​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The father of one victim of the “Texas Killing Fields” cold case says he unknowingly met the newly indicted suspect many times before his arrest.. James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, is charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in the death of Laura Miller, the Galveston County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, March 31. He is also charged with tampering with evidence in the murder of Audrey Cook.. Laura Miller’s father, Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller, said he had repeated encounters with Elmore over the last four years.. “I probably met him 20, 30 times,” Miller told reporters, according to the Houston Chronicle.. ‘TEXAS KILLING FIELDS’ COLD CASE EXPLODES AS SUSPECT INDICTED IN TWO SLAYINGS DECADES AFTER 30 BODIES FOUND. Miller, whose 16-year-old daughter was among the victims found in the “Texas Killing Fields,” said Elmore would approach him and talk about the case.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. “He reached out to me,” Miller said. “For what reason, I don’t know.”. Miller said that some of those conversations included details about the killings that were not widely known.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. “He knew things,” Miller said, according to the Chronicle. “Some of it wasn’t public.”. At the time, Miller said he did not suspect Elmore.. SEND US A TIP HERE. “You don’t think this guy could be involved,” he said. “You’re thinking, here’s somebody who wants to help.”. Only after the recent indictment did the conversations take on new meaning.. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. “Now you look back, and it’s like, wow,” Miller said. “Was he telling me what he did?”. “I trusted him,” he said. “I really did.”. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB. The charges stem from the infamous “Texas Killing Fields” murders, in which the bodies of about 30 women and girls, including Audrey Cook, Laura Miller, Donna Prudhomme and Heidi Fye-Villareal, were found near Calder Road in League City between the 1970s and 1990s.. For decades, authorities have worked to determine who was responsible. In 2024, the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office reopened the case.. William Reece pleaded guilty in 2022 to murder stemming from the deaths of Laura Smither, Kelli Cox and Jessica Cain, according to FOX 26.. Clyde Hedrick, who died last month, was also long suspected in the murders of numerous women in Calder Road Field, according to the outlet.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Elmore was taken into custody and denied bond Tuesday evening.. Fox News Digital’s Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The son of one of the longest serving Republicans in Congress faces child pornography and other serious charges after allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with a 15-year-old girl in Florida.. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Patrick Rainey Young, son of the late Rep. Bill Young, has been charged with single counts of soliciting a child for unlawful sexual conduct using an electronic device and harmful communication to a minor, as well as two counts of possession of child pornography.. The sheriff’s Crimes Against Children Unit received information on Jan. 8, 2026, that a 38-year-old man and 15-year-old girl had engaged in inappropriate conduct. The man was later identified as Young.. According to police, Young met the girl while working the scoreboard at his son’s baseball game at Seminole High School.. EX-MAYOR CAUGHT IN LEWD ACT AT BOOZE-FILLED POOL PARTY, PROSECUTORS SAY. He then allegedly made sexual comments about the victim’s body and gave her alcohol and nicotine, the sheriff’s office said.. After the initial interaction, Young and the victim allegedly continued their relationship at baseball games, and through Instagram messages, where the two discussed sexual favors and nude photos in exchange for money.. HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR FACING MORE THAN 300 FELONY CHARGES IN ALLEGED SEXTORTION SCHEME TARGETING MINORS: REPORTS. Detectives learned during the investigation that Young allegedly gave the girl $300 after he received a nude photo of her. Additionally, the girl was given food in exchange for nude photos, the sheriff’s office alleged.. Young was ultimately arrested and transported to the Pinellas County Jail, where he remains in custody on $10,000 bond – $5,000 for each possession of child pornography charge.. WILD BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS COPS STORM CHAOTIC TEEN ‘TAKEOVER’ AS BUSINESSES THRASHED: ‘THEY COME TO FIGHT. Young’s father, Bill Young, died in 2013 at the age of 82. Up until that point, he was the longest-tenured Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as the longtime top appropriator for the defense industry.. He served in the House for 42 years and 288 days, beginning in 1971 and ending at his death.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. His record as the longest-serving Republican in the House was later surpassed by Rep. Don Young of Alaska.  

​A Florida man was arrested after human remains were discovered inside two suitcases in a remote area, authorities said. According to Brevard County Sheriff’s Office booking records, Lucas Sander Jones, 19, of Indialantic, was initially arrested on charges including tampering with evidence, abuse of a dead human body and improper disposal of human remains. He was released after posting a $7,500 bond, but jail records indicate he was later re-arrested and is now being held without bond on a charge of second-degree murder.

Police said the investigation began on March 28, when officers responded to a call in Palm Bay to an area known locally as “The Compound,” a largely undeveloped tract of land in Central Florida. They observed vultures circling and discovered an abandoned black suitcase. Inside, they found human remains. A second suitcase containing additional remains was located nearby. Detectives later identified Jones as a person of interest after finding an Amazon package with his name and address in one of the abandoned suitcases.

Police executed a search warrant at Jones’ home, where they made contact with Jones and his girlfriend. Authorities said that Jones had visible injuries, and he declined to speak with investigators. During a search of the home, officers found blood stains and a knife like the one recovered from a suitcase.

