A man accused of killing nearly two dozen women and who was convicted last year in the slayings of two has been killed by his cellmate in prison.
Billy Chemirmir, 50, was found dead in his cell Tuesday morning local time, Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson Hannah Haney said.
“My mother died in fear. This man did not have a peaceful passing. There’s some relief in feeling that he didn’t get off easily,” said Shannon Dion, whose 92-year-old mother, Doris Gleason, was among those Chemirmir was charged with killing. Police said they found Chemirmir the following day in the parking lot of his apartment complex holding jewellery and cash, having just thrown away a large red jewellery box. Documents in the jewellery box led them to the home of Lu Thi Harris, 81, who was found dead in her bedroom.
Following his second conviction, family members of those Chemirmir was accused of killing gathered at a Dallas courthouse to face him. In Ellen French House’s victim impact statement, she told Chemirmir that she wanted him to see two photos of her mother: one of Norma French alive, the other after the 85-year-old was killed.
Chemirmir had been indicted on 22 capital murder charges. Thirteen of the charges were in Dallas County while nine were in neighbouring Collin County. Following the two convictions in Dallas County, prosecutors dismissed the remaining 11 charges there. They did not seek the death penalty. Meanwhile, Collin County prosecutors said last month that they would not seek the death penalty in their cases.
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