GALVESTON — Jurors found James Elmore Jr. guilty of manslaughter Wednesday following the second day of testimony in his trial concerning the death of Audrey Cook and Laura Miller, two of the victims associated with the area known as the Texas Killing Fields.

Proceedings resumed with testimony from Miller’s father, Tim Miller. Jurors watched a lengthy recorded interview between Miller and Elmore in which Elmore described what he said happened to Laura. Elmore also claimed he gave the 16-year-old two grams of cocaine.

Following the video, the court recessed as attorneys debated whether Elmore had previously been promised immunity in the case.

During cross-examination, the defense argued that the possibility of a financial reward influenced Elmore to provide information. The defense also emphasized that progress in the investigation would not have been made without information supplied by Elmore.

After another recess, the immunity issue was raised again. Testimony indicated there was no formal agreement granting Elmore immunity from prosecution.

The defense called three witnesses, all members of Elmore’s family. They testified that they believed Elmore was lying about his involvement because he was not living in the area when Miller was killed and, to their knowledge, had not yet met Clyde Hedrick. They also claimed Elmore obtained his information by researching the case rather than through personal experience.

One of the witnesses, Elmore’s older sister, Debra Warren, initially testified that she did not have a criminal record. During questioning by prosecutors, Warren was confronted with a prior forgery conviction.

Elmore’s relatives testified that they believed he became involved in the case because he wanted reward money from Miller. Their accounts of the timeline differed on several points.

Both sides then delivered closing arguments. Prosecutors reviewed Elmore’s recorded interviews, witness testimony and evidence they said corroborated portions of his account.

The defense argued that Elmore was motivated by money and that the amount of information he provided increased as Miller gave him more money. Defense counsel also urged jurors to disregard the testimony of Karey Dotson, arguing that she had confused Elmore with another man, John Gorham.

After deliberating for a little more than an hour, jurors found Elmore guilty of manslaughter and made an affirmative deadly weapon finding.

The punishment phase is scheduled to begin Thursday at 9 a.m. before the same jury. Elmore faces between two and 20 years in prison.