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Strange item found inside backpack linked to New York assassin that killed healthcare CEO shared

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Updated 10:45 11 Dec 2024 GMTPublished 09:30 8 Dec 2024 GMT

Strange item found inside backpack linked to New York assassin that killed healthcare CEO shared

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot last week outside the Hilton Hotel

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

The peculiar items discovered in a backpack that could be linked to the assassin behind the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson have been revealed.

American health boss Thompson was shot outside a New York City hotel on Wednesday morning (4 December) by a masked assassin.

After the crime, they escaped on foot, before riding an e-bike into Central Park where CCTV cameras lost track of them.

Thompson's death sent shockwaves across the nation, as he was head of the largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans in the US, which made $281 billion (£219 billion) in revenue last year, according to The Washington Post.

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Authorities are still attempting to track down the suspect (NYPD)
Authorities are still attempting to track down the suspect (NYPD)

The NYPD has been conducting an investigation following the sudden killing of the father-of-two, finding that the bullet casings of the shots read 'deny', 'defend' and 'depose', a connection to a book titled Delay, Deny, Defend.

It became famous for critiquing the way that health insurance companies work in the US.

After an image of the suspect was released to help the search, items such as a phone and water bottle were found at the scene of the crime which are undergoing DNA testing.

Now, a backpack has been found by officers in the hunt for the masked killer, though it did not contain the weapon.

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The backpack has been sent away for examination (ABC)
The backpack has been sent away for examination (ABC)

Sources revealed to Bloomberg that a jacket was found in the bag, as well as some Monopoly money, oddly.

Authorities originally uncovered the bag in Central Park on Friday (6 December).

Police sources couldn't confirm if the jacket was the same one that was found in surveillance images, as the backpack has been sent to a forensic laboratory for examination after discovery.

This new evidence was discovered on the authorities' second sweep of the park, with the bag found between boulders next to the park's carousel.

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The DailyMail further reported on Saturday (8 December) that footage revealed police divers in the water near Bethseda fountain as the search continues, while investigators confirmed it was related to Wednesday's murder.

According to The New York Post, New York mayor Erica Adams claimed that the 'net is tightening' on the killer.

The police have not publicly revealed the name of the suspect, as they continue to trace his steps before escaping.

Featured Image Credit: ABC/CNN

Topics: Crime, New York, US News, Health, Business, Luigi Mangione

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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