1.   He said that the slaying on the Rockaway shuttle could have occurred whether or not there was a conductor on the train.

2.   Mrs. Gluzman is the first woman convicted for a slaying on that charge.

3.   Perez said the politicians were part of a plot to murder Estrada and then blame the slaying on the government.

4.   Emmanuel, who confessed to one slaying on Monday, had faced eight counts of murder.

5.   In a statement Monday, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, blamed the slaying on the army.

6.   In earlier appeals, Hernandez blamed the slaying on an alcohol-induced blackout.

7.   It is the second slaying on this tiny resort island in less than a week.

8.   It was the third slaying on St. Thomas and the fourth in this U.S. territory this year.

9.   It was the third slaying on St. Croix in one week.

10.   It was the third slaying on St. Thomas and the fourth in this U-S territory this year.