AMHERST COUNTY (WSLS 10) - The man indicted for the murders of Katherine and Sheila Lyon in 1975 appeared in Bedford County Circuit Court Thursday morning.
Lloyd Welch Jr. was extradited earlier from a Delaware prison, where he is serving time after being found guilty of a sexual assault in a separate case.
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Welch was booked into the Amherst County Adult Detention Center on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Welch asked for a court appointed lawyer. He was appointed two death penalty lawyers in case he receives the death penalty for his charges.
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A control date for a jury trial is set for 9:00 a.m. November 24.
The Commonwealth's Attorney Randy Krantz said if the case went to trial today "he would be ready."