Grinning CEO Brian Thompson shooting suspect was FLIRTING in unmasked pic as mystery deepens into how ‘ghost’ vanished
An hour before he killed the healthcare leader, the man suspected of killing CEO Brian Thompson was seen flirting in an uncovered photo.
A new photo of the suspected gunman conversing with a desk clerk at the HI New York City Hostel has been made public by the NYPD.
Because the man’s face has been meticulously covered in the majority of the CCTV footage, police have having difficulty identifying him.
However, police sources informed the New York Post that as the man was “flirting” with the receptionist, he stumbled and pulled down the blanket.
The key clue was discovered by NYPD and FBI officers searching the hostel on Amsterdam Avenue at around five in the morning on Wednesday, an hour before he is thought to have shot the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
On November 30, the suspect checked into the lodging using a fictitious New Jersey ID.
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At around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a search of the hostel room where he slept turned up nothing noteworthy.
A Danish visitor reported: They [roommates] attempted to enter the room but were denied entry by the cops.
After some sort of research, they were rather taken aback because they had a roommate that might be dangerous.
The hostel claims to be completely compliant with the inquiry.
It follows spooky CCTV footage that captures the perpetrator shooting the victim and another clip that shows the gunman using his phone before to the murder.
Police discovered that the gunman’s bullets had the words “deny,” “depose,” and “defend” inscribed on them, suggesting that it might have been a covert message.
Phillip Ingram, a former top British military intelligence officer, claims that the hospital CEO’s assassination was a professional hit, although there is still mystery around it.
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.
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