Jurors have been selected for the trial of Christopher McDonald, who is accused in the 2008 death of 29-year-old Corinne Burns.
The trial for the 38-year-old, who faces charges of first degree murder and aggravated sexual assault, is expected to begin at the Guelph courthouse on Tuesday morning.
About 130 people packed a courtroom on Monday morning, and a jury was chosen for the trial by the afternoon.
McDonald stood quietly during the selection process, as the group was whittled down to nine men and three women.
Burns' murder was considered a cold case for nearly two years after her body was found in Guelph's Norm Jary Park in May 2008.
McDonald, who lived in Guelph at the time of the killing, was finally charged in April of 2010.
Crown attorney Pamela Borghesan says "It's been four years and I think all parties are looking at least to having a resolution of the case."
In 2009, a year after Burns died, McDonald was arrested in Barrie and accused of a vicious attack and sexual assault on a prostitute.
The victim suffered serious injuries including a fractured skull, and McDonald eventually pleaded guilty in the case.
The trial in the death of Burns is expected to take about four weeks.
Borghesan says "I anticipate between 20 to 30 witnesses in total for the Crown."
Among those will be a forensic insect expert.
Defence attorney Angel McLeod says "There are only two in the country so it's rather uncommon, and so I think they'll be intrigued to hear what the entomologist has to say."
No cause of death has ever been released in the case.
