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It's not every day that betting markets are open on suspected cold blooded killers. But Luigi Mangione is no ordinary suspect in a murder case and that case is unique, to say the least.
Everything from Mangione's manifesto to whether he is indeed the killer can be wagered on. Popular betting sites like BetUS were expected to be offering prop bets, though they had not as of Tuesday morning.
After days of searching through security footage, following up on a deluge of tips and even sending scuba divers to the bottom of a lake, police on Monday announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel last week.
The hunt began in the hours after Brian Thompson was gunned down on the sidewalk early Wednesday morning, with the suspected shooter slipping away from the scene and riding a bike to Central Park, before taking a taxi to a bus depot that offers service to several nearby states.
On Monday morning, a tip from a McDonald’s around 233 miles (375 kilometers) away in Altoona, Pennsylvania, led police to arrest 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione, who authorities say was carrying a gun believed to be the one used to shoot Thompson.
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The suspected shooter arrived in New York City on a Greyhound bus at the Port Authority terminal via Atlanta.
The man then takes a taxi to the area of the New York Hilton Midtown and is there for about a half hour before heading off to the HI New York City Hostel at 891 Amsterdam Ave
When speaking with an employee in the hostel lobby, he briefly pulled down his facemask and smiled — a moment captured on surveillance images that have been widely circulated by police.
The man stayed at the hostel for a few nights.
About 5:30 a.m. — The suspected shooter leaves the hostel well before dawn.
5:41 a.m. — He appears on video at 54th Street and Sixth Avenue walking back and forth in the area of the Hilton hotel where United Healthcare’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, is holding its annual investor conference.
Police deduce that he rode a bicycle to the Hilton because it took him such a short time to get there. “Could he have stolen the bike? These are things we’re still looking into,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said.
At some point, he went to a nearby Starbucks and purchased a bottle of water and at least one energy bar before returning to the hotel.
6:44 a.m. — He shoots Thompson as the executive arrives alone, on foot, having walked from a hotel across the street. The man flees.
6:48 a.m. — The man enters Central Park by bicycle at the 60th Street and Center Drive entrance. It’s in the park and away from security cameras that police believe he discards a gray backpack.
6:56 a.m. — He leaves the park at West 77th Street and Central Park West, still on the bicycle.
6:58 a.m. — He passes another camera on 85th Street and Columbus Avenue, still on the bicycle.
7 a.m. — He’s at 86th Street, no longer with the bicycle.
7:04 a.m. — He enters a taxi northbound at 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
7:30 a.m. — He’s near the George Washington Bridge and the bus terminal there. It offers commuter service to New Jersey and Greyhound routes to Philadelphia, Boston and Washington.
After the attack, investigators find the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose,” written in permanent marker on ammunition at the scene. The words mimic a phrase used by insurance industry critics.
Polymarket was offering betting markets on Luigi Mangione as of Tuesday morning but does not take bets from those in the U.S.
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