Texas Prisoner Accused of Killing 22 Older Women Is Slain by Cellmate While Serving Life Sentence

Texas Prisoner Accused of Killing 22 Older Women Is Slain by Cellmate While Serving Life Sentence
Accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir looks back ahead of his third trial at Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas on Oct. 3, 2022. Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP
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DALLAS—A Texas prisoner accused of killing 22 older women over two years, preying on them so he could steal jewelry and other valuables, was slain Tuesday by his cellmate while serving a life sentence, prison officials said.

Billy Chemirmir, 50, who was convicted last year in the slayings of two women, was found dead in his cell at a prison in rural East Texas, Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson Hannah Haney said. He was killed by his cellmate who was also serving a prison sentence for murder, according to Ms. Haney.