1.   State troopers said the murder this weekend was similar to earlier killings in New Haven, Hartford and other cities.

2.   The newspaper incorporated the tourist killing into a roundup of seven weekend murders on the island, the other six being Jamaican nationals.

3.   Two high-profile tourist murders this weekend have put the tourism business on edge again.

4.   Caracas newspapers routinely carry Monday morning headlines reporting a dozen or more weekend murders.

5.   United States military authorities said Wednesday that an American soldier has confessed to the weekend murder of a South Korean prostitute.