The gray backpack linked to the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompsondumped by authorities in Central Park reportedly yielded a jacket and some Monopoly money, but no gun.
The backpack in which was found Central Park West According to Bloomberg, a jacket was inside on Friday. NBC News reported Saturday that Monopoly money was also found in the backpack.
The new information came as authorities began wrapping up day four of the hunt for Thompson’s killer. The businessman was shot with a suppressed handgun outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday.
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A Peak Designs backpack was last found in a pile of leaves in Central Park on Friday. The bag appears to match the description of the bag carried by the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on Wednesday morning. (Obtained by New York Post)
Thompson was walking toward a Midtown hotel when the masked suspect opened fire from behind and then fled the scene. Police believe the shooter left New York City on a bus the same day.
Police have not yet officially confirmed that the newly found backpack was the same one the suspect wore during the murder, which was captured by a surveillance camera.
Signs in Midtown Manhattan ask for the public’s help in locating the suspect wanted in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday. (Fox News)
Retired FBI agent Scott Duffey told Fox News Digital that it will be taken to a lab in Queens for forensic testing, where it will undergo trace evidence.
“(It’s) a process for hair, fiber (and) DNA,” Duffey explained Saturday. “If he puts his hand to the belt and pulls the buckle tight, as most of us do, that’s where DNA is likely to be found. And zippers.’
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The suspected shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is seen leaving the scene. (Amar Abdelmula)
Investigators are also analyzing clues left behind by the suspect, such as a water bottle at the scene and a discarded cell phone. Bullet casings were also found with the words “deny,” “depose” and “delay” written on them.
Former Washington DC homicide detective Ted Williams said the Monopoly money in the backpack is the “murderer playing games with the authorities. It’s all part of a cat and mouse game,” he said.
“This killer knew they were more likely to find the backpack, and he’s leaving breadcrumbs behind to let authorities know he’s in control, not them.”
Christina Coulter of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
