Winfield ? The first stage of jury selection has been completed in the capital murder trial of a man accused of raping and killing a Cowley College student two years ago.

Twenty-five-year-old Justin Thurber of Arkansas City is charged with kidnapping, raping and killing 19-year-old Jodi Sanderholm, who was a member of the Cowley College dance team. Her body was found in the Kaw Wildlife Area.

On Thursday, lawyers finished qualifying a pool of 42 potential jurors. Attorneys will spend today narrowing the pool to 12 jurors and four alternates.