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

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.