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Billy Chemirmir's cellmate, suspected killer also convicted of murder
Serial killer Billy Chemirmir, convicted of killing two people and suspected in at least 20 other deaths, was killed by his cellmate in a Texas prison. The cellmate, Wyatt Ellis Busby, is serving a 50-year sentence for murder and has a history of violent convictions. The families of Chemirmir's victims have mixed emotions about his death. Texas state prisons have reported 17 homicides this year, more than double last year's number. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has not released details about Chemirmir's death.