On December 5, the New York City Police Department released two surveillance photos to a person of interest investigating the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan last week. These were the clearest images yet of the alleged gunman, who was wearing a green hoodie and a black face mask, before police detained 26-year-old Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s restaurant in Pennsylvania on Monday and then arrested him on firearms charges.
It was rejected due to the great interest in the crime that depicted its perpetrator as A “Folk hero” Reddit sleuths went into fashion identification mode, concluding that the flap pockets on the chest and trucker silhouette could belong to a particular Levi’s hoodie, which was then on sale on Macy’s website.
according to TMZ reportsthe $225 olive green blazer began “flying off the shelves,” selling more than 700 units in 48 hours, per a “product popularity widget” on Macy’s website; As of Tuesday, the retailer’s page lists the jacket as Not currently available. Online and in real life, users pretend to dress like the alleged suspect. There was “Similar deadly competition.” It was held in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park, the same location where a similar rally by Timothée Chalamet had recently been held and which inspired a number of similar events. in Viral skit on TikToka mother implores her young son – a popular stand-up comedian – to go back inside and change his clothes because he looks like the suspect: “No, no green jacket, no hood! This is serious now!”
As each new detail about the case emerges, a new batch of related merchandise also appears on online retail marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and TikTok Shop.
When authorities announced that ammunition casings found near where Thompson was shot were labeled with the words “deny,” “defend,” and “deposit” — a possible reference to the oft-cited phrase “delay, deny, defend.” , which describes practices used by insurance companies to deny or postpone claims. Washington mail I mentioned That a group of items made by the manufacturer and printed with that phrase — including T-shirts, hats, holiday sweaters and “wine glasses” — appeared on Amazon, and that the retailer removed the items after being contacted by the newspaper. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also owns mail.)
