New Delhi, April 2 -- Prosecutors in Texas have charged a man in connection with one of the most chilling unsolved cases in the United States - the "Texas Killing Fields," where the bodies of dozens of women were discovered over several decades. Authorities say the development marks a significant breakthrough in a long-running investigation that has haunted families and investigators since the 1970s.

A Galveston grand jury has indicted James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, for his alleged role in the deaths of two women - Laura Miller, 16, and Audrey Cook, 30. Both victims were found in 1986 in the remote field area linked to multiple killings.

Elmore faces charges of manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in Miller's death, and tamperi...