. police believe the girls were -- >> reporter: we got shocking new details wednesday. in just a few minutes police and prosecutors are going to use posters and graphics to go point by point through their case so far against lloyd lee welch. despite the passage of four decades, relentless investigators have built a circumstantial case against one- time drifter and carnival worker lloyd welch. police believe welch abducted, raped and murdered sheila and katherine lyon who were just 12 and 10. in a newly unsealed warrant, investigators say when they talked to welch two years ago, he knew why they were there and told them he thought the girls were, quote, abducted, raped and burned up. a relative of welch allegedly told police that in the spring of 1975 he came by to her house unexpectedly with a big duffel bag of bloody clothes that he wanted her to launder. another relative says he helped welch burn two 6

now 58 welch jr. lives at a delaware prison serving time for sexually assaulting a young girl in the 1990's he is scheduled to walk free come 2026. but following today's indictment that could all

welch's a child sex offender serving time in delaware. had them on their radar for year bus now indicted for the murders of the lyons sisters in 1975, shelia was 12 years old and katherine was 10. they went to the wheaton plaza mall to meet some friends and never came home. no one has ever found their bodies but investigators say today's announcement brings some clarity to a case that made parents wonder if it was safe to let their kids go outside. >> this was something that hadn't had an enormous impact on this community and the feeling of safety for your children in this community. and i think that's one of the reasons the police department just never allowed to case to get -- to just be filed away in a box somewhere. >> investigators think the girls were abducted in maryland and then killed in virginia. search teams have been looking for the sisters' remains on a mountain in bedford county about 200 miles from went. police will hold another press conference tomorrow in bedford. we will be there and stream this it live on our nbc washin

police arrested welch in 1997 on a number of sex charges. last august he admitted to abusing his then girlfriend's daughter. >>> there is a spike in scams in virginia right now targeting hair stylist, local restaurants and dentists among other small business owners. the scammers call pretending for demonstrate onpower bill collector and threaten to cut electricity if there is not an immediate payment. the caller id says none onpower but the company says it is a total scam. >> we are pulling out all stops to let people know that demonstrate onnever calls a customer and demands a payment on the spot. >> the power company says in two days 65 incidents were reported. at least eight customers fell for the scam. >>> smoke free on the campus of one local hospital now has a new meaning. the medical center in annapolis is screening job applicants for signs of tobacco use the same way they screen for illegal drugs. and people who test positive will not be hired. news 4's chris gordon looks into the debate that it's sparking in the community and whethe

a grand jury charged welch with murdering the girls.there that we find news4's david culver with more. >> reporter: eun, good morning to you. we made the roughly four who are drive overnight. this is where the press conference is going to be held in a few hours to give us some of the new information in this case. the case that rocked much of the d.c. area community back in 1975. really terrifying families and yesterday, montgomery county police telling us it was a young detective in the cold case unit that connected an old mug shot of welch with a witness sketch. police named a person of interest last year while in prison with for another crime. an inmate on his cell block said welch told him about burying a family on property in virginia. search warrants give us new details about the taylor mountain. in december, investigators interviewed a man who said he met welch in 1975, helped him get two red-stained army style duffel bags out of the trunk of a car. they were thrown on a fire and smelled like death. according to that search warran

the intent to defile them, but welch told investigators that he saw his uncle richard welch sexual assault one of the girls and the cops believe richard welch was involved. >> he remains and will be a primary focus as we move forward now that lloyd welch has been charged. >> reporter: a relative allegedly told police that in the spring of 1975 lloyd welch came by unexpectedly with a big duffel bag of bloody clothes that he wanted her to launder. another relative says he helped welch burn two 60 to 70-pound duffel bags with reddish brown stains and the odor of death. neighbors remember a fire on taylor mountain that burned for days and smelled like a cremation. relentless police work four decades after the girls' disappearance finally led to charges. coming up at 6:00 we will talk to two of the detectives, the lead detectives, about one of their aha moments. in bedford bruce leshan, wusa9. >> the attorney for richard welch told wusa9 today that his client had nothing to do with the disappearance of the lyon sisters. lloyd welch has also said he had nothing to do with their deaths. >>> a jud

