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Father of ‘Texas Killing Fields’ victim says he unknowingly met the suspect many times

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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.

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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.

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“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.

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“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.

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“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.

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“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.”

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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. 

Elmore was taken into custody and denied bond Tuesday evening.

Fox News Digital’s Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.

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Backstreet Boys’ Brian Littrell claims he was ‘struck’ by trespasser on Florida property in heated argument

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Brian Littrell’s bid for privacy on a Florida beach escalated into a heated confrontation that ended with a 911 call.

Littrell was seen confronting a beachgoer in video he claimed backed up his allegations of battery.

Littrell’s lawyer, Peter Ticktin, told Fox News Digital a man set up a beach chair on the singer’s private property and refused to leave on March 22, prompting Littrell to approach him. 

According to the lawyer, the encounter escalated when the trespasser allegedly turned aggressive and “struck” Littrell in the face, prompting the pop star to call 911.

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In bodycam footage obtained by WMBB, Littrell told officers: “I’ve got him on video; he is sitting on my property. I didn’t say anything to him. I was about this far away, he swipes at me, hits my phone out of my hand, that’s when I called 911. 

“Guys, I don’t want any altercations, I don’t want any beef, I just want to enjoy the beach,” Littrell said.

WMBB obtained additional footage, taken by Littrell, that shows the full encounter. In the video, Littrell approached and began videoing a man sitting on the beach. Littrell walked up to the man, who appeared to be startled by the singer’s presence. The man seemingly pushed the phone out of his face before apologizing.

“Sorry, here, you cannot be putting that in my face, bro,” the man said, referring to Littrell’s phone. “Get out of my face, bro.”

“This is what I deal with, people like this,” Littrell said as he turned the camera on himself.

“You came and shoved your phone in my face, bro,” the beachgoer responded. “You’re lucky I didn’t knock you the f— out.”

Littrell denied it as the man continued, “Yes, you did. You reached around me from behind my back, dude, I got you on video. You’re f—-d, bro.”

Walton County’s Deputy Chief Assistant State Attorney, Josh Mitchell, decided not to pursue charges against the man on behalf of Littrell, citing a lack of criminal intent. The DA’s office claimed the video evidence submitted by Littrell corroborated the beachgoer’s version of events, according to WMBB.

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Early reporting claimed Littrell had used a homophobic slur when arguing with the beachgoer.

“The claim that Mr. Littrell used a homophobic slur is false,” Ticktin told Fox News Digital. “The full video of the encounter shows unequivocally that no such language was used. Sexual orientation played no role in this incident, and any suggestion otherwise is knowingly false.

“Mr. Littrell and his family purchased what they saw as their dream home, only to discover an ongoing pattern of trespassing and harassment targeting private property owners along their and their neighbors’ stretch of beach,” the statement added. “These actions are not about public access, public beaches exist on both sides of the neighborhood and remain open and uncrowded. Instead, certain individuals appear intent on challenging the very concept of private property rights.”

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Littrell’s lawyer said it’s “deeply troubling” the situation escalated, blaming a lack of enforcement by the local sheriff and saying the singer deserves safety and privacy at home.

Littrell has been entangled in multiple legal battles regarding alleged trespassers targeting his private beachfront property in Florida over the past year.

The “I Want It That Way” singer revealed he’s been receiving disturbing threats from other members of the community that target him and his family.

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“It will eventually come out, but all the pictures and the documents that we have from social media and the threats, the physical threats to my family … they’ve talked about burning our house down, burning it down,” Littrell recently told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. “They’ve talked about bringing guns. They said, ‘Yeah, guns are allowed in Florida.’ They want to spray us with mace. They want to punch my teeth out, you know, it’s like, it’s crazy.”

Littrell said he and his family are “good people” and only want to keep the peace and “educate people on the facts of what they should and shouldn’t do, the protocol, the misinformation that’s out there.”

“We’re not trying to take something that’s not ours. We just want to enjoy the sand,” he said.

Fox News Digital’s Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.

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Katie Couric claims Trump’s team may want to ‘f— with our elections’ ahead of midterms

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Journalist Katie Couric suggested President Donald Trump wants to “f— with our elections” based on his recent executive orders on creating a nationwide voter list.

