Man accused of murdering 22 women in Texas killed in prison by cellmate

by Associated Press

Tue, September 19th 2023, 9:38 PM UTC

FILE - Accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir looks back ahead of his third trial at Frank Crowley Courts Building, Oct. 3, 2022, in Dallas. Chemirmir, who was accused of killing nearly two dozen older women and convicted in 2022 in the slayings of two, was killed Tuesday morning, Sept. 19, 2023, by his cellmate at a Texas prison, an official said. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)

FILE - M.J. Jennings looks at a photo of her mother Leah Corken while sitting at her home in Dallas, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Corken was one of 22 women in the Dallas area who Billy Chemirmir was charged with killing. Officials say Chemirmir was killed by his cellmate Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in a Texas prison. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

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FILE - Accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir looks back ahead of his third trial at Frank Crowley Courts Building, Oct. 3, 2022, in Dallas. Chemirmir, who was accused of killing nearly two dozen older women and convicted in 2022 in the slayings of two, was killed Tuesday morning, Sept. 19, 2023, by his cellmate at a Texas prison, an official said. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)

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