61.   And as recently as nine months ago, the authorities said, Dowd was writing letters to a drug dealer from his federal detention cell in Manhattan.

62.   And like Barrett, Goldberg had no known connection to the man who assaulted her, the authorities said.

63.   And many covered illegal arrests in what the authorities said were false statements to prosecutors and perjured testimony in court.

64.   And federal authorities said they learned about Colbern through other means.

65.   And for a janitor, Luong was an elaborate spender, federal authorities say.

66.   And perhaps, authorities say, he had expressed the rage before.

67.   And it was that DNA evidence that authorities said eventually linked Pieringer to the slayings.

68.   And the authorities say he could be responsible for many other deaths.

69.   Another authority said the use of prescription anti-depressants such as Prozac had increased dramatically, too.

70.   Animal control authorities say if Ernie is found and turned in to a shelter, the owners will have four business days to claim the cat.