James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, is charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in the death of Laura Miller, the Galveston County District Attorney\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday, March 31. He is also charged with tampering with evidence in the murder of Audrey Cook.<\/p>\n Laura Miller’s father, Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller, said he had repeated encounters with Elmore over the last four years.<\/p>\n “I probably met him 20, 30 times,” Miller\u00a0told reporters, according to the Houston Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n ‘TEXAS KILLING FIELDS’ COLD CASE EXPLODES AS SUSPECT INDICTED IN TWO SLAYINGS DECADES AFTER 30 BODIES FOUND<\/a><\/p>\n James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, is charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in the death of Laura Miller, along with an additional charge of tampering with evidence in the murder of Audrey Cook, according to the Galveston District Attorney\u2019s Office. (FBI; Obtained by FOX 36)<\/p>\n Miller, whose 16-year-old daughter was among the victims found in the “Texas Killing Fields,” said Elmore would approach him and talk about the case.<\/p>\n FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X<\/a><\/p>\n “He reached out to me,” Miller said. “For what reason, I don\u2019t know.”<\/p>\n Miller said that some of those conversations included details about the killings that were not widely known.<\/p>\n SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n “He knew things,” Miller said, according to the Chronicle. “Some of it wasn\u2019t public.”<\/p>\n The remains of Laura Miller were found in an area along Calder Road, known as the “Texas Killing Fields,” in February 1986. (FBI; Obtained by FOX 36)<\/p>\n At the time, Miller said he did not suspect Elmore<\/a>.<\/p>\n SEND US A TIP HERE<\/a><\/p>\n “You don\u2019t think this guy could be involved,” he said. “You\u2019re thinking, here\u2019s somebody who wants to help.”<\/p>\n Only after the recent indictment did the conversations take on new meaning.<\/p>\n LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST<\/a><\/p>\n “Now you look back, and it\u2019s like, wow,” Miller said. “Was he telling me what he did?”<\/p>\n “I trusted him,” he said. “I really did.”<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB<\/a><\/p>\n The body of Audrey Lee Cook was found in the “Texas Killing Fields” in 1986. (FBI; Obtained by FOX 36)<\/p>\n The charges stem from the infamous “Texas Killing Fields” murders, in which the bodies of about 30 women and girls, including Audrey Cook, Laura Miller, Donna Prudhomme and Heidi Fye-Villareal, were found near Calder Road in League City between the 1970s and 1990s.<\/p>\n For decades, authorities have worked to determine who was responsible. In 2024, the Galveston County District Attorney\u2019s Office reopened the case.<\/p>\n William Reece pleaded guilty in 2022 to murder stemming from the deaths of Laura Smither, Kelli Cox and Jessica Cain, according to FOX 26.<\/p>\n Clyde Hedrick, who died last month, was also long suspected in the murders of numerous women in Calder Road Field<\/a>, according to the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"James](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775181250_99_texas-killing-fields-murders-james-elmore_04.jpg\")
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