‘Serial killer’ found guilty of murdering pensioner, 81, he met at Walmart

Accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir, left, listens to private investigator Tonia Silva during the final day of his re-trial (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News/AP)

A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over two years has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison in one of the cases against him.

Jurors took about 45 minutes to convict Billy Chemirmir, 49, in the March 2018 smothering of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris.