{"id":229876,"date":"2026-04-01T07:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/229876\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:26:19","slug":"man-accused-of-helping-dispose-of-2-bodies-in-texas-killing-fields-murders-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/229876\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of helping dispose of 2 bodies in \u2018Texas Killing Fields\u2019 murders arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

After more than 40\u202fyears of unanswered questions and decades of frustration from families of victims, authorities have arrested a man suspected of participating in at least two deaths related to the \u201cTexas Killing Fields.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Elmore, 61, was indicted for charges connected to the deaths of Laura Miller and Audrey Cook\u2014two of the women found dead in the area of Southeast Texas long known as the Texas Killing Fields.<\/p>\n

KPRC 2\u2019s docuseries \u2014 The Evidence Room<\/a> \u2014 went in-depth on the Texas Killing Fields in a four-part series.<\/p>\n

WATCH HERE: The Evidence Room<\/a><\/p>\n

Elmore was taken into custody and has arrived at the Galveston County Jail, where he is being held following his arrest on charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence.<\/p>\n

KPRC 2\u2019s Robert Arnold was at Galveston County Jail as Elmore was being transported.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege Elmore helped longtime suspect Clyde Edwin Hedrick conceal the remains of Miller and Cook after their deaths. <\/p>\n

Hedrick died last week at the age of 72. He was never charged in any of the cases and maintained his innocence during an interview with 2 Investigates in August 2024. However, officials with the Galveston County District Attorney\u2019s Office said prior to his death, they were preparing to ask a grand jury to charge Hedrick with the murders of Laura Miller, Heide Fye, Audrey Cook and Donna Prudhomme.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Prime suspect in \u2018Texas Killing Fields\u2019 murders dies at 72<\/a><\/p>\n

The indictment marks a significant break in a decades\u2011old investigation into a string of murders that have haunted families and investigators since the 1980s.<\/p>\n

Laura\u2019s father and founder of Texas EqquSearch said Elmore reached out to him 4 years ago, wanting to talk about the caes.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver these last four years I met with him probably 30 times. Every time he would come out with more details, more details,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>\n

Miller said Elmore provided him with details of the women\u2019s deaths that were not public knowledge. <\/p>\n

\u201cI know exactly what happened to Laura. I know his involvement,\u201d said Miller. \u201cOne of the hardest things I ever did in my life was keep my composure with this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miller said he repeatedly pushed for a grand jury investigation. It wasn\u2019t until a new District Attorney over the office the case was presented to a grand jury and indictments returned.<\/p>\n

Galveston County District Attorney Kenneth Cusick is expected to hold a news conference on Wednesday to provide more information in these cases.<\/p>\n

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