‘Serial killer’ who ‘killed 18 older women’ goes back on trial in Texas

Accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir enters the courtroom during his retrial (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News/AP)

The retrial of a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area of Texas over a two-year span has begun.

The first jury to hear a case against Billy Chemirmir, 49, could not agree on a verdict last autumn.