among those under the microscope, welch's uncle richard welch. >> he remains and will be a primary focus as we move forward now that lloyd welch has been charged. >> a relative allegedly told police that in 1975 lloyd welch came to the family's property in bedford, virginia, with a duffel bag full of bloody clothes he wanted washed. another relative said he helped lloyd welch burn two duffel bags each weighing 60 to 70 pounds. they said it smelled like death. >>> a heads up if you're heading out overnight on the beltway, right now three lanes of the outer loop have been shut down right near the more man temple so road crews can perform emergency repairs to the bridge over connecticut avenue. all lanes will reopen by if you've a.m. -- 5 a.m., but the closures will begin at 9 p.m. every weeknight until the work is done. top? >>> a very nice evening but big changes on the way. not as cool in the morning, but pretty nice for july. by 9:00 still comfortable, mid- 60s to mid-70s. we'll come back and talk about a yellow alert for sunday and it's not the reason you may think. >> but first office

new evidence revealed today reported first by the washington post this morning says lloyd welch, then 18 years old, showed up at the property with a bag containing bloody clothes. it is just another piece of addition to an old sketch of 1975 that looks an awful lot like what welch looked like back in that day that is brought prosecutors around to what we believe is happening today, which is we believe that charges in this 40-year-old cold case, the disappearance of these two little girls will be announced today. this was a case that rattled the entire area. this is a place where young people played without their parents having to hover over them all the time. this crime has been labeled one of those that stole the innocence from this region. in just a minute or two, we will be hearing what this announcement is. jummy: thank you. we will check back with you a few minutes. developing now, police have arrested two people in a deadly shooting at the wheaton metro station parking garage. authorities tell us a man was shot several times around 7:00 last night on the third level of the garag

kellye: there are wees about who lloyd lee welch is. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is digging deeper in the history and will let us know what he uncovered at 6:00 all leon: new information in murder of a hagerstown boy. 9-year-old boy was beaten for taking birthday cake without permission. the mother and her brother appeared in court this an in hagerstown and are charmed with second-degree murder. a witness said the man told his girlfriend to get back in the car when he changed a drive and another driver slammed in the vehicle. i happened this morning along suitland parkway near stanton road in washington. d.c. bureau chief samford has the latest on the deadly crash. what happened there? >> a young woman is dead. driver of a truck that struck her is facing second-degree murder charges. it all suggests again a bad idea to stop on the shoulder of a busy highway to change a flat. 33-year-old tomika early was a security guard at mcdonald's in forestville and her mother's only daughter. >> it happened after 10:00 when 52-year-old ro

. >> reporter: no body and difficult witnesses, lloyd welch's aunt who may be called to testify against him already faces charges of lying to a grand jury. >> it comes with the challenges of any case that's 40 years old. no matter a completely cooperative witness is telling you about something that they recall 40 years ago, that's tough. so it's not easy. >> reporter: this kind of no body prosecution is rare, but montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy is one of the few prosecutors in the country who has won a conviction in this kind of case and mccarthy says they have been looking at no body prosecutions all over the usa for legal strategies to convict lloyd welch in the deaths of the lyon sisters. live in wheaton bruce leshan, wusa9. >> very long time coming bruce, thank you. so we heard the word closure, but it comes with a push qualifier. a conviction of lloyd lee welch and details that will likely be revealed in a virginia trial will help, but only the discovery of the girls' remains will ultimately put an emotional end to this for some people here. >> so now question get

lloyd welch told investigators he abducted two young girls in maryland back in 1975 so they could be sexually exploited. >> that is the latest headline in the case of the lyons sisters and it's today's top headline tonight at 7:00. >> relatives knew welch had sheila and katherine lyon with them, yet none of them called the cops that might have saved those young girls lives. >> one relative said welch wanted her to launder a bag of dirty clothes and a second relative said he helped welch burn two 60 to 70-pound duffel bags with reddish brown stains and the odor of death. >> welch who has been charged with murdering those two little girls remains in prison in delaware, but he could be transported within the next couple of months. some portion of the crimes happened there, but investigators so far are keeping any more details close to their vests. >> there is still more ahead on this story for you. in the years since those two young girls vanished the technology to track missing children has grown by leaps and bounds. we'll take a closer look at that a bit later in the broadcast. >>> me

