Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis says he's not seeking the death penalty for Billy Chemirmir — a serial killer who has already been found guilty of capital murder twice in Dallas County.
Willis called Chemirmir “an evil person who preyed upon our most vulnerable citizens” in a press statement sent to KERA. Chemirmir was charged last year with killing 22 elderly women.
“Although he is certainly deserving of a death sentence, my decision today is informed by the fact that he has already been tried three times in another county and he will never be a free man again,” Willis said.
Chemirmir is currently serving two life without parole sentences in prison after being convicted in Dallas County, where prosecutors also didn't seek the death penalty.
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