1.   Dickinson was the last to empty his tins, and so he was the top plane when bits of wood began spitting in all directions.

2.   This bit of pillow talk began a sequence of events that led investigators to a creek at the bottom of a ravine in Morgan County days later.

3.   While there was little new information about the investigation at press time Wednesday, bits of news began coming to light about the crime.

4.   But bits of information began trickling out late Thursday night after President Ernesto Zedillo announced a manhunt for Marcos, spokesman for the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army.