1.   Because the pope asked him to, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan spared the life of triple murderer Darrell Mease, who was scheduled to die by lethal injection.

2.   In response to a personal plea from Pope John Paul II, Gov. Mel Carnahan commuted the death sentence of Darrell Mease, a convicted triple murderer.

3.   Napier, a triple murderer, said the cold-turkey approach has tempers flaring.

4.   Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan honored a personal request for mercy from Pope John Paul II, sparing triple murderer Darrell Mease from execution.

5.   Scottish-born triple murderer Archibald McCafferty was deported from Australia to Britain aboard a Qantas flight Thursday, an immigration official said.