A backpack full of monopoly money found during the hunt for the killer

Authorities searching for a suspect in the execution of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO have found a backpack filled with Monopoly money that may have belonged to him, as they released the clearest photos yet of the alleged killer.

The New York Police Department on Saturday released a photo of a backpack found the day before in Central Park that they believe belongs to the suspect.

Inside the Peak Design backpack was a Tommy Hilfiger jacket and a stack of Monopoly money, according to CNN– Although without weapons. Police are still looking for the e-bike on which the attacker fled the scene.

The NYPD also released two new photos of a person of interest in the case, providing some of the clearest, if partially obscured, pictures of the person responsible for the manhunt.

One photo showed a man wearing a medical mask sitting in what appeared to be the back of a cab, while another showed a man outside the car wearing a mask and a dark down jacket. Police said they have not yet identified the suspect.

The investigation stretched into a fifth day after a suspect fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson multiple times outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday. The 9mm shell casings left at the scene contained the words “deny,” “defend” and “reset,” echoing the title of a 2010 book that detailed why insurance companies denied insurance claims.

Police have since been able to trace some of the suspect’s movements, pinning him to a bus terminal on the outskirts of the city, where he is believed to have fled New York.

According to CNN, they also collected some evidence that they believe could help narrow down the identity of the suspect. Some of them include photos released Thursday showing the suspect with his mask down and smiling; mobile phone burner; a partial fingerprint from a Starbucks water bottle; and a video recording of his escape route.

“Let him continue to believe he can hide behind a mask,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday. “We will find out who he is and bring him to justice.”