1.   Among those in the courtroom were Tom and Patricia Nicarico, the parents of the slain girl, who have defended the actions of the investigators.

2.   But while that drew laughter in the courtroom and even smiles from some of the relatives of the slain girls, much of her testimony was chilling.

3.   Denise Hussey Conde, the wife of an uncle to the slain girl, thought he was going to shoot her children.

4.   Frost, whose district includes portions of Arlington, delivered an emotional tribute to the slain girl.

5.   In addition, Samson said a new performance arts center at a local high school was named after the slain girl.

6.   In a hilly section of the city, the bodies of five more slain teen-age girls have been found.

7.   The courtroom was packed on one side with dozens of friends and supporters of Panah, and on the opposite side with supporters of the slain girl.

8.   The grandfather of the slain girl said the witnesses could not identify the suspect because they never made eye contact with their attackers on the night of the shooting.

9.   Yaakov Shefi, the father of the slain girl, was in the synagogue and rushed home in the bright spring morning as the gunfire erupted.

10.   Rafi Kikos, the father of the slain girl, lashed out against the decision in an interview with Army Radio.