“Well, you know, obviously there are a lot of people who are concerned about all these actions that are kind of happening sporadically, but when you put them together as a whole, they seem to indicate a real effort to, excuse my French, but f— with our elections,” Couric remarked on her “Breaking News” show before laughing. “And I can say that on Substack, not on network news.”

She asked Brennan Center director Sean Morales-Doyle why Trump’s order to compile a nationwide list of eligible voters and restrict mail-in voting could “raise a red flag.”

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“I’ll start with the primary reason, which is that the president doesn’t get to write the rules that govern our elections, period,” Morales-Doyle said. “It’s just not his job. The Constitution gives that authority to the states and to Congress, not to the president. And this is the second time he’s tried to do this, to issue an executive order rewriting the rules that govern our elections.”

He added that the “implicit” purpose of the executive order is to pressure election workers.

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“What’s implied there is that if you, election officials, let anyone vote who’s not on our national citizens list, then we’re coming for you and you can worry about being criminally prosecuted,” Morales-Doyle said.

“And so it’s multifaceted. It’s really also designed to intimidate and scare election workers,” Couric responded.

In a comment to Fox News Digital, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said, “Only Democrat politicians and operatives would be upset about lawful efforts to secure American elections and ensure only eligible American citizens are casting ballots. President Trump campaigned on securing our elections and the American people sent him back to the White House to get the job done.” 

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Trump’s order directs the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Social Security Administration and other federal databases to create lists of eligible voters using federal citizenship and identity data. It also instructs the U.S. Postal Service to develop new safeguards for mail-in ballots against non-citizens.

Several media figures have claimed since Trump’s second term began that the president will attempt to “rig” the 2026 midterm elections, with some going as far as to suggest he may cancel the elections altogether.

Shortly after Trump signed the executive order on Tuesday, Arizona, California and Oregon pledged to sue the administration. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been among the Democratic officials who have pushed the idea that Trump may rig the midterm elections and cancel the 2028 presidential election.

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Bruce Springsteen slammed as ‘total loser’ by Trump, president urges fans to boycott concerts

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President Donald Trump probably won’t be listening to “Thunder Road” anytime soon.

Trump took aim at Bruce Springsteen on Thursday, calling on his supporters to boycott his “overpriced” new tour.

“Bad, and very boring singer, Bruce Springsteen, who looks like a dried up prune who has suffered greatly from the work of a really bad plastic surgeon, has long had a horrible and incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, sometimes referred to as TDS,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post.

He continued, “The guy is a total loser who spews hate against a President who won a Landslide Election, including the popular vote, all Seven Swing States, and 86% of the Counties across America.”

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Trump further claimed that under former President Joe Biden and Democrats, “our Country was DEAD, and now we have the ‘hottest’ Country, by far, anywhere in the World. MAGA SHOULD BOYCOTT HIS OVERPRICED CONCERTS, WHICH SUCK. SAVE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY. AMERICA IS BACK!!!”

Springsteen launched his “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour” last Monday in Minneapolis, promising it would be “political and very topical.”

The 76-year-old told the Minnesota Star Tribune that he was ready for political blowback on his tour.

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“My job is very simple: I do what I want to do, I say what I want to say and then people get to say what they want to say about it,” the “Streets of Minneapolis” singer said. “Those are the rules of my game. That’s fine with me.”

Springsteen said he also wasn’t worried about losing fans.

“I’ve always had a feeling about the position we play culturally, and I’m still deeply committed to that idea of the band,” he said. “The blowback is just part of it. I’m ready for all that.”

Springsteen wrote “Streets of Minneapolis” in January after the two fatal ICE shootings of Americans Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

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“The tour is going to be political and very topical about what’s going on in the country,” he said. “Minneapolis and St. Paul, that was the place I wanted to begin it, and I wanted to end it in Washington.”

Springsteen has faced a fan backlash over high prices for the tour.

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“Unfortunately no one can afford to actually go…..,” one fan commented on his post earlier this month announcing the tour.

“It’s so sad for anyone that’s a huge fan of yours and wants so very badly to see you in concert @springsteen but just can’t afford these ticket prices !” another person added under his post. “Especially now when the economy is so bad. I thought that you if anyone would really understand what I’m saying because you yourself talk about making this world more affordable to live in.”

As promised, Springsteen got political in his Tuesday night concert.

“The America that I love, the America … that has been a beacon of hope and liberty around the world is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless and treasonous administration,” Springsteen said as the crowd cheered, according to Deadline.

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