we remain focused on investigating not only lloyd welch, but dick welch, pat welch, and henry parker among just a few. there are others we are focused on. that is also why these investigators are here today and continue to be here in bedford county working with the great folks down here, including the virginia state police. jummy: all right, that was a press conference from that for county. we want to get to breaking news tennessee where an active shooter investigation is happening at a naval refers -- reserve base. jeanette? reporter: we are getting reports from our sister station in tennessee that there has been a shooting incident confirmed and one officer has been injured. take a look at these images from social media, a lot of people tweeting this out here. officers had been injured near riverside park. the local highway has been shut down and traffic is being redirected. witnesses say there are numerous officers with rifles and guns drawn. this is obviously an ongoing situation there. that police officer, we have not been told the details, the extent of his injuries. so far, it

she allegedly admitted welch had tried to convince her in 1975 to wash a duffel bag filled with bloody clothes. in one version of the warrant investigators say that based on numerous interviews and her own admissions they believe connie akers was a participant or witness in the disappearance and disposal of the bodies of the lyon sisters. they hope the search of her home would find photos or letters that would finally offer justice to the girls' still grieving parents. now the return on that warrant that was just unsealed today said detectives seized cell phones, letters and laptops, but we still do not know if they found anything incriminating in them. live in the newsroom bruce leshan, wusa9. >> thank you, bruce. and connie akers' husband says she was just a teenager herself when the girls disappeared. one relative of lloyd welch has already been indicted for perjury and prosecutors suggest more indictments may be coming. >>> flags at the white house were abruptly lowered to half staff today and it comes after angry criticism of the president for failing to honor the service members

this revelation comes one day after police charge lloyd welch in the case. they are increasing pressure on his relatives that includes a cousin that police believe help burn the girls bodies and the uncle who said he saw welch willis one of euros. -- welch molest one of the girls. >> examined your conscience. leon: police said they found evidence of a fire and bone dragnets that a property for welch lived at this time 40 years ago. maureen: a store in the blue mcgill neighborhood is shut down its owner accused of using it to sell synthetic drugs. this came days after the mayor signed legislation allowing law enforcement is shut down businesses caught selling the dangerous substance. sam ford choices live with what he has learned about the store owner. reporter: the owner of the now shuttered store on florida avenue is michael early, rhetorical -- retired bc d.c. cop. they were allegedly cop investigators selling illegal synthetic drugs and signed agreements that they would stop. mohammed hamid insist they no longer sell synthetic drugs after being busted by

welch is currently serving time in a delaware state prison.e family members we're told will likely face charges as this investigation continues. in the newsroom, i'm delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> ed person charged with killing a -- the person charged with killing a man in northwest d.c. is now in custody. 24-year-old kenneth garner will appear in court later today. he's charged with first-degree murder in the death of 52-year- old thomas harris. the victim from alexandria was found laying -- found beaten and unconscious on july 5. he died a day later. >>> loved ones and friends got together in upper marlboro to remember a young man killed at a house party last weekend. they lit candles in the shape of a heart and in the middle were the letters r-i-p king. police say hundreds of people were there yet they're still searching for who pulled the trigger. they're pleading for witnesses to come forward and are offering a $25,000 reward in the case. >>> a disturbing case in howard county. a local bar owner accused of secretly videotaping them while the

leon: police are focused on a number welch relative, henry parker. they say he watched lloyd welch burnt bloodstained duffel bags on the family property in 1975. an update now in a heartbreaking investigation. a boy was beaten to death for eating a piece of birthday cake. court records show the suspect as faced previous charges for abusing another child. robert wilson was charged in 2010 but that was dropped when he pleaded guilty to assault. that case involved the daughter of the woman he was living with. that woman told the associated press that she believed wilson had changed. jail time for a howard county bar owner who secretly videotaped women in the bathroom. the owner of rams head tavern. officers say they found footage of six women who were recorded in the bathroom there. he was sentenced to two years in prison. nearly three years after a mass shooting in a colorado movie theater, the gun man is guilty. james holmes was on trial for three months. he shot 12 people to death and injured 70 others in aurora colorado. holmes didn't deny pulling t

