NY - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Midtown. #5

[MassGuy]

IMO, his brows are groomed. Take this from someone who gets her brows threaded and tinted every 2 weeks and has plucked her BFs' brows before. They don't grow in that neatly on their own.

That sounds right. Fancy clothes, fancy backpack, grooming. It fits.

Also jibes with how detail oriented he was.

 

[Van Helsing]

IF (and I don’t think this is the case), he isn’t from the US - then his fingerprints would have been taken when arriving into the US. So I’m not sure he’d have been so casual about touching things (ie water bottle) without gloves.

He might not have come in legally.

 

[NottaYutz]

Is this an assassination or act of domestic terrorism? I tend to think it's more in line with the unabomber. Killing because of a corporation's stance. If someone asked me who the CEO of UHC was, I could not tell you his name.

Can it be both? If not, then--to me--it would be classified as domestic terrorism.

Another thing. Earlier today I grokked that this website must be a treasure trove for screen/script/novel writers. I know I enjoy reading every theory posted, and I wonder how many of our theories make their ways into works of fiction.

 

[MesquiteO21]

Would be interesting to paste the top of his face from this new pic with the bottom of his face from the hostel pics.

I actually thought the same thing. I’m sure a computer wiz is (hopefully) already on it lol
Jmo

 

[Sillybilly]

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[Luna20]

The photos aren’t opening for me.

 

[Sillybilly]

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[Marzipan]

It could be a middle eastern American whose motivation is unrelated to his middle eastern origins (or those of a parent). Of course if it turns out to be the case, people will make their assumptions. Motivation could be the same health care/denial ones we are talking about for any American. (And I’m saying that while agreeing those are some dramatic Persian eyebrows in the new pics.)

 

[Universecalling]

Sensitive subject….
I know some have shared their thoughts that this could be a woman.
Any chance this person is transgender?
The reason I’m asking is I’m pretty sure the Supreme Court was hearing arguments on transgender care on that Wednesday, while UHC was discussing profits and investments.
Did anyone hear/read about any cases/grievances regarding UHC denying care for transgender community?

 

[eddie_van]

Sensitive subject….
I know some have shared their thoughts that this could be a woman.
Any chance this person is transgender?
The reason I’m asking is I’m pretty sure the Supreme Court was hearing arguments on transgender care on that Wednesday, while UHC was discussing profits and investments.
Did anyone hear/read about any cases/grievances regarding UHC denying care for transgender community?

look at the guy's neck in the most recent photos, definitely not a woman

 

[NuttMegg]

Here’s a link:

Jacket, Monopoly money found in backpack believed to belong to suspect in murder of CEO

A jacket and Monopoly money found in a backpack believed to belong to the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson is now being analyzed at a lab in Queens.

abc7ny.com

That was one strangely written article..... "Each place he paid with cash and he made sure to keep his mask on, which indicate to detectives he knew he was coming to the city to commit the murder."

(But thank you for posting!)

 

[NottaYutz]

<modsnip>
But I think the choice of a Tommy Hilfiger jacket is simply because the shooter likes the brand. Could as well have been Ralph Lauren or whomever designer.
I don't think the jacket makes any particular statement. He just wanted to get rid of it.

Unless, as someone mentioned earlier, the jacket is fleece.

 

[Inthedetails]

Sensitive subject….
I know some have shared their thoughts that this could be a woman.
Any chance this person is transgender?
The reason I’m asking is I’m pretty sure the Supreme Court was hearing arguments on transgender care on that Wednesday, while UHC was discussing profits and investments.
Did anyone hear/read about any cases/grievances regarding UHC denying care for transgender community?

Do you have a link to the Supreme Court hearing info? tia

 

[lydiafaithfull]

To play devil’s advocate a moment, Bryan Kohberger’s bushy eyebrows were referenced a bunch following the Idaho Murders and he’s of German extraction. Personally, I’m hoping he’s American to avoid this becoming politicized. We’re psychologically exhausted.

 

[MassGuy]

It could be a middle eastern American whose motivation is unrelated to his middle eastern origins (or those of a parent). Of course if it turns out to be the case, people will make their assumptions. Motivation could be the same health care/denial ones we are talking about for any American. (And I’m saying that while agreeing those are some dramatic Persian eyebrows in the new pics.)

Yeah. I see someone with middle eastern ancestry too (he reminds me of a couple people I know in terms of appearance).

Totally agree on the motivation being the same, despite the obvious stereotypes that will pop up if that winds up being the case.

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Here is every photo we have of the shooter's face in one post.

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The shot of his eyes in the back of the cab is very clear. Not sure if it would be possible given the different angles of the photos, but if LE were to release a composite image combining the photo of the lower half of his face from the hostel with the photo of the upper half of his face from the cab, I think someone could identify him.

 

[Marzipan]

I can't keep up! Popping in to say, I think his mother shops for him.

Yeah, but he sends her links!

 

[NuttMegg]

I saw them on the Daily Mail. <modsnip>

US Home | Daily Mail Online

MailOnline - get the latest breaking news, celebrity photos, viral videos, science & tech news, and top stories from MailOnline and the Daily Mail newspaper.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Thanks, no tv here.

 

[Arkay]

Here is every photo we have of the shooter's face in one post.

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Thank you for putting these together.

He is really a chameleon, but those eyes seem authentically menacing.

It also highlights that the big flirty smile was just part of his arsenal.

IMO

 

[wibbleflea]

Puffer coats are bulky. Where was it? Would not fit in the backpack. He was in the cab 1 hour after the shooting. Where did he leave the puffer?

Some of them compress into tiny bundles. They’re mostly air. I’ve seen one that even comes with its own little bag and drawstring. It’s small. This might explain the different appearances of that Peak Design backpack. The upper part sometimes looked puffed up and at other times empty.