Authorities have not yet publicly confirmed the identity of the victim. However, WFTV reported that police believe the remains found were associated with 28-year-old Colie Lee Daniel, who was reported missing on March 22. According to the affidavit, Jones’ girlfriend told police she last saw Daniel on March 20 at Jones’ residence, appearing unconscious. She said Jones later told her Daniel had left the home. The following day, she said Jones asked her to drive him to The Compound, where she saw him discard containers and other items. The investigation remains active as officials work to confirm the identity of the victim. Jones is scheduled to be arraigned on April 21.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A homicide suspect who was mistakenly released from a California jail last year has been captured more than 2,000 miles away by the U.S. Marshals Service, authorities said.. Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, was arrested Tuesday in St. Louis, Missouri, after months on the run following his accidental release from custody in October, Seattle police said Wednesday.. He is accused in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Theodore Wheeler in Seattle’s Northgate neighborhood on Oct. 15, 2025, authorities said.. Andrews was initially arrested days after the shooting in Antioch, California, after a vehicle pursuit involving multiple law enforcement agencies and booked into the Contra Costa County Jail on a temporary homicide warrant.. FAMILY WARNED NONPROFIT NOT TO FREE REPEAT OFFENDER WHO ALLEGEDLY KILLED MAN DAYS LATER. But just days after his arrest, jail staff mistakenly released Andrews on Oct. 22, even though he was being held on local charges, a juvenile warrant out of Sacramento and an out-of-state homicide warrant tied to the Seattle case, according to authorities.. The error was not discovered until after Andrews had already left the facility, triggering a multi-agency manhunt involving the U.S. Marshals Service.. He remained at large for more than five months before being located and arrested without incident in St. Louis, officials said. He is expected to be extradited back to Washington state to face a first-degree murder warrant.. Authorities have not publicly explained how the release happened.. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office for comment on what led to the error but did not receive a response.. Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes acknowledged the mistake in October.. CALIFORNIA FAMILY SUES CITY FOR $40M AFTER REPEAT OFFENDER ALLEGEDLY KILLS BELOVED LAB TECH OUTSIDE LIBRARY. “Certainly, it was an error that if they had to go back and do it all again, they would’ve done something differently,” Barnes told KUTV. “But it’s my understanding that he was released by accident, and they are working feverishly to put him back into custody.”. At the time, Andrews was also facing local charges in California and had an outstanding juvenile warrant out of Sacramento County, according to officials.. For the victim’s family, the mistake was devastating.. “I’m sad, I’m hurt, I’m disappointed. I feel like they don’t care,” the victim’s mother told KING 5 Seattle after the mistake came to light. “Nobody notified me.”. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. She said she feared for her safety after learning the suspect had been released.. “They shouldn’t have anyone in the field who would let something like this happen. Never,” she said. “I want someone to step up and take responsibility. They’re putting my family in danger.”. Fox News’ Stepheny Price contributed to this report.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A Wisconsin woman is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly shooting and killing a former co-worker in an incident motivated by politics.. Court records show that Diamond Wallace, 31, faces first-degree intentional homicide and felon in possession of a firearm charges. Police say she shot and killed Christine Jones, 61, in a parking ramp while Jones was on the way to work.. The killing happened on March 22 in Madison, Wisconsin.. Wallace and Jones were former co-workers at the same hotel until Wallace was fired in April, according to a criminal complaint obtained by CBS 19. At about the same time, Wallace was accused of slashing Jones’ tires.. WOMAN HAD ARGUED WITH FATHER IN TEXAS OVER TRUMP BEFORE DEADLY SHOOTING: UK INVESTIGATION. That complaint, which labels Jones as “CAJ,” also said Wallace had labeled Jones racist, and was upset that Jones supported President Donald Trump. Jones had complained that Wallace was lazy at work before Wallace was fired.. “Wallace had additionally previously accused CAJ of being racist and had expressed animosity towards CAJ for being a Trump supporter,” the complaint says. “Hotel staff further reported that Wallace blamed CAJ for her termination and had threatened her after she was terminated. In speaking with CAJ’s daughter, it was learned that CAJ had previously complained about Wallace for laziness at work prior to Wallace’s termination from the hotel.”. The Republican Party of Dane County, home to Madison, released a statement calling the alleged murder a “deliberate, targeted act of violence.”. ALLEGED NEW HAMPSHIRE COUNTRY CLUB SHOOTER SAID HE WAS TARGETING WEALTHY ‘ELITES’: REPORT. “Violence of this kind does not emerge in a vacuum. It grows in a culture where dehumanization — political, personal, or otherwise — has become far too common,” the organization said. “When disagreements turn into resentments, and resentments turn into justification for violence, we lose the very thing that makes a community a community – our shared humanity.”. “RPDC condemns this killing in the strongest possible terms. No grievance, no workplace conflict, no personal resentment ever excuses violence. Ever,” the statement continued.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. “Some will be tempted to turn this tragedy into a partisan argument or to deflect towards national political debates. We reject that impulse. It is about a woman in Dane County who lost her life. We urge every Dane County resident, regardless of background or belief, to recommit to the most basic civic shared responsibility: treating one another as human beings worthy of dignity, safety, and respect for one another.”. Court records show that Wallace is being held on a $2 million cash bond. A preliminary hearing is set for April 14.