For nearly 40 years, the disappearance of sisters Sheila, 12, and Katherine Lyon, 10, last seen near a shopping mall, has baffled the girls' family and the surrounding community of Kensington, Md. But there may finally be a break in the case. Detectives are hoping to gather more evidence that might link the disappearance to Lloyd Lee Welch, 57, a currently incarcerated sex offender who once worked as a carnival ride operator. "The Lyons are an all-American family who were so devastated after the girls disappeared," former next-door neighbor Winifred Leesnitzer, 84, tells People. "Hopefully the case will be solved now so their daughters can finally rest in peace.
- 2/15/2014
- by Howard Breuer and Ken Lee
- PEOPLE.com
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