December 6, 2024 • 5 mins
Rory O’Neil speaks with the WOR Morning Show about the killing of the United Healthcare CEO. Rory talks about the latest info coming out about the killer, and how the police are trying to track him down.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
National correspondent Rory O'Neil. Rory, maybe the first question is
just what is the latest on the investigation.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Well, a few more tidbits have emerged in the past
twenty four hours. Obviously, the video of what exactly happened
that day outside the hotel has been released. But now
investigators believe that the shooter in this case actually arrived
in the city back on November twenty fourth via a
Greyhound bus that originated in Atlanta. Not exactly sure where
(00:30):
he may have gotten on the bus where he originally
started his journey, but that's part of the timeline that's
being recreated now as investigators are still on the hunt
for this killer.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
You know, the fact that he used a sharpie to write,
to literally send a message with his bullets about the
insurance industry. I'm sure this is something investigators are looking
to find him, you know, do the trail that you're
talking about Atlanta to the bus and all of this.
But are they also really exploring motive as well?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Well? I think that will be part of it, Laura,
But I think it also goes back to the fact
that this man, Brian Thompson, had been facing threats for
a few weeks. We've heard from this widow she was
aware of threats happening. So we don't know what kind
of investigation had been done prior in Minnesota, where he lived.
So they may have already had some of these suspects
on their radar as part of a larger investigation into
(01:24):
his overall well being in security. That's something else that
just hasn't emerged yet again, as I think they're really
focusing on the man hunt right now, and.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
I guess the whole idea that he was somehow a
professional or a hit man has been tossed out. I mean,
he did a lot of things that were impressive, but
then you know, he pulls down his mask and smiles
for the camera and then he gets I guess a
granola bar and throws the wrapper away in a bottle
of water. They were some clumsy things he did along
(01:54):
the way and very helpful to investigators.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
And drops a phone also significant. You know, how much
did he know the city? It seems pretty smart to
know I can go down this alley and pick up
a city bike gear and go through the park there.
You know, either he was doing a lot of reconnaissance
in that time. He was since he arrived on the
twenty fourth, or he was already pretty familiar with, you know,
how to get a city bike. Does he have an account?
(02:18):
I guess there's some evidence he was using ubers while
in the city as well, and that would make him
pretty easy to track with a simple Uber account. Know
what he bought that Starbucks? Did he use the Starbucks app?
Did he use a debit card, credit card? It might
be easier to find out who he is. And I
wonder if police do have a name, but don't want
(02:38):
to say it because fears it would drive him further underground.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
You know, that's a good point about his home state
of Minnesota and the threats that were made, and so
they're cobbling all of this together, but it's also exposing
a bigger brew haha, the anger that people are feeling
in the country about insurance companies, about the way medical
care is being delivered, the expense of it. And so
this is sort of, you know, as Larry said earlier
(03:02):
in the program, this guy kind of achieved his goal
by making this such a topic that's being debated so
hotly even more.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Well, right, it's also been rather disturbing, I think to
see some of the posts on social media almost celebrating
this killing. I mean, he was a man, a father
of two, hill Larry in the marriage. But you know, well,
it's still a fellow human being at this point, and
I think a lot of that is lost when you
get to social media and some of the posts that
(03:29):
are out there.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Yes, this is very dehumanizing.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
I agree with you, it is. They're awful, some of
the posts. But it does expose an anger in this country.
And I think every one of us has had trouble
with an insurance company, and I know stories, almost heartless
stories of people that needed treatment and couldn't get it
because their insurance company either either didn't cover it or
(03:53):
didn't cover enough of it. So you can see the
raw emotion that someone might have. There's no excuse for
what this man did, but still you can understand the
anger in this country.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Yeah, but Larry, you've covered them for years. The protests
that we see in the UK are often you know,
someone gets a pie in the face, right, how many
of those have we all covered? And like, okay, that's
a terrible physical assault as well, But clearly this is
taking it to a whole new level.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Yeah, but the pie in the face. It's almost the
first step because it shows a chink in the armor
of security if they can get that close.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Yep, and a lot of fortune five hundred companies right
now are reviewing security plans. We know that other healthcare
companies have scrubbed their websites of executive profiles, taking down
photos and background information, trying to avoid a repeat here.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Rory O'Neil, WR National Correspondent, thank you so much. You're
a wealth of information. I hope to talk to you
again next week.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Thank Larry, Thank Laura, take care.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Thank you have a great weekend. I agree with him.
I think they've known who this guy is for a
couple of days now, and they're just not going to
release it. I've covered so many cases, and you know
they know who it is. You know they know who
it is, But why tell you that it doesn't serve
them any purpose to.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Release They'll release the name when it will be helpful.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
When it's helpful to them, or they're going to release
the name when they called them. That's how it normally happens. Next,
we're going to go to Israel to check on the
fragile ceasefire and the situation that exploding in Syria. Now
it's like whack a mole. You deal with one area,
another one explodes.
