Sources tell Fox News that the gray backpack linked to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson contains a jacket and Monopoly money, but no gun.
The gray backpack linked to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which authorities found dumped in Central Park, has reportedly yielded a piece of clothing and some Monopoly money, but no gun. Police sources told Fox News on Sunday that the backpack, which was discovered in Central Park West on Friday, contained a jacket and Monopoly money. Sources said the gun used in the murder was not in the bag, prompting dive teams to check the water around Central Park.
Thompson was walking towards a Midtown hotel when the masked suspect opened fire from behind and then fled the scene. Police believe that the gunman left New York City on a bus the same day. Police have not officially confirmed that the newly-found backpack was the same one that the suspect wore during the murder, which was captured by a surveillance camera.
Retired FBI agent Scott Duffey told Fox News Digital it will be taken to a lab in Queens for forensic testing, where it will undergo trace evidence processing. ' a process for hair, fibers DNA,' Duffey explained Saturday. 'If he holds his hand against the strap and tightens the buckle like most of us do, that is where DNA most likely can be found. And zippers.
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