Lawrence Welsh

Lawrence Harold Welsh (February 1, 1935 – January 13, 1999) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

On September 9, 1986, a male sex worker claimed that Welsh, in Chicago for a Knights of Columbus convention, had taken him to a motel.

"[2] During his police interview, Welsh admitted to picking up a so-called drug addict and taking him to his hotel room for counseling.

[3] The investigation resulted in Welsh being considered as a possible suspect for the Green River serial killings for which Gary Ridgway was later convicted.

At this meeting, Welsh stated that "he did not feel he did anything violent in the course of the sex act and that if he had it would have been as an outlet for frustrations that had built up within him.