Jury selection is now underway in Orange County court for the long-awaited murder trial for a Wawayanda man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend 22 years ago.

It’s a day that Megan McDonald’s family thought, at one point, they might never see. After more than two decades, the young woman’s accused killer, Edward Holley, is standing by for the start of his trial.

The 44-year-old was arrested by state police for the 2003 Town of Wallkill murder 20 years later.

Since then, the former Orange County cold case has been riddled with problems, including allegations of bogus AI evidence and a conflict with the district attorney, who removed his office from the case before two special prosecutors were assigned.

Holley is accused of bludgeoning 20-year-old McDonald, who he believed was pregnant with his child, after she broke up with him and was allegedly seeing someone else.

His defense has maintained Holly’s innocence since his arrest and say jury selection is expected to take days, at which point the trial will begin.