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Those Helping Find CEO&#39;s Killer Derided as &#39;Narcs&#39;
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
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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...

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