1.   The kidnappers killed a hostage and dumped the body on a jungle road.

2.   A Pakistani investigator told The Associated Press that kidnappers killed Pearl by cutting his throat, and then decapitated him.

3.   Afgani said in his message that the kidnappers should first kill one of the two Britons.

4.   Experts say there are many more cases since families typically refuse to involve the authorities for fear the kidnappers will kill their loved ones.

5.   Last weekend, the kidnappers killed Norwegian hostage Hans Christian Ostro.

6.   Last weekend, the kidnappers killed Norwegian hostage Hans Christian Ostro and threatened to kill the other captives by Tuesday.

7.   Six kidnappers allegedly killed an engineer and abducted four people, including a Japanese businessman, at a southern Philippine beach resort, officials said Monday.

8.   The government claims it knows where the captives are but has refrained from attempting a rescue because of threats that the kidnappers would kill the hostages.

9.   The kidnappers then killed the four hostages, three Britons and a New Zealander, and their severed heads were found along a highway in Chechnya on Tuesday.

10.   The government does not believe the kidnappers will kill any of the hostages, but it fears that one of the captives may be wounded.