National correspondent Rory O'Neil. Rory, maybe the first question is
just what is the latest on the investigation.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Well, a few more tidbits have emerged in the past
twenty four hours. Obviously, the video of what exactly happened
that day outside the hotel has been released. But now
investigators believe that the shooter in this case actually arrived
in the city back on November twenty fourth via a
Greyhound bus that originated in Atlanta. Not exactly sure where
(00:30):
he may have gotten on the bus where he originally
started his journey, but that's part of the timeline that's
being recreated now as investigators are still on the hunt
for this killer.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
You know, the fact that he used a sharpie to write,
to literally send a message with his bullets about the
insurance industry. I'm sure this is something investigators are looking
to find him, you know, do the trail that you're
talking about Atlanta to the bus and all of this.
But are they also really exploring motive as well?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Well? I think that will be part of it, Laura,
But I think it also goes back to the fact
that this man, Brian Thompson, had been facing threats for
a few weeks. We've heard from this widow she was
aware of threats happening. So we don't know what kind
of investigation had been done prior in Minnesota, where he lived.
So they may have already had some of these suspects
on their radar as part of a larger investigation into
(01:24):
his overall well being in security. That's something else that
just hasn't emerged yet again, as I think they're really
focusing on the man hunt right now, and.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
I guess the whole idea that he was somehow a
professional or a hit man has been tossed out. I mean,
he did a lot of things that were impressive, but
then you know, he pulls down his mask and smiles
for the camera and then he gets I guess a
granola bar and throws the wrapper away in a bottle
of water. They were some clumsy things he did along
(01:54):
the way and very helpful to investigators.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
And drops a phone also significant. You know, how much
did he know the city? It seems pretty smart to
know I can go down this alley and pick up
a city bike gear and go through the park there.
You know, either he was doing a lot of reconnaissance
in that time. He was since he arrived on the
twenty fourth, or he was already pretty familiar with, you know,
how to get a city bike. Does he have an account?
(02:18):
I guess there's some evidence he was using ubers while
in the city as well, and that would make him
pretty easy to track with a simple Uber account. Know
what he bought that Starbucks? Did he use the Starbucks app?
Did he use a debit card, credit card? It might
be easier to find out who he is. And I
wonder if police do have a name, but don't want
(02:38):
to say it because fears it would drive him further underground.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
You know, that's a good point about his home state
of Minnesota and the threats that were made, and so
they're cobbling all of this together, but it's also exposing
a bigger brew haha, the anger that people are feeling
in the country about insurance companies, about the way medical
care is being delivered, the expense of it. And so
this is sort of, you know, as Larry said earlier
(03:02):
in the program, this guy kind of achieved his goal
by making this such a topic that's being debated so
hotly even more.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Well, right, it's also been rather disturbing, I think to
see some of the posts on social media almost celebrating
this killing. I mean, he was a man, a father
of two, hill Larry in the marriage. But you know, well,
it's still a fellow human being at this point, and
I think a lot of that is lost when you
get to social media and some of the posts that
(03:29):
are out there.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Yes, this is very dehumanizing.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
I agree with you, it is. They're awful, some of
the posts. But it does expose an anger in this country.
And I think every one of us has had trouble
with an insurance company, and I know stories, almost heartless
stories of people that needed treatment and couldn't get it
because their insurance company either either didn't cover it or
(03:53):
didn't cover enough of it. So you can see the
raw emotion that someone might have. There's no excuse for
what this man did, but still you can understand the
anger in this country.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Yeah, but Larry, you've covered them for years. The protests
that we see in the UK are often you know,
someone gets a pie in the face, right, how many
of those have we all covered? And like, okay, that's
a terrible physical assault as well, But clearly this is
taking it to a whole new level.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
Yeah, but the pie in the face. It's almost the
first step because it shows a chink in the armor
of security if they can get that close.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Yep, and a lot of fortune five hundred companies right
now are reviewing security plans. We know that other healthcare
companies have scrubbed their websites of executive profiles, taking down
photos and background information, trying to avoid a repeat here.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Rory O'Neil, WR National Correspondent, thank you so much. You're
a wealth of information. I hope to talk to you
again next week.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Thank Larry, Thank Laura, take care.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Thank you have a great weekend. I agree with him.
I think they've known who this guy is for a
couple of days now, and they're just not going to
release it. I've covered so many cases, and you know
they know who it is. You know they know who
it is, But why tell you that it doesn't serve
them any purpose to.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Release They'll release the name when it will be helpful.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
When it's helpful to them, or they're going to release
the name when they called them. That's how it normally happens. Next,
we're going to go to Israel to check on the
fragile ceasefire and the situation that exploding in Syria. Now
it's like whack a mole. You deal with one area,
another one explodes.
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