Texas Killing Fields: James Dolphs Elmore Jr. Indicted in Laura Miller Manslaughter and Evidence‑Tampering in Two Killings, as Prosecutors Also Secure Posthumous Charges Against Suspect Clyde Hedrick
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A Galveston County grand jury has indicted James Dolphs Elmore Jr. on manslaughter and two counts of felony evidence tampering in the deaths of Laura Miller and Audrey Lee Cook, setting bond at $3 million ($1.5M for manslaughter, $750K for each tampering count); Elmore made his first court appearance with a court‑appointed attorney and is scheduled for trial Aug. 31, and prosecutors say he is not charged in the deaths of Heidi Fye‑Villareal or Donna Prudhomme. The charges follow a 2024 multi‑agency review of Calder Road cases that also produced a posthumous indictment of longtime suspect Clyde Hedrick in four killings — a step prosecutors say is meant to document findings and provide transparency for families after decades of unresolved investigations.