European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes sunday september 15, 19915 arrested in Phoenix Temple slayings Maricopa county officers escort Mark Felix Nunez one of five charged in the Temple slayings to his arraignment. A we done to know at this Point what the gang relationship is if any a Agnos said. Quot it does not appear to be at least with some of the people who Are in custody that they Are members of a  a firearm was recovered from the Home of one of the five men arrested and Agnos said ballistics tests would be done to determine whether it was the murder weapon. The victims had been lined up on the floor and shot in the Back of the head with a Small Caliper gun authorities said. Investigators still were searching for some Money electronic equipment a camera and jewelry that was stolen from the Temple Agnos said. The task Force spent about 15,000 Man hours on the Case before getting the tip a a Lead no. 511,�?� Agnos said. Quot it turned out to be a pretty Good  Phoenix apr five people were taken into custody Friday in the slayings of nine people at a Buddhist Temple and authorities said the killings were systematically carried out by a gang of robbers that had smoked crack. Two others were being sought in the slayings which occurred last month at the Temple near Phoenix and raised fears among asians nationwide. A third Man sought in the killings was questioned and released late Friday n the killings were carried out by a group of robbers from a gang Ridden neighbourhood of Tucson said Maricopa county sheriff Tom Agnos. He said the group had smoked  crack cocaine before killing six monks two Young male disciples and an elderly nun when they did no to find the valuables they had sought at the wat Prosku Nara Temple. Agnos said an Anonymous tip to the Tucson police department on tuesday broke the ease which had been under investigation by a local and Federal task Force of 66 members. The bodies were found aug. 10. The monks were thai and the Temple served mostly immigrants from Thailand and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Some thai Community leaders feared the slayings were hate crimes and the killers would strike again. Quot there s no indication it was racially motivated a Agnos said. A the pure motive was  the five suspects were identified As Victor p. Zarate 28 Mike Lawrence Mcgraw 24 Mark Felix Nunez 19 Dante Parker 20 and Leo Valdez Bruce 28. They were booked for investigation of nine counts of murder one count of burglary one count of conspiracy to commit burglary nine counts of armed robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Maricopa county Superior court judge Ronald re Instein ordered them held without Bond and set their preliminary hearings for thursday. Agnos said All five men a have made statements regarding their involvement in this crime that place them at the  the two others being sought weren t identified but live in the same neighbourhood As the five in custody Agnos said. Authorities on wednesday and thursday raided Mirasol Park on Tucson s South Side where the bloods and crips gangs Are known to operate. Navratilova dispute matter of heart says former Lover fort Worth Texas a Judy Nelson says her Alimony dispute with Tennis Star Martina Navratilova is a a matter of the heart Quot a not of Money. A she is a very special part of my life that i would never take away and i done to think she would either a Nelson said. Ending a week in court Navratilova denied calling Nelson a a Money grubbing parasite Quot but suggested it was time her firmer Lover found a Job. A a in a disappointed Quot she said a that the Only Way Judy is capable of making a living is through  Navratilova also said a dispute Over Book rights about her affair with Nelson is blocking a settlement in the Alimony ease a this is really the Only stumbling Block a she said at the conclusion of a we Klong Legal Battle to have Nelsons Lead attorney removed from the lawsuit. Nelson denied that a Hook Deal is the Issue. The comments came after Nelson testified at the preliminary hearing that her Lead attorney Jerry Loftin has been Quot my lawyer All my  opposing lawyers maintain lofting a representation of Nelson is a conflict of interest because he represented Navratilova on previous Legal matters. Stale judge Harry Hopkins ordered attorneys to provide him written closing arguments by oct. 7 and said he would Rule on the Loftin Issue by thanksgiving lie said he would then set a trial Date agreeable to both sides. At stake is half of Navratilova s earnings during the seven year relationship estimated at $5 million to $9  trial to Miami apr convicted drug Kingpin Carlos Lehder May take the witness stand against Manuel Noriega said prosecutors preparing for mondays opening of Noriega a trial. Jury selection concluded Friday after six Days in which government and defense attorneys grilled a Pool of 180 candidates about their attitudes toward the deposed panamanian Leader. Noriega is charged with turning his nation into a Way station for  cocaine. Prosecutors say he accepted Al least $10 million in bribes from colombians Medellin drug Cartel. . Attorneys office spokeswoman Diane Cossin said Noriega s defense was notified that Lehder a who managed the Medellin cartels . Operations a May testify in the trial. Lehder now in the maximum Security Federal prison at Marion iii., is reportedly seeking a reduction in his Springfield mass. Apr one of the nations top heroin traffickers was arrested along with three of his key lieutenants after an eight month sting operation inside a Federal prison authorities said Friday. Rafael Santana a 66-year-old new York resident supervised negotiations to buy heroin Worth $ pm million on the streets while incarcerated at a medium Security Federal prison in Petersburg va., Federal agents said. Steve Morreale agent for the . Drug enforcement administration in Boston said the drugs were offered by government agents and an inmate informant while authorities taped conversations with drug dealers on the outside. Authorities on thursday arrested Lillian  monday life-plus-135 years sentence for drug trafficking. Noriega faces a maximum 140 years in prison if convicted on the 10 counts brought against him in february 1988. Noriega a Lead attorney Frank Rubino said Lehder has no known direct connection to Noriega but the government May use Lehder to testify that Medellin Cartel figures talked about their links to the panamanian Leader. The jury of nine women and three men is made up of eight Blacks two hispanics and two non hispanic Whites. They include a letter Carrier a nurse a Laid Olf nuclear Power Plant worker an insurance analyst and a woman whose family company makes silk Flowers. . District judge William Hoeveler excused 20 of the jury candidates for personal reasons or prejudice a including a woman who stood up in court and called Noriega a human rights violator. 62, Santana a wife Francis Fuentes 61 Floyd Robert Henry 31 and Oneria Capers 27, All in connection with the sting. They live in new York but two arrests were made in Northampton and one in Holyoke. Fuentes Henry and Capers were arraigned Friday in . District court for conspiracy to distribute heroin said assistant . Attorney Kevin of Regan. Authorities were still transporting the santanas to Springfield for arraignment and Are seeking the same charge against them. O Regan said All the suspects except Capers Are believed to be top players in the organization run by Santana who is serving a life sentence for conspiring to import 2,200 pounds of heroin and laundering $1.1 million. 4 key heroin traffickers arrested