Texas Prosecutor Says He Will Not Seek Death Penalty for Man in Slayings of 2 Elderly Women

Texas Prosecutor Says He Will Not Seek Death Penalty for Man in Slayings of 2 Elderly Women
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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McKINNEY, Texas—A Texas prosecutor says he will not seek the death penalty for a man convicted of killing two elderly women and suspected of killing nearly two dozen total.

“Billy Chemirmir is an evil person who preyed upon our most vulnerable citizens,” Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a statement Thursday.