More bits and pieces, some clarity, and even more questions. Where to even start here...
http://wset.com/news/local/court-do...-lloyd-welch-jr-of-rape-domestic-violence-etc
"According to the documents, the first victim recorded was in 1973, where a 15-year-old says Welch sexually assaulted her in Washington, D.C.
The following year, the documents show Welch's step-brother would testify he saw him rape a woman and also forced the girl to prostitute herself.
Throughout the following years, multiple victims from various states reported that they were assaulted, raped, and one victim said Welch forced her to take off her shirt at knife point before she managed to get away. Multiple female victims said they got into Welch's car at Wheaton Plaza in Maryland, and sensed danger, but had to roll down the window to escape because the door handle didn't work. Other victims reported that Welch approached them at the Plaza claiming he was a security guard, trying to get them to follow him."...
Washington, DC, unfortunately makes me think of Eileen Kelly. ...
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It seems that the more information which is leaked out, the more questions arise. And none of the long standing questions are answered.
These recent court documents certainly paint a disturbing picture of Lloyd Welch, Jr. But how much of it will be allowed at the trial is questionable. The defense will almost certainly object to anything which does not apply specifically to the charges at hand.
Usually, misconduct not charged is not admissible because it is prejudicial to the case. The jury is only supposed to hear the charges, and the evidence which pertains directly to proof that the accused is guilty of that stated crime. It is later - if the accused is convicted on the merits and the evidence - when the case goes to the penalty/sentencing stage that other misconduct, convictions, etc can be introduced.
However, there are limits here too. For instance, sometimes crimes committed as a juvenile cannot be introduced. ( Remember that Lloyd Welch had just turned 18 in December 1974.)
And crimes which occurred AFTER the one(s) for which he is convicted might also be excluded.
An example of this would be when Fred Coffey was convicted of murdering Amanda Ray, a little girl 10 years old. He killed her in 1979, but was not tried for it until 1987. In 1986, he molested three children for a total of nine counts for which he was charged, convicted, and sentenced to prison. A few months later, he was convicted of murdering Amanda, and during the sentencing phase, the 1986 molestations were introduced. He was given the death sentence. The sentence was affirmed in a second trial, but upon appeal, he was awarded a third trial because the Molestation convictions were considered prejudicial. The prevailing "logic" being that he might not have been a pedophile in 1979, but became one later, therefor the 1986 crimes against children were not applicable. At his third trial, he was again convicted, but at sentencing, the jury could not hear about the 1986 convictions. They voted 10 to 2 for the death penalty, but since a unanimous decision was needed, he got Life in prison instead and was immediately eligible for parole.
I have always wondered if Lloyd Welch might have been involved in the abduction, imprisonment, and murder of Eileen Kelly. The recent revelations in the court document could be linked with her case.
