(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas county authorities have added two additional capital murder charges in the case against Billy Chemirmir.
The two new victims are Juanita Purdy and Leah Corken who were killed in 2016 at the Tradition-Prestonwood Senior Living Facility in Far North Dallas.
The new indictments came Tuesday and bring the total number of victims to 14. Chemirmir is accused of smothering elderly patients in North Texas assisted living facilities. If convicted, the suspected serial killer faces the death penalty.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Chemirmir is currently being held in a Dallas county jail on $11.6-million bail.
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