Jury selection in murder of pregnant woman, 4-year-old daughter

BRISTOL, Pa. (WPVI) -- Jury selection began today in the trial of a Bucks County man, charged with killing a pregnant woman and her 4-year-old child.

Investigators say DNA evidence linked Marcel Johnson to the murders of Ebony Talley and her daughter R'mani Rankins.

The victims were stabbed to death in their Levittown apartment in November 2013.

Police say Johnson set the apartment on fire to try to cover up the murders.

Talley's unborn child did not survive.

Testimony is set to begin on May 27th.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.