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Texas man indicted for manslaughter, evidence tampering in decades-old 'Killing Fields' cases
Prosecutors say the indictment follows a renewed 2024 investigation that reexamined evidence and witness accounts in decades-old killings.
- On Tuesday, a Texas grand jury indicted James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, on charges of manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in the deaths of Laura Miller and Audrey Cook.
- District Attorney Kenneth Cusick launched a renewed investigation in 2024, assigning Chief Assistant District Attorney Kate Willis to lead a task force reexamining evidence near Calder Road.
- Longtime suspect Clyde Edwin Hedrick died last week at 72 before facing a grand jury; prosecutors presented evidence of Hedrick's alleged involvement to ensure transparency for victims' families.
- Tim Miller, Laura Miller's father, said, "Forty-one and a half years... it's totally inexcusable that we couldn't get Clyde before he died," after officials met with victims' families.
- Authorities will release additional details during a 10 a.m. press conference today at the Galveston County Commissioners Court building, while the FBI and local agencies continue investigating these decades-old cases.
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After decades, grand jury indicts Galveston County man in notorious ‘Texas Killing Fields’ case
61-year-old James Dolphs Elmore Jr. faces charges for manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in the death of Laura Miller, as well as an additional tampering with evidence charge in the death of Audrey Cook, according to officials.
·Houston, United States
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Man accused of helping dispose of 2 bodies in ‘Texas Killing Fields’ murders arrested
After more than 40 years 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 “Texas Killing Fields.”
·Houston, United States
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