A man who allegedly murdered and burglarized 18 elderly women over a two-year period in the Dallas, Texas area began trial on Monday, the Associated Press reported. Billy Chemirmir, 48, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if he’s convicted of murdering Lu Thi Harris, 81, according to the AP. Chemirmir pleaded not guilty and prosecutors didn’t pursue the death penalty for the charge. “This is a case about stalking, smothering, and stealing,” prosecutor Glen Fitzmartin said at the beginning of the trial, the AP reported. Chemirmir was arrested in March 2018 after allegedly attacking and robbing a 91-year-old woman at a senior living community in Plano, Texas, according to the AP. Mary Bartel, 91, said Chemirmir told her not to fight him as he allegedly attempted to suffocate her with a pillow, the AP reported. Bartel died around two years later and jurors were able to hear …