In order to select a fair and impartial jury, Judge Shaffer made a special request for 1,000 jurors. 400 responded. Many of the jurors could not serve in a four-month trial due to hardship and were excused. One and a half weeks were spent engaging in voir dire (interview) with the remaining panel members. Twelve jurors and four alternates were selected. At the conclusion of the four-month trial, two alternates remained and were excused. The remaining 12 jurors deliberated for nine days before reaching the verdict.