but police won't say what if anything was found there or what evidence led to welch's indictment. gonzalez abc news new york. >>> well an arizona driver could face serious charges after an apparent road rage incident that was caught on a helmet cam. look at this here. the man throwing a punch at a motorcyclist and shoving his female passenger. doesn't stop there. appearing to throw another punch. the motorcycleist's helmet. he's been cut off. >> are you done? stop. >> reporter: now we turn to johnny dep's wife amber heard in legal hot water over the couple's two dogs. prosecutors in australia have charged her for bringing the dogs into the country illegally. she faces fines as high as $100,000 and up to ten years in prison. the australian agriculture minister made global headlines in may, you might remember, when he threatened to have the dogs euthanized unless they were taken out of the country. >>> well would-be robber had no idea he chose the wrong store at the wrong time for his heist. surveillance cameras caught him pushing a man out of the way at a texas convenience store. b

welch is aen covictoried sex offender who's now in prison. they charged family member patricia welch. she lied to grand jury. she's now awaiting trial. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> ahead, bargain bashing. why some are complaining about amazon's prime day deals. details in "moneywatch." details in "moneywatch"." is the next 200 feet. that's how life unfolds. a leap of faith. [growl] even if you can't see it your destination is out there. so just keep going. and you'll get there... ...200 feet at a time. the corolla. toyota. let's go places. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers carpenters and piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. we're making hiring anyone from a handyman to a dog walker as simple as a few clicks. you don't have to be a member to buy their services directly at angieslist.com but members save more on special offers. angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. visit angieslist.com today. quilted northern works so well people can forget thei

that's near the one-time home of welch and his uncle richard alan welch who worked as a security guard near wheaton mall. while we don't know what police found on that mountain, we do know there is a major break in the case today and police are bracing themselves for a large media presence at this noon news conference. of course, we're going to have a crew there but coming up in the next half-hour, i'll have more on the case and what led investigators to this day. i'm in the newsroom, delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> it's a deal not built on trust but on verification. that according to president obama who's expected to make his case again today for the iran nuclear deal during a news conference at the white house. as we understand the terms, iran will freeze the bulk of its nuclear program for a decade and in return economic sanctions will be lifted. the president defended the deal in an interview with the "new york times." >> we have cut off every pathway for iran to develop a nuclear weapon. >> republican critics accuse the president of making too many concessions in this deal. congress n

. >> reporter: amy welch lives in this severn trailer park home. i spoke with her briefly tonight but she had no comment about the search. amy's cousin lloyd was recently indicted in the disappearance of the liven sisters. his father has been the focus of the investigation. the more people have interviewed lloyd welch the more interesting a personality his uncle richard has become. during question lloyd told investigators that richard and other family members were involved in the disappearance murder and subsequent cover-up decades ago of the little girls. police say lloyd even told them that he saw richard sexually exploit the lyon sisters at his residence after they were kidnapped from wheaton plaza. police believe the girls were abducted, raped and murdered. it's unclear what police found here at the home of richard welch's daughter amy. it's unclear what they may have seized but what is clear is that investigators are really beginning to apply pressure not only to lloyd the initial suspect but to the the entire family. >> lloyd welch a twice co

cousin told authorities he helped welch burn two large bloody duffel bags. months authorities have been searching a mountain in bedford county for the girls' remains, but so far they've come up empty. >>> people who live in bedford county say the search and investigation has been disturbing for the community. they've watched as investigators searched tailors mountain looking for the lyon sisters' remains, but tonight some are hoping today's news will help close this case. >> it will make them feel good down inside because a daughter is gone. if it had been mine, i'd have been feeling bad, too, about it, but they will get some relief. >> and as we heard several times today, this investigation is far from over and it will likely continue until the girls' remains are found. >>> lesli, d.c. police have made an arrest in the killing of a man in northwest. 24-year-old kenneth garner charged with first degree murder in the death of 52-year- old thomas harris. the victim from alexandria was found laying beaten and unconscious on new york avenue july 5th and he died

