Jury selection began Monday morning in the second-degree murder trial of Robert Baltovich, charged with killing his 22-year-old girlfriend Elizabeth Bain.
Bain, a University of Toronto student, disappeared in 1990 after she told her mother she was heading to campus. Her body has never been found.
This is the second time Baltovich has been tried in Bain's death. The Appeal Court overturned the court's decision in the first trial in 2004.
Jury selection was to begin last October but proceedings had to be delayed after the judge assigned to the case was promoted to a higher court.
On Monday, about 300 potential jury members gathered at the John Bassett Theatre at the Metro Convention Centre where they were separated into groups and handed a questionnaire.
Among the questions, they were asked if they know the Bain family, the Baltovich family or any of the lawyers. If they do, then they are disqualified from being part of the jury pool.
Jury selection is occurring at the unusual venue because the courtoom where these proceedings usually take place is currently being renovated.
Derek Finkle, the author of No Claim to Mercy -- a book on the Baltovich saga - said he expects the new trial will be a lot different than the first one.
"I think Baltovich's defence team has a lot more material on their hands than they did in 1992," he told CTV's Canada AM Monday "This new trial will be a lot different."
Baltovich, now 42 years old, has always maintained his innocence.
He currently lives in Peterborough working as a librarian and taking care of his ailing father.
With a report from CTV Toronto's Chris Eby
