1.   A lawsuit against Okanogan County and the North Central Washington Task Force contends police should have known the danger of turning a convicted prostitute into a police informant.

2.   Josephine Lee, an admitted crack cocaine addict and convicted prostitute, was the star witness against Adrian Peeler.

3.   Lee, a convicted prostitute and drug user, has an undisclosed terminal illness.

4.   Officials say all the victims were convicted prostitutes and drug users.

5.   Police have reported that convicted prostitutes and drug dealers have found customers through the semi-public service.