A Galveston County grand jury indicted Elmore on charges tied to two of the infamous \u201cTexas Killing Fields\u201d deaths.<\/p>\n
GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas \u2014 James Dolphs Elmore Jr. faces charges<\/a> of manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in connection with two murders tied to the \u201cTexas Killing Fields,\u201d officials announced.<\/p>\n He was connected to the death of Laura Miller, as well as an additional tampering with evidence charge in the death of Audrey Cook, according to the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0New arrest in Texas Killing Fields: What we know about the decades-old League City murders<\/a><\/p>\n He was brought to Galveston County jail Tuesday.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0Man linked to Texas Killing Fields dies while on parole<\/a><\/p>\n
Elmore lived at a small home in Bacliff, Texas, just miles from League City.<\/p>\n He had multiple brushes with the law over the last 40 years. Elmore has been arrested in Galveston County and Harris County.<\/p>\n From 1984 to 2025, Elmore was arrested on numerous drug charges, including marijuana possession, and delivery of methamphetamine.<\/p>\n In 1993, he was charged with three counts of attempted murder and was sentenced to one year in the county jail.<\/p>\n Other charges over the years include a 1996 arrest for forgery, a 2016 assault of a family member, and a 2017 burglary charge.<\/p>\n He is 61 years old, making him 19 or 20 years old when Laura Miller disappeared in 1984<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nWhat we know about Elmore <\/p>\n