1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Crime Alard hourly update breaking crime news Now, I'm Jennifer Gould. 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: The hunt for the gunmen responsible for the killing of 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: United Health Group CEO Brian Thompson continues As new developments 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: emerge in the investigation. Authorities have released clearer images of 5 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: the assassin's face taken from surveillance cameras at a hostel 6 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: where he was reportedly staying with two others. Officials say 7 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: he paid in cash and used a fake New Jersey 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: driver's license when checking into the Upper West Side location, 9 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: but the pictures of the suspect are is as real 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: as it gets. You can see his eyes, nose, and mouth, 11 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: and it is visible he is smiling. Could they be 12 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: enough to finally though I D the killer? Thompson fifty, 13 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: was tragically gunned down on Wednesday morning outside the Hilton 14 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: Midtown Hotel in Manhattan. Surveillance footage captured the moment when 15 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: the mass assailant approached the CEO from behind. Armed with 16 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:05,479 Speaker 1: a handgun. The suspect shot Thompson multiple times, striking him 17 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: in the back and the calf. The gunman then took 18 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: off on foot before hopping onto a city bike and 19 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: escaping the scene. This driver witnessed the ambush and spoke 20 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 1: to pix eleven news. Thank you, shot at three times 21 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: and then he start running. 22 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 2: It was kid because my card was on and maybe 23 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 2: he's going. 24 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 3: To shooting me. 25 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: Authorities have since recovered several pieces of evidence believed to 26 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 1: have been dropped by the suspect during the escape, including 27 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: a cell phone, a candy wrapper, and a water bottle 28 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: found in a nearby alley. CNN reports that a fingerprint 29 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: was recovered from the water bottle, but investigators are still 30 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: trying to access that phone. The crime scene also yielded 31 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: live rounds and shell casings, which bore the mysterious inscriptions delay, Depose, 32 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: and Defend on them. It's also noted that the assassin 33 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: was wearing a distinctive gray backpack at the time of 34 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: the attack. That backpack, identified as a peak design everyday backpack, 35 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: is popular among photographers. This has led some to question 36 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: if the suspect may have a background in photography or media. 37 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: Allegations of insider trading against Thompson has also surfaced, adding 38 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: a potential financial motive to the mix. Moreover, his wife, 39 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: Paulette Thompson, has revealed that her husband had received threats 40 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: prior to the shooting. At the time of the attack, 41 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: Thompson was traveling with a security detail, but was alone 42 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: when the assassin struck. The details of Thompson's personal life 43 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: also point to additional potential motives. He and his estranged wife, Paulette, 44 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: were living in separate homes in Maple Grove, Minnesota, less 45 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: than a mile apart. Maple Grove police also say that 46 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: very home was the target of a bomb scare around 47 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: seven in the morning the very same day the executive 48 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: was slain, but the email threat turned out to be 49 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: a hoax. The NYPD has issued a ten thousand dollars 50 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of 51 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: the suspect. Authorities are urging anyone with knowledge of the 52 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: case to please come forward. Information can be provided to 53 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: the NYPD Crime Stoppers tip line. It's one eight hundred 54 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: and five seven seven tips. 55 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 3: I'm Nicole Parton. The FBI has become involved in the 56 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 3: case of Hannah Kobayashi, who has been reported missing after 57 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 3: her mother uncovered indications that Hannah may have participated in 58 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 3: a clandestine marriage for financial gain. The mother subsequently provided 59 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 3: relevant documents to investigators as the family intensifies their search 60 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 3: for their daughter. Recent developments regard Kobayashi's potential involvement in 61 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 3: an immigration scam surfaced after LAPD chief Jim McDonell revealed 62 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 3: that investigators traced her to Mexico, where she was captured 63 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 3: on video entering the country alone with her luggage on 64 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 3: November twelve, just four days after her arrival at Los 65 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 3: Angeles International Airport. Sources say that Kobayashi may have been 66 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 3: deceived out of the funds from an alleged immigration scheme, 67 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 3: which might have been orchestrated by her former boyfriend. This 68 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 3: partner had traveled with Kobayashi from Maui on November eight, 69 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: and they