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December 4th, 6.45 a.m. Midtown Manhattan is just waking up.
December 4th, 6.45 a.m. Midtown Manhattan is just waking up.
The December air in New York City carries the crisp bite of winter as Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, steps out of the Marriott Hotel on West 54th Street, heading toward the Midtown Hilton on Sixth Avenue, where the United Health Group annual investors meeting is about to kick off. Thompson had built his successful career on numbers, profits and policies.
The December air in New York City carries the crisp bite of winter as Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, steps out of the Marriott Hotel on West 54th Street, heading toward the Midtown Hilton on Sixth Avenue, where the United Health Group annual investors meeting is about to kick off. Thompson had built his successful career on numbers, profits and policies.
As he makes the three-minute walk from the Marriott to the Hilton, preparing for the biggest meeting of the year, he has no idea that someone is watching him.
As he makes the three-minute walk from the Marriott to the Hilton, preparing for the biggest meeting of the year, he has no idea that someone is watching him.
The gunman doesn't linger. He immediately flees, speeding away on an e-bike. And New York City became a hunting ground.
The gunman doesn't linger. He immediately flees, speeding away on an e-bike. And New York City became a hunting ground.
The NYPD knew instantly this would be no easy feat. The killer had vanished into the chaos of Midtown, slipping away like a ghost. But the police had one certainty.
The NYPD knew instantly this would be no easy feat. The killer had vanished into the chaos of Midtown, slipping away like a ghost. But the police had one certainty.
The first clues were scattered at the crime scene outside the Hilton on West 54th Street. As detectives crouched over Thompson's body, the sidewalk still slick with blood, their eyes fell on something chilling. Three spent cartridge cases. Each one was marked with a single word, etched into the metal like a sinister calling card. Delay, deny, depose. This wasn't random. This was personal.
The first clues were scattered at the crime scene outside the Hilton on West 54th Street. As detectives crouched over Thompson's body, the sidewalk still slick with blood, their eyes fell on something chilling. Three spent cartridge cases. Each one was marked with a single word, etched into the metal like a sinister calling card. Delay, deny, depose. This wasn't random. This was personal.
From Law and Crime and Twist, I'm Jesse Weber, and this is Luigi. Whether he knew it or not, the gunman fled the scene with a trace. Outside the Hilton Midtown, police quickly began gathering scraps of physical evidence. Here's retired NYPD detective Tom Verney recalling what they first found.
From Law and Crime and Twist, I'm Jesse Weber, and this is Luigi. Whether he knew it or not, the gunman fled the scene with a trace. Outside the Hilton Midtown, police quickly began gathering scraps of physical evidence. Here's retired NYPD detective Tom Verney recalling what they first found.
And a granola bar wrapper. Former FBI agent Jerry Clark says these might just be little clues, but with an essential trait. DNA will be on it. But they still had to find the perpetrator to make a match.
And a granola bar wrapper. Former FBI agent Jerry Clark says these might just be little clues, but with an essential trait. DNA will be on it. But they still had to find the perpetrator to make a match.