so he goes and questions welch. gave them a ride that day and my uncle i took them -- or, you know, my uncle, i saw my uncle molesting them, but i don't know what happened to them after that. pretty good evidence, but is it enough to convict this now-58-year-old man of murder, wendy? >> the fact that he links himself to the crime scene is huge because remember, this happened in 1975. gerald ford was president. all in the family was the number one tv show, and captain and tenille had the number one hit that we all enjoyed on our 8-tracks. arthur and i don't remember any of this. [laughter] that is why it is so significant that someone has come forward and put themselves in the car when the little girls were abducted. that is an enormous amount of evidence. and it's true everybody watches csi, and they want to see the fancy techniques, but good, old old-fashioned police work might crack this case. and prosecutors don't have to show their hand yet, but there has been an indictment so you can bet we're going to be heari

, stopping short of calling him a suspect. >> richard welch remains person of interest in this case, as do other people. and i underline other people. >> reporter: despite their progress, police say some are creating roadblocks in their investigations. >> it's frustrating. it's disconcerting. it's upsetting to know that there's people that know and wouldn't do anything. parents out there that have their own children that are keeping things from us. >> reporter: these two police detectives take it bernlism it's their work that's led to welch's indictment. this is the first time we are hearing from them. >> we literally dedicated our lives to this case. >> because it helps that -- >> reporter: detective mark januariny is used to making the trip to delaware where welch is being held on an unrelated crime. his interactions with welch -- >> cord kbralial and lengthy. >> reporter: as prosecutors move forward eager to add others to the docket. >> we will continue to be relentless until every single person that harmed those girls are held responsible. >> reporter: david culver, news4. >>> a

investigators held a press conference about the murder indictment of lloyd welch and the disappearance of the two girls. they vanished 40 years ago. maryland bureau chief red bell went to bedford county today to learn more about what exact the investigators think happened next. reporter: a day after announcing charges against convicted sex offender lloyd the welch for the abduction and murder 40 years ago of the lyon sisters law-enforcement officials are releasing horrible details about the case. >> the motive for the induction of the sisters was to sexually exploit, abuse, and defiled and. reporter: you document revealed relatives of lloyd welch say they remember that the 18-year-old carnival worker showing up at this family property on taylor mountain near bedford, virginia in the spring of 1975 with two heavy red -- bloodstained green duffel bags spelling of decomposition. they recover those bags and tossed in a fire which burns four days. -- for days. they did find evidence of a fire back then and possible bone fragments. a welch cousin he says he helped burned the back has been na

lloyd welch also states that he observed richard welch sexually assaulting one of the lyon sisters. reporter: when we come back we will call much more about the very start and clear message that authorities are trying to send to those who of information about what may have happened on this land and elsewhere with regards to the sisters. on taylor's mountain, brad bell abc 7 news. jonathan: stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for any new developments in this case. kimberly: former president george h.w. bush is recovering in maine. he is in fair condition after he fell and broke a bone in his neck at his home in kennebunkport. he is a form of parkinson's disease it is forcing him to use a wheelchair in recent years. leon:leon:jonathan: a lot of folks getting out and enjoying this gorgeous day. doug: it is going to be absolutely gorgeous like it is right now. everywhere we look. like this you from our weatherbug camera intensity they -- from chesapeake bay. you can see the tree-lined over in tillman island. absolutely gorgeous. it will stay that way to the evening. temperatures are comfo

they talked about many interviews with people who new welch in that period of time. we got a little bit of clue about something when we just got ahold of the actual indictment. it is alleged in those indictments that the girls were killed at some point during a three-week period after the abduction. so they clearly have some evidence that puts a date range on the case. we are continuing to work on it. we will tell you what we find out when we come back at 5:00. in wheaton brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: heart-breaking to hear after all the years, too. news of the murder charge in the lyon sister case getting reaction on social media. diane cho in the newsroom. diane: our facebook page has been inundated with people relieved to hear the news of the indictment today. many remembering a case like yesterday even though it happened so long ago. "thank you to everyone who has worked so hard and never gave up on this case. your dedication has been amazing and words cannot say how truly great you. are my thoughts -- my thoughts and player goes to the parents. i know they are

