It appears the at-large suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson may have left a cryptic message on the bullets used to kill the 50-year-old executive.
“A message was inscribed on one of the bullet casings found at the scene of the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, law enforcement sources tell NY1,” journalist Nick Sortor noted.
#BREAKING: A message was inscribed on one of the bullet casings found at the scene of the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, law enforcement sources tell NY1
No word on exactly what the message was yet.
This is getting deeper and deeper…
pic.twitter.com/b7vur5XrCF— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 5, 2024
According to the New York Post, the NYPD is investigating a possible message that includes the words “deny,” “depose,” and “defend.”
The words reportedly were engraved on live rounds and shell casings left at the scene.
“The words echo the name of a book about how insurers won’t pay claims,” journalist Alex Berenson commented.
“This is an EARTHQUAKE for corporate America,” he added.
!!! The shooter of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson wrote “deny” “defend” “depose” on the shell casings left at the scene, ABC News reports.
The words echo the name of a book about how insurers won’t pay claims.
This is an EARTHQUAKE for corporate America. pic.twitter.com/iBI255WPOl
— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) December 5, 2024
From the New York Post:
The words are strikingly similar to a 2010 book condemning the insurance business, in which Thompson is one of the most powerful leaders.
“Delay, Deny, Defend” — two of the three words seemingly left — is sub-titled: “Why insurance companies don’t pay claims and what you can do about it.”
Cops had recovered three live 9-millimeter rounds and three discharged casings in front of the Hilton hotel on Sixth Avenue, where Thompson, of Minnesota, was set to host an investors’ conference that morning, police officials said.
Sources said several of the pieces of evidence each contained one word, indicating the killer may have been trying to leave a message as investigators try to piece together a motive.
The shell casings found at the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shooting were inscribed with the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose.”
These words are similar to the title of the book Delay, Deny, Defend, which examines strategies used by insurance companies to… pic.twitter.com/fwLHOCSdIg
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) December 5, 2024
“There had been some threats,” Paulette Thompson told NBC News.
“I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him,” she told the outlet.
“I can’t really give a thoughtful response right now. I just found this out and I’m trying to console my children,” she added.
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JUST IN: The wife of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson says he had received threats leading up to the sh**ting in Manhattan.
New developments reveal that the suspect had a silencer and escaped through Central Park.
“There had been some threats,” Paulette Thompson said.
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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024
Per Independent:
Several of the bullets were each inscribed with one of the three words, they added.
It is not clear what message the killer may have been trying to leave through the inscriptions, with the motive and the identity of the suspect still a mystery.
The three words bear a striking resemblance to Jay Feinman’s 10 book Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claim and What You Can Do About It.
“Today the name of the game is delay, deny, defend: to improve their profits, insurance companies delay payment of justified claims, deny payment altogether, and defend their actions by forcing claimants to enter litigation,” the book’s blurb reads.
As of Thursday morning, no arrests have been made with the NYPD offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the suspect.
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