A “conspiracy theory” about UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shooter has caused quite the ruckus on social media — especially since the words came from a lawyer who’s been in the business for 39 years.
David Betras shared a video on TikTok about his belief that the suspect caught on camera — now seemingly identified as ex-Ivy League student Luigi Mangione — was not the true killer.
Highlights
- Lawyer David Betras proposes ex-Ivy League student might not be the real killer.
- David questions killer's calm behavior and ability to plan meticulously yet be caught on camera.
- David suggests killer hired a decoy for distraction, creating reasonable doubt online.
After listening to his reasoning, commenters were convinced David was on to something big.
A seasoned lawyer has shared a “conspiracy theory” regarding the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, and it’s stirred up a lot of conversation on TikTok
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“I’m no conspiracy theorist,” is the first thing David says in the video, which has garnered more than 300K likes and 25K comments.
But to him, it seemed strange that the murderer had so meticulously planned everything out, but ended up being “sloppy” enough for cameras to capture his face.
Another question he kept in mind was: why had the suspect so calmly left his hotel and gone to get a drink at Starbucks when he was about to commit such a serious crime?
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“We never saw the actual shooter’s face. And the shooter knew the CEO’s schedule,” David observed, causing him to label this case as a very “cold, calculated m****r.”
The killer additionally knew how to handle a gun and had access to a silencer before walking — instead of running — away from the scene.
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“Most people that do rage killings… they run, they fire,” he said.
This, according to David, potentially means that the “true killer hired someone to wear clothing like his, to go to a hostel, to go to Starbucks, and to throw the police off the trail.”
This “conspiracy theory” had a lot of sound reasoning behind it, according to viewers
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David had many TikTok users talking.
“You’re creating reasonable doubt; I love it,” one comment read.
“I think the guy at Starbucks was a decoy,” another wrote. “I agree with you.”
A third suspected, “I think the feds’ only evidence is the evidence that he allows them to have.”
A person of interest has now been taken into custody
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Authorities have now identified the shooter who killed Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, December 4 — 26-year-old Luigi Mangione.
Allegedly, his main motive was his personal experiences with the healthcare system, which many netizens suspected before his name was revealed.
According to AP News, he left his hostel well before dawn, at around 5:30AM, before arriving at the Hilton Hotel, where UnitedHealth Group was holding its annual investor conference.
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Thompson arrived alone and was shot at 6:44AM.
Luigi left the scene but was caught by security cameras as he rode away on his bike.
Internet sleuths added to the mystery of whether Thompson's killer was the one caught on camera