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that latest suspect is richard welch, the uncle of lloyd well welch, jr. other family members -- lloyd welch, jr. other family members may also be involved in the case. the lyon sisters disappeared in march 1957. >> he remains and -- 1975. >> he remains a primary focus. >> richard welch's attorney claims his client had nothing to do with the disappearance of the lyon sisters. lloyd welch makes the same claim denying any allegations. >>> doctors say it could take three to four months for former. george h.w. bush to recover from a broken bone in his neck. he fell at his summer home in maine back on wednesday. he's still in the hospital but we do understand he's in fair condition at this point. a bush spokesman says the 91- year-old former president is being fitted with a neck brace and the fracture is being allowed to heal on its own. >>> one of philadelphia's top chefs is still recovering from injuries he received during that deadly amtrak derailment in port richmond. >> more than two dozen philly top chefs are cooking up more than just food in his honor. >

in salem, virginia, looking for pictures from taylor mountain where they are convinced that lloyd welch burned the girls' bodies in a blaze that lasted for days and had the odor of cremation. >>> criminal charges have been dropped against a maryland lawmaker. state delegate ariana kelly of montgomery county was accused of indecent exposure and trespassing in connection with an incident in which police say she exposed herself at her ex- husband's bethesda home. according to court records, kelly was upset her ex- husband's fiancee was at his home when she dropped off her children. a state's attorney spokesperson said this incident is better suited for family court. >>> has metro done enough to keep passengers safe on trains? that was the question on the minds of lawmakers as they questioned metro executives in a followup hearing today, one of several that congress has held after the smoke in the tunnel incident at l'enfant plaza in january that killed one woman and made 80 others sick. the house oversight committee was supposed to hear from the driver of that train, but according to metro

yesterday, they announced charges against lloyd welch.documents, his cousin says he helped him lug two plastic bags from a trunk in bedford. >> our own david culver is there. don't forget to watch the news conference live on nbc washington's app >>> that's it for "news 4 midday." thank you so much for joining us. we are back on air this afternoon and you and i will be together next week. >> that's right, next week. you can get news and weather updates any time. have a great day! enjoy the weather while it lasts. we'll see you in the morning. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ makes you feel real good! ♪ (applause) >> hello hello, everybody. now we have a great show for you today. clearly this is not meredith. this is mel b. welcome to the mel b show, ladies and gentlemen. now, i know you all thought you were coming to the meredith v show and i know you all love meredith, right. yes yes, i loved her, too until she scared the living daylights out of me. oh

lloyd welch told investigators he abducted two young girls in maryland back in 1975 so they could beally exploited. >> that is the latest headline in the case of the lyons sisters and it's today's top headline tonight at 7:00. >> relatives knew welch had sheila and katherine lyon with them, yet none of them called the cops that might have saved those young girls lives. >> one relative said welch wanted her to launder a bag of dirty clothes and a

at a news conference wednesday investigators announced welch has been charged with first degree felony murder. >> based upon the totality of the evidence revealed by investigative efforts of law enforcement and sworn witness testimony. roz: the girls' parents have been briefed on the work today but the police emphasized there is still work to be done until they find -- >> every individual responsible for the abduction and murder of the lyon sisters as well as the ongoing conspiracy to conceal these crimes. roz: the affidavit said the family knew that wel;cch was on the run. the family member said he helped bring those bags in that investigation is ongoing. roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: we will learn more about this case tomorrow at a press conference scheduled for noon in bedford, virginia. maryland bureau chief brad bell will be there with live coverage at noon. developing now a scary violent assault caught on camera and the search for the suspect. this happened saturday in the 1100 block of r street northwest, a man brutally beaten while he was holding onto his bicycle. if you have i

