31.   As time passed and promising leads faded, police officials began investigating the case as a homicide.

32.   Attorneys for the Delta plaintiffs say they are still gathering evidence to determine if they will ask the court to certify the case as a class action.

33.   At the moment, investigators believe only two of the six e-mail messages sent about the case as of Sunday are likely to be from the kidnappers.

34.   Attorneys for Jones want to use the Lewinsky case as evidence of a pattern of sexual behavior by Clinton.

35.   Before any court had a chance to decide if the order was wrongly granted, the player finished his last season and the courts dismissed the case as moot.

36.   Because of statements made at the time of the stabbing, Bryan County authorities have asked the FBI to investigate the case as a hate crime.

37.   Boston general manager Dan Duquette said he sees each case as an individual negotiation.

38.   Both Bulger and Flemmi have been exposed during the case as longtime FBI informants.

39.   A contingent of tribes went to Washington earlier this month to plead their case as an issue of sovereignty.

40.   A glum, muted Eric Roberts, in his first TV series, heads a special unit of FBI agents who tackle such thorny cases as terrorist threats.