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3 men plead not guilty to 1st-degree murder in 2015 death of Reno Lee

Three men will be tried by jury, starting Wednesday, after they were charged with murder in the 2015 death of Reno Lee.

The accused have also pleaded not guilty to charges of committing an indignity to a human body

Reno Lee died in Regina, but his body was found near Balcarres in April 2015. (Kendall Latimer/CBC)

Three men will be tried by jury, starting Wednesday, after they were charged with murder in the 2015 death of Reno Lee.

Daniel Theodore, Bronson Gordon and Andrew Bellegarde have pleaded not guilty tofirst-degree murder charges.

Lee, 34, was Regina'sthird homicide victim that year. His body was found near Balcarres, but it was determined he died in Regina.

The three men have also pleaded not guilty to charges of committing an indignity to a human body. It's alleged they dismembered and beheaded Lee's body.

More than 500 people gathered at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina for jury selection Monday morning. Jury selection will continue Tuesday morning.

The trial, beginning Wednesday, is expected to last six weeks.