Jury selection has begun in the trial of a Belize man who is accused of killing three family members in August of 2015.
This will be the second attempt at a trial for Brian Hyde whose first trial ended in a mistrial in January after the state's leading witness testified about Hyde's immigrant status in the United States.
Hyde, 22, was arrested on Aug. 11, 2015 on suspicions of killing 37-year-old Dorla Pitts, 17-year-old Starlette Pitts and 19-year-old Michael Kelly, as well as the unborn children of Starlette and Kelly.
Pitts, her daughter, Starlette, and Kelly were found dead inside her home in Lehigh Acres.
Pitts was Hyde's aunt who took him in after he crossed into the U.S. through Texas. His case gained notoriety after Hyde was used as an example by national media of an undocumented immigrant and dangerous crime.
Judge Margaret O. Steinbeck declared it a mistrial in January after Dorrien Pitts, Dorla's husband, mistakenly testified to the jury that Hyde entered the country illegally and spent some time in a detention facility in Texas.
The state and the defense have 57 people to choose from for a six-person jury Monday morning.
Seventeen jurors say they have prior knowledge of the case.
One prospective juror said, "I just thought, man that's a pretty savage thing to do and he should be hung for that."
The trial is expected to last between four to five days, including jury selection.