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It started in Maryland. Will it end on the mountain?
It started in Maryland. Will it end on the mountain?Lyon Sisters Case
40 years after sisters Sheila and Katherine Lyon disappeared from a Maryland mall, the search for answers goes on 250 miles away in Thaxton
Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 7:57 am
Eleanor Roy
Sheila and Katherine Lyon might be getting ready to celebrate each others' birthdays this weekend if they were alive.
But today marks 40 years since the sisters disappeared from a shopping mall in Wheaton, Maryland, and they're presumed dead by authorities.
Four decades later and nearly 250 miles away from the mall, investigators are digging for clues in the case on Taylor's Mountain in Thaxton, where they're expected to be for several days, according to the Bedford County Sheriff's Office.
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Contact Eleanor Roy at (434) 385-5554 or eroy@newsadvance.com. Facebook: The News & Advance Crime and Public Safety Beat.
