Graham2001
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From Wikipeida (an apparently neutral source):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Chemirmir
The trial ended with a hung jury (11-1) and the judge declared a mistrial.
https://apnews.com/article/texas-dallas-6a915f654950f09f314ee31283217f1a
For what it's worth the motivation appears to be robbery, the AP article mentions that the victims jewelery was stolen.
Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir (born December 8, 1972) is a Kenyan man accused of the murders of at least 18 elderly women in Dallas, Texas and its surrounding suburbs. In total, Chemirmir has been indicted for 18 murders and more are suspected. Civil suits have also been filed accusing him of a further six similar murders
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Chemirmir
The trial ended with a hung jury (11-1) and the judge declared a mistrial.
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge declared a mistrial Friday in the first murder case against a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span, but prosecutors vowed to continue to pursue convictions.
Judge Raquel Jones issued the ruling when a jury deadlocked after deliberating since Thursday afternoon in the capital murder case charging Billy Chemirmir with killing 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris.
https://apnews.com/article/texas-dallas-6a915f654950f09f314ee31283217f1a
For what it's worth the motivation appears to be robbery, the AP article mentions that the victims jewelery was stolen.