Man accused of killing 18 old women to go on trial again

Billy Chemirmir faces capital murder charges in all 18 of the women’s deaths: 13 in Dallas County and five in nearby Collin County
Man accused of killing 18 old women to go on trial again
Billy Chemirmir is accused of killing Lu Thi Harris, 81 (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

The retrial of a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to begin on Monday, after the first jury to hear a case against him deadlocked.

Billy Chemirmir, 49, faces life in prison without parole if he is convicted of capital murder in the smothering of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris. Prosecutors have said he followed the widow home from Walmart, killed her, and stole her jewellery and cash.

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