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Slain Texas prisoner who was accused of killing 22 older women was stabbed by cellmate, report says

Authorities say a Texas prisoner accused of smothering to death 22 older women in their Dallas-area homes so he could steal jewelry and other valuables was stabbed by his cellmate in an attack last month that killed him

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Billy Chemirmir preyed on elderly women in a murder spree that landed him behind bars. Then he was killed by his own cellmate

Under the guise of being a healthcare aide, he would slip into their rooms where he’d smother them and steal their valuables. How a jewelry box led police to a Texas serial killer. Andrea Cavallier reports

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Man accused in deaths of 18 elderly women in Texas killed in prison by his cellmate

Official says a man accused of killing nearly two dozen elderly women who was convicted last year of in the slayings of two was killed by his cellmate early Tuesday morning in a Texas prison

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Man charged with killing 22 Texas women gets 2nd conviction

A man charged with killing 22 women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was found guilty Friday in one of their deaths

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Elderly woman’s slaying part of pattern for serial killer suspect Billy Chemirmir, Dallas prosecutors say

DALLAS — Billy Chemirmir pulled into a Walmart parking lot on the morning of Jan. 30, 2018, selected a spot with a view of the handicapped spaces and waited for his victim, prosecutors told jurors Monday at his capital murder trial.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Billy Chemirmir: Convicted killer accused of 22 murders goes on trial in Texas

Labelled North Texas’s worst serial killer, Billy Chemirmir is alleged to have forced his way into the homes of elderly women before smothering them and stealing their jewelry.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Trial to begin for man accused of killing 22 elderly Texans

A man who has been charged with killing 22 older women in the Dallas area is set to go on trial again on Monday

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Man accused of killing 22 older women goes on trial again

A man who has been charged with killing 22 women in the Dallas area is set to go on trial in the death of an 87-year-old woman

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

Billy Chemirmir found guilty in Texas serial killings, will spend rest of his life in prison

DALLAS — A Dallas County jury Thursday found a suspected serial killer guilty of capital murder. Police say Billy Chemirmir preyed on elderly women in Dallas and Collin counties.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Jury gets case in Texas trial of man charged with killing 18

A jury is deliberating in the capital murder trial of a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022