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FBI was proud to join our partners announcing a major breakthrough in a decades old cold case out of Texas… the infamous “Texas Killing Fields” case, where the bodies of dozens of murdered women and young girls were discovered in a League City field near Houston from the 1970’s… pic.twitter.com/d00PgfBCS5

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) April 2, 2026

FBI was proud to join our partners announcing a major breakthrough in a decades old cold case out of Texas… the infamous “Texas Killing Fields” case, where the bodies of dozens of murdered women and young girls were discovered in a League City field near Houston from the 1970’s through 1990’s.

James Dolphs Elmore Jr. is in custody and has been indicted for his alleged role in the deaths of 16-year-old Laura Miller and 30-year-old Audrey Cook, two of the women whose bodies were found in 1986. Thank you to @FBIHouston
, partners in Galveston, and Texas law enforcement for the great work.

This is the second major decades-old cold case the FBI has helped solve in a matter of weeks - as our investigative teams and in-house Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) team continue to do outstanding work with partners 24/7.

These women and their families deserve justice. This FBI will never stop working to deliver it. More to come.