Texas Man Accused of Killing 22 Women Killed by His Cellmate, Authorities Say

A convicted murderer accused of killing nearly two dozen elderly women in Texas was killed by his cellmate in a state prison on Tuesday morning, according to a Texas prison official.

Here are the key bullet points:

• Billy Chemirmir, a convicted murderer accused of killing nearly two dozen elderly women in Texas, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday morning1.
• Authorities determined that his cellmate, who is also serving time for murder, killed him1.
• The name of the cellmate has not been released1.
• Chemirmir was a former healthcare worker who was accused of posing as a maintenance worker or healthcare provider to gain access to elderly women's homes and steal from them or smother them with a pillow1.
• He was indicted on 18 counts of capital murder in 2018 and was being held in the Dallas County Jail awaiting trial1.

The death of Chemirmir has raised questions about the safety of inmates in Texas prisons and the potential for violence between cellmates.