Monday, January 22, 2007 01:17 Eastern Time

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The jury trial against accused serialkiller Robert Pickton has begun. Reporters and members of the public began lining up at firstlight to get one of the few seats in the tiny courtroom.

Pickton is charged with killing 26 women from Vancouver's grittyDowntown Eastside. The case has been split in two with jurors hearing testimonystarting today in six of the deaths.
The case opens with a statement from prosecutor Mike Petrie,followed by an address from defence lawyer Peter Ritchie.

The judge has already warned jurors what they will hear will behorrific.