Alleged serial killer Billy Chemirmir murdered by prison cellmate
Suspected serial killer Billy Chemirmir was found dead in his cell. His cellmate was identified as the assailant. More
September 19, 2023
Billy Chemirmir
Alleged serial killer Billy Chemirmir was convicted of killing two women and accused of killing nearly two dozen. He was murdered by his cellmate at a Texas prison.
Families face man charged in killings of 22 elderly Texans
After Billy Chemirmir's second conviction in the deaths of 22 elderly women, victim's family members gathered at a Dallas courthouse to face him. More
October 14, 2022
Man charged with killing 22 Texas women gets 2nd conviction
Authorities allege that Billy Chemirmir preyed on older women, killing them and stealing their valuables over a two-year span in Dallas. More
October 10, 2022
Suspect in killings of 22 elderly Texans goes on trial again
Billy Chemirmir, charged with killing 22 women in Texas, will be tried in the death of one after being convicted of capital murder in another's death. More
October 3, 2022
Man charged with killing 18 in Texas convicted of 1 murder
Jurors took about 45 minutes to convict Billy Chemirmir, 49, of capital murder in the March 2018 smothering of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris. More
April 29, 2022
Retrial begins in Texas for man charged with killing 18
Billy Chemirmir, 49, faces life in prison without parole if he's convicted of capital murder in the smothering of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris. More
April 25, 2022
New trial set for man charged with killing 18 in Dallas area
A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to be retried in April after the first jury to hear a murder case against him deadlocked. The retrial of Billy Chemirmir, 49, in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris is scheduled to begin on April 25. More
January 11, 2022
Mistrial declared in case of man charged in 18 Texas deaths
Texas judge declared mistrial in first murder case against man charged with killing 18 older women in Dallas area over two-year span but prosecutors vowed to continue to pursue convictions. More
November 19, 2021
Relative of elderly victim testifies at Texas murder trial
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — One of the 18 older women a man is charged with killing in the Dallas area over a two-year span ran a restaurant in Vietnam before leaving on a helicopter as Saigon fell and was a generous person who loved giving people $2 bills, her son-in-law testified […] More
November 16, 2021
Trial begins for man charged with killing 18 in Texas
The trial began Monday for a man who is charged with killing 18 older women in Dallas and its suburbs over a two-year span. More
November 15, 2021
‘Evil roaming’: Texas trial set for man charged in 18 deaths
Billy Chemirmir is scheduled to go on trial Monday Nov. 15 2021 in the deaths of one of 18 women he's accused of killing in Texas over a two-year span. More
November 12, 2021