1.   His killing bore the hallmarks of a gangland-style murder, like many of the political killings in Belgrade that have never been solved.

2.   Police said the killing bore all the earmarks of a contract killing.

3.   Police spokesman Capt. Etienne Terblanche said though the killings bore the hallmarks of an organized crime hit, all possibilities, including robbery, were being investigated.

4.   The killings bore all the hallmarks of a contract killing.

5.   Some of the victims were from the Caucasus, and the killings bore the hallmarks of Mafia score-settling.