Man charged in connection with "Texas Killing Fields" deaths
Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to two deaths tied to the "Texas Killing Fields," a site where dozens of bodies have been found since the 1970s.
Updated on: April 2, 2026 / 12:57 PM EDT / CBS/AP
A Galveston grand jury has indicted 61-year-old James Dolphs Elmore Jr. for his alleged role in the deaths of 16-year-old Laura Miller and 30-year-old Audrey Cook, whose bodies were found in the infamous area off a desolate dirt road in League City in 1986, Galveston County District Attorney Kenneth Cusick said Wednesday.
Tim Miller, the father of Laura Miller, said that he has met with Elmore 30 times in the last four years. He said Elmore had shared information but declined to elaborate out of fear of jeopardizing the case.
Elmore made his first appearance before a judge on Thursday morning, CBS affiliate KHOU reported . He has been charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in Miller's death, and with tampering with evidence in Cook's killing. His bond was set at $3 million, KHOU reported, including $1.5 million for the manslaughter charge and $750,000 for each tampering with evidence charge.
Elmore is being held in the Galveston County Jail. At Thursday's hearing, he was assigned a court-appointed attorney, KHOU reported.