Mysterious call by Brian Thompson assassin just 15 minutes before killing CEO could be key as cops probe ‘burner phone’
Police may be able to learn more about the perplexing case from a MYSTERIOUS phone call that is thought to have been made by the assassin of CEO Brian Thompson.
It is thought that police are looking into a burner phone that the shooter might have used in the minutes leading up to the startling assault.
Fifteen minutes prior to the public execution of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, the mysterious assassin was captured on camera bringing a phone up to his ear.
An abandoned cell phone was later discovered by police in an alley close to the crime scene.
Paul Mauro, a former NYPD investigator, explained to Fox News how investigators could use this equipment.
“If indeed he was on a phone call right then his phone was live you can dump the cell tower,” he stated.
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“You are going to need the search warrant for that and it s a ton of data.”
Paul also described how police would be able to pinpoint the exact moment any calls were placed using CCTV footage.
Even the additional information that investigators could extract from this data was disclosed by the former investigator.
He continued: “You look at the phone calls that were made there and by process of elimination you are going to get not only the phone number that was assigned to that phone, you are going to get who he called.”
Another expert clarified that even if the calls were not audible, this burner phone may still yield important information.
Investigators will also check to determine if the phone was purchased from New York City or another location, former FBI investigator Bill Daly told Fox.
Mysterious call by Brian Thompson assassin just 15 minutes before killing CEO could be key as cops probe burner phone
The horrific murder took place on Wednesday outside the Hilton Midtown hotel.
Although police have not disclosed the reason for the attack, they think Thompson was “specifically targeted.”
Police released CCTV footage of an unmasked person of interest.
Inside an Upper Manhattan hostel, a man with a hood was seen grinning.
When NYPD and FBI officers examined the Amsterdam Avenue hostel, they discovered that the individual had checked in on November 30.
Whether these photos are of the suspected assassin has not been verified by authorities.
According to some experts, another abandoned object might possibly give investigators more information, as previously reported by The U.S. Sun.
About half an hour prior to the Thompson’s death, the alleged shooter was seen walking into a Starbucks.
It is thought that he placed an order with the West 56th and Sixth Avenue location for two energy bars, a bottle of water, and coffee.
The man threw the bottle and a coffee cup in the trash, according to CCTV footage taken just two blocks from the murder scene.
At the crime site, police found a bottle they thought belonged to the suspect.
DNA from this bottle has been sent to a forensics lab for analysis, according to an expert.
Police have not named any suspects in their investigations after three days.
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In spite of this, Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has expressed his confidence that police will apprehend the gunman in the near future.
Additionally, investigators have offered a $10,000 reward to anyone who can provide information on the murderer.
Timeline of Brian Thompson’s murder
The 50-year-old CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was shot and killed, and his killer is being sought desperately.
Here is everything we now know regarding Thompson’s murder.
December 2: Thompson leaves his Minnesota home to drive to New York City for a Midtown Manhattan investor gathering.
At 6:45 a.m. on December 4, Thompson crosses the street from his hotel to the New York Hilton Midtown, where he is killed by a masked shooter. The culprit was spotted riding away toward Central Park after the execution was captured on camera. A citywide search for the assassin is started by police.
Later that morning on December 4, news surfaced that Thompson, the CEO of the biggest private healthcare provider in America, had been shot. Police posted graphic pictures of the execution, promised a reward for information, and pleaded with New Yorkers to keep an eye out.
Paulette, Thompson’s estranged wife, disclosed on the afternoon of December 4 that her husband had been threatened before to his shooting.
On the afternoon of December 4, police published further unsettling pictures of the suspect placing an order at Starbucks, some of which showed his face. It’s unclear when he visited, but the U.S. Sun revealed the coffee shop was only two blocks from the shooting.
December 5, morning: According to reports, the assassin left behind live shots and shell casings with the phrases “deny,” “dispose,” and “defend” etched on them. The book Delay, Deny, Defend, which discusses the shortcomings of the healthcare sector, is echoed in these remarks.Regarding the reports, the book’s author had nothing to say.
The suspect is believed to have stayed at a hostel in New York City’s Upper West Side, which is raided by police early on December 5. He is thought to have spent the majority of his time there wearing a mask.
A person of interest in Thompson’s murder is depicted in the morning of December 5. Even though he is wearing a hood in the picture, a bright smile can be seen on his entire face. The probe has yet to result in any arrests.
The afternoon of December 5th According to law officials, the suspect boarded a Greyhound bus on November 27 and landed in New York City. Additionally, it has been verified that the suspect dropped a burner cell phone close to the shooting scene.
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