The man who set himself on fire on the National Mall and later
died was identified Monday, though police had no more
information on his possible reasons.  John Constantino, 64, of
Mount Laurel, N.J., had burns so severe that authorities needed
to use DNA and dental records to identify him. District of
Columbia police spokesman Paul Metcalf confirmed his identity.
Police are investigating the man's possible motives. Lt. Pamela
Smith of the U.S. Park Police said she was not aware that he had
carried any signs with him or had articulated a cause.  One
witness, Katy Scheflen, said she did not hear the man say
anything intelligible before he set himself on fire. But she
said she did notice that another man with a tripod was standing
nearby and had disappeared by the time the police had arrived.
It was not immediately clear whether a recording exists.  "He
appeared to be waiting for something to happen. After it
happened, he was gone," Scheflen, a Justice Department lawyer,
said Saturday of the man with the trip