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When the footage of the deed first came out, it was very quick and cold. It almost looked it was done by a professional. The target is Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealth, a major health insurance company set on a path of multiple strategic mergers and acquisitions.
The images show his face in difficult lighting conditions from a very unnatural high angle in both images and smiling ear to ear in one of them. He is still wearing his hoodie, which is obfuscating a good portion of his visage, including his hairstyle, ears and neck. Despite some popular misconceptions, facial recognition AI is going to have a hard time ID’ing someone from such pics alone. It’s a very imprecise tool that is prone to error and can’t be relied upon as much as the hype would have you believe.
So to help identify him, the police publicize the images in hopes to get the public to provide more information. But not even his family or friends could recognize him from these images. Now the only hope is that there will be a crucial tip based on his profile that will lead to his arrest.
What’s more important than a suspect’s face? It is their profile. Their general height, build, skin tone, types of clothes they’re wearing, accessories, hats, glasses, bags… Similar manhunts in the past were relying on the same tactic – not advanced algorithms, but combing through every surveillance camera available and good old fashioned profiling.
In this particular instance, even though he seems to have been going for a gray man outfit, I find a couple of things that make him stand out even in New York City.
The first thing that sticks out the most is the backpack. He chose the most unique looking backpack imaginable, although I might understand a few reasons why. The bag seems to be the gray variant of PeakDesign Everyday Backpack. This is a $300 bag that is marketed primarily to influencers, photographers and techies. It’s usually featured as a camera bag.
SOURCES
[0] https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/newsroom/2024/2024-11-26-uhg-to-host-2024-investor-conference.html
[1] https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/sciencepolicy/blog/racial-discrimination-face-recognition-technology
[2] https://www.peakdesign.com/products/everyday-backpack?Size=20L&Color=Charcoal
[3] https://6abc.com/post/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-update-manhunt-goes-nationwide-police-learn-suspect-murder-brian-thompson-left-nyc-bus/15626563/
[4] https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-b5ff640798d799271ddd8db9f3d2a20e
[5] https://6abc.com/post/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-nypd-checking-suspected-shooter-brian-thompson-left-nyc-bus/15625340/
[6] https://6abc.com/post/unitedhealthcare-ceo-killed-timeline-events-led-fatal-shooting-brian-thompson-outside-midtown-hilton-hotel/15630118/
[7] https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect/story?id=116460289
[8] https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-believes-unitedhealthcare-ceo-assassin-left-new-york-city-bus-morning-shooting
[9] https://abc7ny.com/post/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shot-what-know-masked-gunman-killed-brian-thompson-outside-new-york-hilton/15622866/
[10] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/new-video-shows-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-s-assassin-on-phone-moments-before-murder/ar-AA1vkeyo
[11] https://6abc.com/post/unitedhealthcare-ceo-killer-update-nypd-detectives-follow-leads-atlanta-amid-manhunt-murder-brian-thompson/15629943/
[12] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/09/brian-thompson-shooting-suspect-mayor
[13] https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-eaee0b7d31b319f42e0cf7f2f7badfb1
[14] https://abcnews.go.com/US/hearts-broken-unitedhealth-group-speaks-after-ceo-brian/story?id=116515711
[15] https://www.msn.com/en-us/crime/general/unitedhealthcare-ceo-s-assassin-had-monopoly-money-stuffed-in-backpack-in-latest-clue/ar-AA1vuxAg#
[16] https://apnews.com/live/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-updates-day-6
[17] https://6abc.com/shooting-man-shot-midtown-manhattan/15622871/
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