Cheers erupted in a Dallas courtroom after accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir was found guilty of murder. Police say the 49-year-old Chemirmir targeted a vulnerable population: the elderly. He would often pose as a maintenance worker to sneak into senior living facilities around Dallas. Chemirmir was charged with killing 18 seniors and stealing their jewelry. They are all believed to have been smothered by a pillow.
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Suspect arrested after 5 homeless men shot in U.S.
A suspect in shootings of five homeless men in Washington and New York was taken into custody by federal agents in Washington.
‘Serial Killer’ Who Targeted the Homeless Is Arrested
A man suspected of shooting at least five homeless men, two fatally, in Washington, D.C. and New York City has been arrested. Gerald Brevard III was taken into custody Tuesday after an intense manhunt ended in his bust at a gas station in the nation’s capital. Meanwhile, another high-profile manhunt ended Tuesday when police arrested the suspect accused of stabbing two staff members behind the reception desk at the Museum of Modern Art, allegedly over a revoked membership.
Serial Killer Possibly Targeting NYC and DC Homeless, Cops Say
Police in New York City and Washington D.C. are investigating what they believe is the work of a serial killer, who seems to be targeting homeless people. At least five people have been attacked and two were killed according to authorities, who think the incidents may be the work of the same person. Investigators say the attacks happened in Washington D.C. over a six-day period before they started happening in New York. They released video of the suspect.
Suspected Serial Killer Officially Charged
CBS4’s Bobeth Yates spoke with a neighbor of Willy Maceo, who is charged with first-degree murder and attempted-premeditated murder.
What Made the BTK Serial Killer Obsessed With Binding Victims?
Dennis Rader is the infamous serial killer known as BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill). A new documentary on A&E tries to make sense out of how he became a psychopathic killer. Forensic psychologist Katherine Ramslend has been talking with Rader by phone for over ten years, trying to understand him. She says that every serial killer has a unique set of factors that turns them into monsters. She pointed to his chilhood, when he began to trap and torture kittens before killing them.
Serial Killer’s Daughter Says His Fans Are Harassing Her
The daughter of Dennis Rader, the convicted murderer known as the BTK Killer, is speaking out about the harassment she has endured from her serial killer father and his supporters after she cut off ties with him. Kerri Rawson said she wants nothing to do with Rader, who was convicted of killing 10 people in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, over 17 years. Rawson said that after she cut contact with her father, he told his followers to harass her.