31.   That killing does not appear to have been politically motivated.

32.   The killing appeared to be the result of a personal dispute not related to politics.

33.   The killings Monday appeared to be the work of the AUC, National Police operations chief Gen. Alfonso Arellano told The Associated Press.

34.   The killings appeared to be motivated by vengeance as well as robbery.

35.   The killings appeared to be the work of Islamic militants, but it was impossible to independently verify the identity of the attackers.

36.   They said the killings appeared to be ethnically motivated.

37.   William Taylor, an assistant police chief in Manhattan, said the killings appeared to have been planned and that neither suspect had shown remorse.

38.   When the Green River killings appeared to stop, many figured that the killer had died or gone to prison on an unrelated charge.

39.   He said the killings appeared to be politically motivated.

40.   An initial investigation into the murder of Khov Samuth failed to produce any suspects though Hun Sen said the killing appeared to be politically motivated.