Billy Chemirmir murdered 22 women. Now, he was killed by his cellmate. 

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Billy Chemirmir (†50) killed 22 women. 

Over two years, Billy Chemirmir killed 22 women and stole jewelry and other valuables from his victims. Now the serial killer himself is a dead man: his cellmate - also a convicted murderer - killed Chemirmir in their shared cell in a remote prison in East Texas. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Justice announced this.

Spokeswoman Hanna Haney did not disclose the exact circumstances of his death. The 50-year-old was sentenced to life imprisonment just last year. The police discovered him after a 91-year-old woman survived his attack. The woman told police that he broke into her seniors' shared apartment and tried to suffocate her with a pillow. Then he took her jewelry with him.

The following day, the police caught the stolen goods in the parking lot of his apartment complex: Chemirmir had jewelry and cash with him - and gave the police a tip about another victim: they were found in the jewelry box that he had disposed of in the parking lot the cops documents an 81-year-old woman - they found the woman dead in her apartment.

As investigators investigated further deaths of older women, they discovered more and more connections to Chemirmir. Even before the suspicion against Chemirmir, many relatives doubted that the victims had died of natural causes - they were still fit and healthy despite their old age.

Shock and relief for relatives

Relatives of the victims greeted the news of Chemirmir's death with a mixture of shock and relief. Shannon Dion, whose mother Doris Gleason († 92) was among the victims, said in a press conference: “My mother died in fear. This man did not die peacefully. I feel a certain kind of relief knowing that he didn’t get off so easy.”

Chemirmir had always maintained his innocence. In the Coffield Unit in Tennessee Colony (around 100 miles southeast of Dallas), he served two life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Chemirmir's lawyer, Philip Hayes, described his client's death as "a tragedy." He said: “No one deserves to be killed at any time, especially when they are being held in a place against their will.”

Earlier this month, the Texas Department of Corrections announced stricter measures against the “rise in dangerous contraband and drug-related inmate homicides.” At the time of this announcement, there had already been 16 murders by inmates of other inmates this year. There were nine such cases in 2021 and seven in 2020.