Attorneys have finished narrowing the field of prospective jurors for the trial of a Kansas man accused of killing a Great Bend girl and burning her body at the asphalt plant where he worked.

Jury selection for the trial of 38-year-old Adam Longoria began Monday in Barton County District Court. From an initial group of about 400, lawyers settled Wednesday on a final pool of 44 prospective jurors.

Longoria, of Great Bend, faces life in prison without parole if he’s convicted of capital murder in the death of 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt in August 2010.

The final panel of 12 jurors and two alternates will be selected Thursday, when opening statements are also expected.