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Man charged with killing 18 in Texas convicted of 1 murder

Published April 28, 2022 3:20 PM

By JAMIE STENGLE
Associated Press

A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was convicted Thursday in one of the cases against him and was immediately sentenced to life in prison without parole. The verdict for 49-year-old Billy Chemirmir came in a second trial after the first jury to hear that case deadlocked. Chemirmir was found guilty of capital murder in the March 2018 smothering of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris. Prosecutors said that after Chemirmir and Harris were both at the same Walmart, he went to her home, killed her and stole jewelry. Prosecutors weren’t seeking the death penalty. He has maintained that he’s innocent.

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