51.   A St. Croix teen was dragged shrieking from the courtroom after a jury found him guilty Friday of the brutal murder of a Maryland tourist.

52.   Before long, however, he finds himself challenged in defending a wealthy developer accused of three brutal murders.

53.   But the restoration of the death penalty was largely welcomed following a series of brutal murders and ransom kidnappings.

54.   His death sentence stems from a series of brutal murders.

55.   Recent brutal murders of teen-agers and university students have made headlines and prompted silent protest marches, and highlighted the sense of personal insecurity among ordinary citizens.

56.   Sheinbein, a suspect in the brutal murder last year of Alfredo Tello Jr., remained expressionless when the decision was announced.

57.   Several brutal murders recently have raised calls to retain capital punishment as Poles grow increasingly frustrated with rising crime.

58.   Still reeling from the brutal murders, the separatist republic was hit by a second mass slaying.

59.   The Donetsk prosecutor seeks to convict Yuriy Verediuk, a homeless man, of the brutal murder of TV journalist Ihor Aleksandrov.

60.   The extortion plot may have included a brutal beating murder at a Moscow subway station in April.