amy welch is the cousin of the main suspect lloyd welch after they arrested him in the disappearance and murder of the lyon sisters recently. all along police said the investigation was not finished. and other people could be linked to this crime as well so we'll continue to follow developments as they continue to happen. the lyon sisters as you know disappeared in 1975 from a mall in wheaton. until now, a lot of the investigation recently has been centered in virginia. amy welch refused to comment when she was contacted by wusa9. this is mike hydeck live in the newsroom. >>> budget cuts mean a prince george's county police station set to open in fort washington this summer will be delayed. police chief mark mcgaw says the cuts are preventing his department from properly staffing the station. for the time being he tells us police stations in oxon hill and clinton will continue to serve the fort washington community until that new station opens. >>> low on fuel and looking for a place to land. the pilot of allegiant air flight 426 is told he has to find another runway. >> lord & taylo

investigators say roy lee welch jr. is indicted on two first degree murder charges. the sisters were just 10 and 12 years old when they were last seen in 1975 walking from their home in maryland to a nearby mall. welch is now 56 years old and a convicted child sex offender at the time of the girl's disappearance he was an 18-year-old carnival worker and admits to leaving with the girls, but what happened next was a mystery. the documents were unsoled today. >> the next step in the process is beginning the trial process, and non-cooperation prolonged this investigation and made it difficult, whether or not it amounts to formal obstruction of justice charges remains to be determined. >> that is in connection to welch's aunt, she is set to stan trial for perjury for lying about this entire case. and now they will quickly file the paperwork to get them to their prison system so they can proceed with the trial. and more indictments and charges could be coming. >> thank you sharrie. >> the search continues for the man that shot a man in a parking lot, they found the victim

. >> the indictments that were unsealed chargesing lloyd welch jr.bduct with an intent to defile them. >> he was an 18-year-old carnival worker now serving time for an unrelated child sex offense. early 1975 vietnam was winding down gerald ford was president. families gathered around the tv to watch "the jeffersons." they wachd the agonizing search for the lyon sisters, too, the case awakening a national awareness about missing children. the two sisters were walking just a half mile from their home to wheaten plaza mall in montgomery county maryland to look at easter decoration and have a slice of pizza. they never returned home to their family. a massive search effort came up empty. then last fall the first significant break. police identified lloyd welch and his uncle as people of interest connecting them to the mall at the time of the disappearance. >> this team has spent over the past two years, 16,000 hours on this case. they served over 50 search warrants related to this case, dozens of subpoenas have been sured. >> the parents of the lyons sis

police say welch's cousin, connie akers, may have participated in the disposal of the girls' bodies. her husband says she's not talking to reporters. >> we have the search warrants that were unsealed today that tell us essentially what she was telling investigators about duffel bags with bloody clothe income them that lloyd brought up on taylor -- clothing in them that lloyd brought up on taylor's mountain and said that she had been talking with him while he was in delaware. >> that was when she was a teenager. >> investigators removed cds, cell phones, computers and letters from akers' home. so far the bodies of sheila and katherine have not been found. >>> the good news is the pop-up storms are all going away. >> and some cooler days are behind them. tenacious topper is here with our update. >> i think upper 90s sunday and monday and low 90s today we can enjoy and earned a little break. here's the radar over the past hour. there's still a couple of showers out in the mountains. notice they're all shades of green, nothing crazy heavy around cumberland and it's eventually going to ge

during an abduction two counts one for each victim. >> investigators say that welch admitted he tookrs from the mall and claimed he left them at a relatives house and never saw them again prosecutors believe he brought them to virginia and killed them. >> a 16-year-old girl who survived a plane crash is at home today recovering in washington state. autumn left the hospital yesterday in a wheelchair, she emerged from the woods on monday two days after her family's small plane went down in a forest. she told authorities that she hiked through a rocky terrain to get help had. they were astounded by her recovery as were her friends. >> she is excited to be home and to row lax and just be on a normal bed and not a hospital bed. >> autumn told authorities that her step grant parents died in the plane crash officials located the wreckage but are still trying to reach it. >>> the online retail war that has bargain shoppers glued to their screen a cyber smack down being waged by the biggest online retailers and website of the biggest brick and mortar retailers. amazon is slashing items a sale