arrived at LAX with intentions to board a 70 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 3: connecting flight to New York City. Also on the plane 71 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 3: was Kobayashi's secret spouse, Alan Kakasi, and Argentinian national whose 72 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 3: girlfriend Marianna was reportedly traveling alongside Kobayashi's ex This as 73 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 3: reported by the USA Today. The potential immigration fraud came 74 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 3: to light when Kobayashi's mother discovered immigration papers in her 75 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 3: daughter's Hawaii home which mentioned an immigration attorney. That attorney 76 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,239 Speaker 3: was not helpful to the mother set a source familiar 77 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 3: with the investigation, the family promptly reported the findings to 78 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 3: law enforcement, as stated by their attorney, Sarah Asari. On Tuesday, 79 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: LAPD Chief MacDonald declared Kobayashi quote a voluntary missing person 80 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 3: after the video evidence of her entering Mexico was uncovered 81 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 3: taken from a San Diego border crossing. This occurred twelve 82 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 3: days before her father, Ryan fifty three, seemingly jumped to 83 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 3: his death from a parking structure near the airport at LAX. 84 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 3: McDonell indicated that Kobayashi sought to quote disconnect from modern 85 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 3: connectivity and the LAPD does not suspect foul play in 86 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 3: her case. However, her family continues to press for clarity 87 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 3: from the department. Following McDonnell's press conference late Tuesday, the 88 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: family requested access to the video evidence of Kobayashi's border crossing, 89 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 3: expressing that they had not been aware of her tracked 90 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 3: by the LAPD on November twelve, after arriving in Los Angeles, 91 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 3: which was confirmed by a photo shared by California State 92 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 3: Attorney General Rob Bonta, Kobayashi was seen at the Grove 93 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 3: Shopping Center on November nine. She returned to the Grove 94 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 3: on November ten, where a video captured by a shopper 95 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 3: had shared on YouTube shows her attending a Lebron James 96 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 3: pop up event at a Nike store. A photo from 97 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 3: that event was also featured on Hannah's Instagram page that 98 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 3: same day. The LAPD released a missing person's poster for 99 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 3: her on November thirteen. 100 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 2: I'm Drew Neilson, A dangerous fugitive once it in Pennsylvania, 101 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 2: remains on the run as authority seek public help to 102 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: locate him. US Marshall Services offering a reward of up 103 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 2: to five five thousand dollars for information leading to the 104 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 2: arrest of twenty nine year old Giovanni Otero, accused of 105 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: murdering his ex girlfriend and burying her. Otero allegedly killed 106 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 2: twenty nine year old Melody Rivera in early November. Her 107 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: body was found in a shallow grave in northeast Philadelphia. 108 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 2: She had been bludgeoned to death. The two were last 109 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 2: seen together October thirty first, and Rivera's family reported her 110 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 2: missing soon after. Police say Otero and Rivera had a 111 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 2: dispute before her disappearance. This incident triggered the initial investigation 112 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 2: that ultimately led to the discovery of her body. Rob 113 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: Clark of the US Marshal Service tells WPVII they feel 114 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 2: the urgency of the case. 115 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 3: It's not a matter of if we're going to catch them, 116 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 3: it's a manner of when the family needs closure on 117 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 3: this case. 118 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: It's a horrific crime. 119 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 2: Giovanni Otero has an extensive criminal history, with records showing 120 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 2: he has been involved in criminal activity since he was twelve. 121 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 2: He was recently released from state prison on a firearms 122 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 2: offence and was on parole at the time of Rivera's murder. 123 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: The US Marshals consider Otero armed and dangerous his long 124 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 2: history of violent behavior. If you see Oto, do not 125 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 2: approach him. The last known sighting of Otero was October thirty, 126 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 2: first he was seen with Rivera. He's black, five ten 127 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 2: one seventy five, black hair, brown eyes, tattoos covering both 128 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 2: of his hands. He also had a dagger tattoo behind 129 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 2: his left ear. He is known to use the alias Gozer. 130 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 2: Deputy Clark says, quote, we are hoping the public can 131 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 2: provide information that will assist us in removing this lifelong 132 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 2: criminal from Society. Anyone with information is urged to contact 133 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 2: the US Marshals at eight sixty six, eight sixty five tips. 134 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 2: For the latest crime and justice news, follow Crime Alert 135 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 2: hourly update on your favorite podcast app with this crime Alert. 136 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 2: I'm Drew Nelson.