A man accused of helping the longtime suspect in the “Texas Killing Fields” murders conceal two bodies is now facing more charges.
The search for human remains on a property in Bacliff ended on Friday, according to officials with the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office. The search was triggered by the recent indictment of James Elmore, Jr. on charges related to the murders of Laura Miller and Audrey Cook.
On Thursday morning, authorities served a search warrant at the Bacliff home of James Elmore, the man who has been indicted in connection with two of the four “Texas Killing Fields” murders.
James Elmore, the man indicted in connection with two of the four “Texas Killing Fields” murders, had his bond set at $1.5 million in a Galveston County courtroom Thursday.
More than four decades after a series of murders along a stretch of Southeast Texas known as the “Texas Killing Fields,” prosecutors say they are making progress—and the investigation is far from over.
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.”