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Prosecutors vow to retry Texas capital murder case after mistrial

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A mistrial was declared Friday in a Texas capital murder case after the jury remained deadlocked after two days.

Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot said, despite the mistrial, they plan to retry the murder case against defendant Billy Chemirmir, who is accused of smothering 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris and stealing her jewelry in 2018. He has been accused of smothering nearly two dozen other elderly women, also stealing their jewelry and valuables, though the jury on Friday was only tasked with determining whether he killed Harris.

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