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LEAGUE CITY, Texas - Police and search crews are at a scene in League City in connection to the "Texas Killing Fields" cases.
‘Texas Killing Fields’: League City search scene
What we know:
Texas EquuSearch members, League City Police, and other police agencies are searching near Magnolia Creek Baptist Church on Calder Drive.
Tim Miller, the founder of the volunteer search organization Texas EquuSearch and the father of 1984 victim Laura Miller, said the multi-day operation was spurred by direct conversations he had with Elmore over a four-year period prior to Elmore's arrest. According to Miller, Elmore repeatedly insisted during their meetings that at least one more body remains hidden in the overgrown acreage.
"Everything he’s said has come true," Miller said Friday from the search site, though he remained cautious about the likelihood of a breakthrough after more than 40 years of overgrowth. "After this long, chances are very, very slim that we're going to find anything. But if we don't do anything, there's no chance. So let's take that slim chance and see if we can bring another family a little bit of closure."
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'Texas Killing Fields': EquuSearch founder explains League City search scene
Police and search crews were at a scene in League City on Thursday in connection to the "Texas Killing Fields" murder cases. Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller tells FOX 26's Sherman Desselle how interactions with a recent Killing Fields arrestee led to them searching the scene.
Dozens of volunteers are utilizing all-terrain vehicles and an excavator to clear paths through 25 acres of thick woods and an adjacent 11-acre tract. Search conditions quickly turned hazardous Friday afternoon, with a few searchers forced to drop out due to extreme heat.
What we don't know:
Miller did not state which victim they're searching for in order not to jeopardize the investigation.
Authorities search Bacliff home of 'Texas Killing Fields' suspect James Dolphs Elmore Jr.
Authorities searched the Bacliff home of James Dolphs Elmore Jr. on Thursday morning. He is charged in connection to the deaths of two "Texas Killing Fields" victims.
‘Texas Killing Fields’
The backstory:
The "Texas Killing Fields" refers to a stretch of the I-45 corridor between the southeast side of Houston and Galveston where the bodies of at least 30 women have been recovered over the decades.
They are not all linked to one killer.
The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office says they are making a renewed effort, along with local enforcement, to bring justice to the murderers responsible for the women’s deaths.
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PREVIOUSLY - 'Texas Killing Fields': Explaining charges for new suspect
James Elmore Jr. has been booked on a $3 million bond for his alleged role in the 1980s "Texas Killing Fields" cases. FOX 26's Sherman Desselle spoke to legal analyst Chris Tritico for insight on what could happen when the case goes to trial.
Latest arrest:
The district attorney's office announced Elmore's indictment in April 2026, about four decades after the "Killing Fields" murders.
He was indicted for tampering with evidence and manslaughter for the deaths of 30-year-old Audrey Lee Cook and 16-year-old Laura Miller.
Between 1984 and 1991, the bodies of Cook, Miller, Heidi Fye and Donna Gonsoulin Prudhomme were discovered in a Leage City field near Calder Road.
More details on latest ‘Killing Fields’ indictement.
The Source: Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller and previous FOX 26 reporting.