Texas Killing Fields defendant told police what happened right before Laura Miller died
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- abc13.comseen 4 Sept, 14:23headline rewritten
EquuSearch founder Tim Miller expected to take stand again in day 2 of 'Texas Killing Fields' caseJames Elmore Jr. sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with 'Texas Killing Fields' case
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 1 Sept, 19:59Texas Killing Fields defendant told police what happened right before Laura Miller died1 outlet
- 3 Sept, 16:34Man sentenced to 20 years over a 'Texas Killing Fields' case, decades after dozens of bodies found5 outlets
- and 4 one-off wordings
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Who published it, and when
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 5 original reports, 5 reprints
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- yahoo.com19:59first to report
Prosecutors opened James Elmore's Galveston County trial with his account of Laura Miller's death in 1984.
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- abc13.com14:17edited after publishing
previously
EquuSearch founder Tim Miller expected to take stand again in day 2 of 'Texas Killing Fields' caseJames Elmore Jr. was given the maximum sentence of 20 years after being found guilty of manslaughter after two days of testimony.
Thu, 3 September 2026
3 reports- click2houston.com16:31
A jury found James Elmore Jr. guilty of manslaughter for his role in the deaths of 16-year-old Laura Miller and Audrey Cook, after
- advocate-news.com16:51
A man convicted over a “Texas Killing Fields” death has been sentenced by a jury to 20 years in prison. It was a rare trial related to the bodies of dozens of women found near Houston beginning in the 1970s.
5 reprints
- yahoo.com3 Sept, 16:34their copy
- abcnews.com3 Sept, 16:34their copy
- journal-advocate.com3 Sept, 16:51their copy
- the-independent.com3 Sept, 20:51their copy
- wlec.com3 Sept, 23:17their copy
- Google News - Top Stories20:44
42 Years Later, Jury Finds Texas Man Guilty in Killing of Teen Girl The New York Times 'It's not a father's job to solve his daughter's murder': Tim Miller reacts after James Elmore gets 20 years Click2Houston Man sentenced to 20 years over a ‘Texas Killing Fields’ case, decades after dozens of bodies found CNN Texas EquuSearch founder testifies in 'Killing Fields' trial Court TV Sentencing phase begins in manslaughter trial of man tied to 'Texas Killing Fields' cases KHOU