Jury selection in the western Kentucky trial of a man accused of killing three children and assaulting their mother is scheduled to begin Tuesday.

The Kentucky New Era reports that potential jurors are being questioned individually, meaning the selection process could last for most of the week.

Dunlap has pleaded not guilty to charges he stabbed the three children to death, injured and sexually assaulted their mother and burned their Trigg County home in October 2008. Police have said their mother survived by acting like she was dead and then running outside, where firefighters found her in a swimming pool.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. The trial was moved from Trigg County because of heavy publicity.

A pretrial hearing was scheduled for Monday morning in Smithland.