DALLAS (AP) – A Dallas judge has declared a mistrial in the first murder case against a man charged with killing 18 older women in the metroplex over a two-year span.
Judge Raquel Jones issued the ruling Friday when a jury deadlocked after deliberating since Thursday afternoon in the capital murder case against Billy Chemirmir.
The case charged the Chemirmir with killing 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris.
The mistrial raises questions about how prosecutors will proceed with the case against the 48-year-old.
Authorities have accused Chemirmir of being a prolific killer preying on the elderly.
His defense attorneys dismissed the prosecution evidence as “quantity over quality.”
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