# Elmore convicted in Miller case

True crime · Heat 2.3 / 10 · 2 shows · 12m airtime

A Texas jury convicted James Elmore of felony manslaughter and use of a deadly weapon on September 25 in the 1984 death of 16-year-old Laura Miller. Elmore had been indicted in the spring, and the case now also includes a tampering with evidence charge for moving Audrey Lee Cook's body. The conviction rests on a recorded confession; Elmore's lawyers argued he fabricated it for reward money, while prosecutors said he knew details that were never public. Elmore also indicated he worked with another person, Clyde Hedrick, who later died in a hospital after removing his breathing tube.

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## Segments

- [Murder Sheet](https://boilpoints.com/u/murdersheet), 2026-09-25, 43:33 to 47:31: **Covers the conviction and the recorded confession**. Covers the Elmore conviction in the Laura Miller case: the recorded confession, the defense claim it was made for reward money, and the prosecutor's point that Elmore knew non-public details. The hosts then drift into joking advice about confessing on camera and a separate San Jose hate-crime stalking charge. New angle: James Elmore was convicted of felony manslaughter and use of a deadly weapon in Laura Miller's 1984 death.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-25, 39:22 to 43:35: **Recounts how the confession came about**. Recounts how the confession came about: Tim Miller's hours-long 2022 sit-down with Elmore, Elmore's account that Hedrick injected the cocaine, Miller's 2022 civil suit, the spring indictment and Hedrick's death in the hospital. Adds the indictment timing and Hedrick's death to the record. New angle: Elmore was indicted in the spring; Clyde Hedrick died in a hospital after removing his breathing tube.
- [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace](https://boilpoints.com/u/crimestorieswithnancygrace), 2026-10-25, 46:55 to 51:06: **Adds the tampering counts to the conviction**. Recaps the Elmore conviction and adds the tampering counts: he was charged with moving both Laura Miller's body and Audrey Cook's, and said he thought he was moving trash. Closes on the two grams of cocaine and Tim Miller's grief. New angle: Elmore was also charged with tampering with evidence for moving Audrey Lee Cook's body.