The hunt for the killer of the super manager

CEO killed in New York, suspect DNA recovered. Thompson was accused of fraud

The killer arrived in the city on a bus from Atlanta but it is not yet clear whether he boarded at an intermediate station

5 December 2024

New York, l'omicidio Thompson nei fermo-immagine di una telecamera

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Thompson was charged with insider trading and fraud
On the Manhattan killer's bullets: delay, deny, defend
The Manhattan Killer Investigation
Suspicious hostel near Central park searched

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NYPD detectives have recovered DNA material that may belong to the killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thomson. The material was sent to workers at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for further testing. It has since been learned that the suspect is Lawyer, Thompson murder hypothesis commissioned inside the company

Thompson had been charged with insider trading and fraud

According to Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard lawyer who became famous in the defence of O.J. Simpson, the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare may have been commissioned by someone within his own company. Interviewed by Fox, Dershowitz recalled that the Justice Department had opened a monopoly abuse investigation against UnitedHealthcare, while Thompson himself had been charged with insider trading and fraud for selling millions of dollars in group shares once he learned of the federal investigation. "There may have been people who were afraid that he would cooperate with the investigators by revealing things to them," said Dershowitz, according to whom this should be one of the leads in the investigation: "Somebody knew he was going to be there at 6:40 that morning. And he knew well before the meeting with the investors began."

The sketch of the New York killer

The alleged killer of Brian Thompson, 50, ceo of UnitedHealthcare, one of the largest health insurance companies in the United States, has a face. The New York police have just released two pictures of the murder suspect with his face uncovered 'wanted for questioning'. In the pictures the man is wearing a green hooded jacket, a backpack and a black mask around his neck. In one of the pictures he is smiling.

"Looking at the video, it appears that he is proficient in the use of firearms, as he was able to resolve malfunctions fairly quickly." This was stated by NYPD Chief of Investigators Joseph Kenny. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch added that although investigators had not yet established a motive, this was certainly not a random act of violence.

A bounty of up to $10,000 for Manhattan killer

The police department offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Investigations are therefore ongoing to identify the masked gunman who stalked and killed Thompson on a Manhattan pavement and then disappeared in Central Park.

La foto a volto scoperto dell’assassino di Brian Thompson: la foto è stata diffusa dalla polizia di New York City via Ap / Associated press (LaPresse per Italia e Spagna)

Thompson died in a dawn ambush Wednesday on his way to the company's annual investor conference at the Hilton in Midtown, a few blocks from tourist attractions such as Radio City Music Hall and the Museum of Modern Art.

Suspicious hostel near Central park searched

The suspected killer of Brian Thompson reportedly recently spent time in a Harlem hostel at 103rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Police sources said the man allegedly shared a room at the New York international hostel with two strangers and was photographed there barefaced. The man in the photos left the Harlem hostel Wednesday morning, the day of the crime, said police, who are comparing the images with the names of possible suspects.

The investigation into the Manhattan killer

The mystery surrounding the killing with three gunshots of the UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson CEO yesterday in downtown Manhattan is deepening. While the manhunt continues in the Big Apple, the mysterious message the killer may have wanted to leave through the bullets is also being investigated. According to police sources quoted by Abc News and the New York Post, the words 'dely', 'deny' and 'defend' were engraved on the bullets and shell casings found outside the Hilton Hotel on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.

On the Manhattan killer's bullets: delay, deny, defend

What the killer's intended message was, remains as much a mystery as his motive and identity. Many theories are already circulating on American social media, but most claim that the three casings could refer to a book published in 2010 by insurance law expert Professor Jay M. Feinman entitled: Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claim and What You Can Do About.

New York, ucciso in un agguato il Ceo di un colosso sanitario

Feinman's book was highly critical of the insurance industry, which was accused of denying legitimate claims.