1.   At that point, they began plotting the killings, the authorities say.

2.   Bowden, a former soldier and nightclub bouncer, spent four days testifying that he and Ward were members of a gang that plotted the killing.

3.   Church historians have found no evidence that Young plotted the killings.

4.   He plotted the killings of cousins, uncles and other family members.

5.   Prosecutors and police say the informant and others who plotted the killing are members of the New Mexican Mafia.

6.   Raul Salinas de Gortari, eldest brother of former President Carlos Salinas, has been jailed on charges of plotting that killing.

7.   The gang plotted contract killings, dealt drugs and committed burglaries, according to police reports.

8.   They are considering the possibility that the killings were plotted long before they occurred, said Deputy District Attorney John F. Gilligan.

9.   A former presidential candidate, Oviedo is accused of plotting the killing of Vice President Luis Argana.

10.   Derby-Lewis, a right-wing politician, helped plot the killing.