PILLOWCASE MURDERS TO PREMIERE
ON PARAMOUNT+ ON MAY 14

Riveting Three-Part Docuseries Sheds Light on Unknown Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir, Who Preyed Upon One of America’s Most Vulnerable Populations

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April 30, 2024 – Paramount+ announced today that the three-part docuseries PILLOWCASE MURDERS will premiere exclusively on the service, beginning Tuesday, May 14. Directed by true-crime filmmaker Randy Ferrell, the series reveals howan unknown serial killer, Billy Chemirmir, preyed upon the residents of high-end retirement communities and left a trail of death and devastation in his wake. 

When dozens of women enjoying their golden years unexpectedly died at Senior Living Communities across the Dallas area, authorities classified the deaths as natural causes. No one suspected that a cold-blooded, serial killer, posing as a maintenance man, was targeting one of the most vulnerable populations: elderly women. PILLOWCASE MURDERS unravels how Chemirmir operated undetected for nearly two years, exploiting a demographic that’s often forgotten. 

Over the three episodes, the series uncovers the shocking oversights and security failures that allowed the killer to pursue his reign of terror unimpeded. The victims’ families felt doubly tormented – at the hands of the killer and by the people they entrusted to protect their loved ones. Only a few individuals, including the victims’ daughters, security guards and a dedicated, observant group of Plano police officers, were able to pull the fractured pieces together that eventually uncovered the monster among them – one who stalked and violently smothered dozens of victims with their own pillows. Once the horrific truth came to light – that these women didn’t die of natural causes – outraged family members demanded justice and accountability from those who stood by and did nothing as the body count rose.

PILLOWCASE MURDERS is directed by Randy Ferrell. Executive producers are David Karabinas, Brad Bernstein, James Macnab, Loni Coombs and Randy Ferrell. For See It Now Studios, Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong executive produce, and Aysu Saliba and Cara Tortora are supervising producers.

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About See It Now Studios

See It Now Studios develops and produces original documentaries and docuseries for Paramount+, CBS, the Paramount Global television networks, international providers and third-party platforms. Since launching in September 2021, See It Now Studios has produced such projects as News and Documentary Emmy nominees 11 MINUTES and WATERGATE: HIGH CRIMES IN THE WHITE HOUSE, along with SUPERPOWER co-directed by Sean Penn, the Mandy Patinkin-narrated series INDIVISIBLE: HEALING HATE, and JFK: WHAT THE DOCTORS SAWb, BORN IN SYNANON, FBI TRUE, NEVER SEEN AGAIN, RACE AGAINST TIME: THE CIA AND 9/11, THE 26th STREET GARAGE: THE FBI’S UNTOLD STORY OF 9/11, SECRETS OF THE OLIGARCH WIVES, and GHISLAINE: PARTNER IN CRIME, and interview specials with Halle Berry, Chris Rock and Prince Harry. Susan Zirinsky is the president of See It Now Studios. Follow See It Now Studios on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin.

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