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Defense Fund for Suspected CEO Killer Hits $125K

Meanwhile, CEO of company whose backpack Mangione had is getting threats

(Newser) - Supporters of the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson set up several online legal defense funds for him, one of which had raised $125,000 as of early Monday. ( Other campaigns have been established, but not raised nearly as much.) "We are not here to...

In Baltimore, the Mangiones Were 'Royalty'
In Baltimore,
the Mangiones
Were 'Royalty'
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Dec 14, 2024 6:00 AM CST

In Baltimore, the Mangiones Were 'Royalty'

A look at the prominent family of suspected shooter Luigi Mangione

(Newser) - "It's a very strong family," says former Baltimore city councilman Anthony J. Ambridge of the Mangione family, whose name recently leaped into the national consciousness with the arrest of Luigi Mangione in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. But as the New York Times reports, long...

NYPD: Mangione May Not Have Been UnitedHealthcare Client

Chief of detectives says CEO may have been targeted because company is so big

(Newser) - The NYPD chief of detectives says there is "no indication" Luigi Mangione, charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is a client of the insurer. "We have no indication that he was ever a client of UnitedHealthcare, but he does make mention [in his alleged writings]...

Mangione's Reported Ailments: Chronic Pain, Lyme Disease

Social media posts reveal back surgery, a call to not 'retreat into a bubble'

(Newser) - With much talk of motive in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, focus has turned to the suspected shooter's social media posts. Luigi Mangione "left behind a tantalizing digital footprint with few parallels in the history of famed assassins," revealing the data engineer to be an...

Book That May Have Inspired Shooter Climbs Bestseller List

Jay Feinman's Delay, Deny, Defend examines how health insurers deny claims, boost profits

(Newser) - A book with the title Delay, Deny, Defend, words similar to those found on shell casings at the scene where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed, is now climbing Amazon's bestseller list. Rutgers Law School professor emeritus Jay Feinman's 2010 book Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don'...

What We Know So Far About Luigi Mangione
What We Know
About the
Alleged
CEO Shooter
the rundown
Dec 10, 2024 1:00 AM CST

What We Know About the Alleged CEO Shooter

Luigi Mangione has now been charged with murder

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione, suspected in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson but originally arrested on lesser charges , was on Monday night charged with murder in New York as he remained jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was taken into custody at a McDonald's earlier in the day (l eading...

McDonald's Taking Heat Over CEO Shooting Suspect's Arrest

People were posting negative reviews of the fast-food chain's Altoona locations

(Newser) - The arrest of a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has not resulted in good press for the McDonald's restaurants of Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was at one of the Altoona locations where a customer first noticed Luigi Mangione and recognized him from the surveillance photos circulating...

Viewers Call Out 'Classless' SNL Segment on CEO's Murder

Though others insisted it was 'the best'

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live took on the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson this weekend, and online uproar was quick to follow. On the "Weekend Update" segment with Colin Jost and Michael Che, they got right into it. "The manhunt continues for the assassin who gunned down the CEO...

Those Helping Find CEO's Killer Derided as 'Narcs'
He's a Murderer,
Yet a 'Hero' Online
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Dec 8, 2024 8:59 AM CST

He's a Murderer, Yet a 'Hero' Online

Group that monitors online threats worries about the celebration of CEO's death

(Newser) - Police released two new photos of the suspect in last week's assassination of a health insurance CEO , reports the Guardian , but the mystery man remains at large. As the manhunt goes on, outlets are trying to make sense of the public support the shooter is receiving. The New York ...

Cops Find Backpack That May Have Belonged to CEO Shooter

Meanwhile, police say suspect who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO may have fled NYC by bus

(Newser) - It's been more than 72 hours since UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Manhattan, with still no sign of the suspect who fatally shot him. Sources tell the New York Post , however, that police investigators searching Central Park on Friday retrieved a gray backpack hidden in the...

After Killing of CEO, Other Insurers Take Precautions

Manhunt continues, and experts doubt it was a professional hit man

(Newser) - As the manhunt for a gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday in Manhattan stretches into a third day, other health insurers are taking their own precautions. The AP reports that Medica, a health care firm also based in Minnesota, like UnitedHealthcare, is shuttering its half-dozen locations...

'Flirtatious' Moment Led to Better Photo of Suspected CEO Shooter

Police believe suspect may have traveled to NYC by bus

(Newser) - The man believed to have shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday morning may have traveled to New York from Atlanta last month, authorities say. Police are investigating a Greyhound bus ticket purchased for a Nov. 24 trip and are attempting to find a name associated with that order,...

Words on Bullets Echo Common Critique of Insurers
Words on Bullets Echo
Common Critique of Insurers
the rundown
Dec 5, 2024 12:29 PM CST

Words on Bullets Echo Common Critique of Insurers

2010 book summed up industry strategy as 'delay, deny, defend'

(Newser) - After police reported finding words that appeared to be "deny," "delay," and "depose" on bullet casings at the scene of Wednesday's CEO murder , it didn't take long for people to draw a chilling connection. As CNBC reports, the words are similar to a...

Suspect in CEO's Murder Left Hostel With a Grin

2 new photos show the suspect without a face covering

(Newser) - The NYPD hopes two new images of the suspect in the brazen killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson will soon lead them to their man. The photos released Thursday, showing the bare-faced suspect checking out of the HI New York City Hostel on the Upper West Side on Wednesday, improve...

Shooter of CEO May Have Left a Message on Bullets

Police finds words including 'deny' on shell casings, according to multiple reports

(Newser) - As the manhunt continues for the gunman who killed a health insurance exec in New York City, multiple reports say the investigation has a chilling new angle: The gunman appears to have engraved words on his bullets in a possible message. Law enforcement sources say the words "deny,"...

Suspect Seen in Starbucks Just Before CEO's Murder

Police believe they've found the bottle of water he bought there

(Newser) - The suspect who allegedly shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday morning was spotted in a nearby Starbucks not long before the brazen murder. Police released photos from the coffee shop's surveillance camera showing a man wearing a black hooded jacket, a black mask or balaclava covering much...

UnitedHealthcare CEO's Wife: He Had Gotten Threats

Hunt is on for suspect, who carried a 'very distinctive gray backpack'

(Newser) - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered in what looks to be a "premeditated, preplanned targeted attack," New York City police confirmed in a Wednesday news conference. Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said the suspect arrived at a location outside the New York Hilton hotel about five minutes...

Report: UnitedHealthcare CEO Fatally Shot in NYC
UnitedHealthcare CEO,
50, Fatally Shot in NYC
UPDATED
Dec 4, 2024 10:02 AM CST

UnitedHealthcare CEO, 50, Fatally Shot in NYC

Shooting occurred outside Hilton in Midtown early Wednesday

(Newser) - A 50-year-old man was fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday, per police; the New York Times and New York Post identified the victim as UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. The Wall Street Journal reports he was shot in the chest and leg. Police have yet to release...

UnitedHealth CEO Is 'Deeply Deeply Sorry'

He tells lawmakers that lack of basic security feature led to ransomware attack

(Newser) - The cyberattack that caused massive disruption to health care systems across the US earlier this year was an easy payday for hackers, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty admitted Wednesday. He told the Senate Finance Committee that criminals using "compromised credentials" accessed a Change Healthcare portal that did not have...

In Hack Update, UnitedHealth Reveals Ransom Was Paid

It says a 'substantial proportion' of Americans possibly had data stolen

(Newser) - Hackers stole health and personal data from what could amount to a "substantial proportion" of Americans, UnitedHealth said in a Monday update on the February cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary. UnitedHealth also confirmed that it paid a ransom "as part of the company's commitment to do...

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