newly unsealed search warrants reveal the evidence against welch. the strongest piece from his cousin, henry parker. according to court documents, parker says he helped lloyd lug two plastic bags from the trunk of a car back in 1975. he said they smelled of death and the bags were eventually set on fire. at today's news conference montgomery county police indicated they may not be done arresting people. >> the montgomery county police and all of our partners will work to hold every individual responsible who was involved with the abduction and murder of the lyons sisters. >> keep an eye on the nbc washington app tomorrow to learn what is revealed in that news conference from virginia. >>> new at 11 a second arrest connected to the mysterious death of a landover woman. the charles county sheriff's office charged darelle wilson with the murder of crystal anderson. a hiker found anderson's remains at a charles county park in 2012. in march police also charged 22-year-old raymond posy iii in connection with the death. >>> we could learn new details abou

tonight, the police in bedford county, virginia, officially said that richard welch, the uncle of the man charged with the murders, may have sexually assaulted katherine and shelia lyon. police are calling the uncle a person of interest. he lives here in our area, in hyattsville much the meantime, we are hearing for the first time from the cold case detectives who helped crack this case. >> it's frustrating it's disconcerting, it's group setting to know that there's people that know and wouldn't do anything parents thought that have their own children that are keeping things from us. >> the grand jury has indicted lloyd lee welch for the murders of the two children. they disappeared back in 1979. welch is currently in jail in delaware on an unrelated sex offense. >>> tonight, more than a dozen people are facial charges in a massive theft ring that targeted people in the suburbs going about their daily errands much the ring operated for decades, until now. and prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins tells us how investigators connected all the crimes to one group. >> reporte

christian white man, and matt welch "reason" magazine editor-in-chief.tain nash, let me start with you. talks of a better deal are a fantasy. why do you think that is? >> because what they're trying to do is they're trying to sell this thing knowing that the more you look into it, it is like obamacare and that is the worse it gets the more you understand the deal. you take that, layer on top of it legislative malpractice with the corker bill which stands the constitution on its head, you have a real disaster that has put the sovereignty of the united states under that of the united nations there. is no way to sell that without just resorting to bombast. melissa: christians the more details comes out the worse it sounds. one was side deal struck in addition to the original treaty, trying to let the international atomic energy agency get a baseline maybe where they are in the developments so we would have something to compare it to since which have no real information. the other is the fact iranians if we get suspicious get to collect their own samples to

lloyd lee welch is now serving time in prison for an unrelated crime has been named as a suspect. so has his uncle. their property has been searched multiple times over the past two years and in the past ten months a grand jury has been meeting in bed ford county. we are expecting to hear the results of the grand jury. a press conference scheduled for 12 noon. we expect to get only about half the story today. they are holding a second release tomorrow. in about 30 minutes we're expecting a major announce m in the case of the lion us sisters who vanished after disappearing 40 years ago. that's the latest. >>> we'll be watching your twitter account for that. thank you. two men have gone from persons of interest to suspects now in a deadly shooting at a metro parking garage. the garage opened up this morning. last night it was a crime scene. last night they responded to reports of shots fired. officers found a man shot several times and found a gun. two men were taken into custody for questioning. we are waiting to learn the identity of the victim. tonight you can learn more about wh

david welch on cadillac.re ahead on the bloomberg market day, including the energy companies and their earnings this morning. ♪ . . . betty: it is noon in san francisco, 3:00 p.m. in new york, and 3:00 a.m. in hong kong. alix: this is "bloomberg market day." betty: and how long do they expect prices to stay the slow with oil? alix: they didn't win again. the olympic winter games. betty: and we take a look at business could post in iran. ♪ betty: good afternoon, i am betty lou here with alix steel. alix: let's go right to the markets right now. you're seeing a little bit of a deterioration in the stocks. the nasdaq is up. betty: we are off the highs. alix: yeah, we are off the highs. this is the last day of july, so you could see some rebounding going on, and that totally caught me off guard in that respect. betty: