Authorities say she echoed words connected to the murder when she allegedly said "delay, deny, depose, you people are next".

Summary

Briana Boston, 42, was charged with threatening a health insurance company after repeating words linked to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

During a recorded call with Blue Cross Blue Shield about a denied claim, Boston said, “Delay, deny, depose, you people are next,” echoing phrases engraved on bullet casings at Thompson’s murder scene.

Authorities allege she exploited the CEO’s homicide to make the threat.

Boston, a mother of three with no prior criminal record, was arrested and held on $100,000 bail amidst warnings of potential copycat incidents targeting healthcare executives.

  • iAvicenna@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    they will try to make an example of her hoping they will subdue people into obedience by fear

    • nepenthes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 days ago

      I’m going to start hitting the contact us button every time and complain. Shame to see this from a public broadcaster.

      Edit:

      image is of verification that I complained

      • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        13 days ago

        Holy crap i didn’t even notice. I feel like swipe typing is getting worse or maybe I’m just getting worse at it then again e and w are right next to each other

        • Lemminary@lemmy.world
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          13 days ago

          It’s definitely getting worse. SwiftKey used to be great at precocious predicting word’s words.

          Yep Too many exalted examples here. I’m leaving them all in.

          • oo1@lemmings.worldEnglish
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            12 days ago

            ‘Eggcorn’ is a linguistics term for a new word or phrase that is slightly different to an older one- substituting words that sound smilar- yet still makes sense and has a similar meaning to the older term, for example:

            • eggcorn, (acorn)
            • mute point (moot),
            • free rein (reign - I think reign is older version?),
            • towing the line (toe)

            Sometimes the eggcorns make more sense to modern speakers than the older term and it may eventually usurp them entirely. I don’t think many peple know what a ‘moot’ is anymore. If ‘mute’ makes more sense to more people it’s likely to grow in popularity.

            I don’t know why linguists chose ‘eggcorn’ as the eponym; I’m sure I’ve never actually heard anyone say “eggcorn” to mean “acorn” - apart from me since I learnt about this phenomenon.

    • Primer - Zip@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      13 days ago

      Those are the killer’s words… whether Mangione is the killer is another story. not that I think this woman should be in jail either; it’s absolutely ridiculous that she is. The reporting is fairly objective though as far as I can tell.

    • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      I’d argue that the word are unarguably the killer’s. After all, they were written on the bullet cases that were used to kill the guy.

      Whether or not Luigi is the killer is still being decided by the courts. If they had said the words were Luigi’s, there would be an issue. But they didn’t say that; They said “CEO killer” instead, which simply attributes the words to whoever killed the dude.

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Every other outlet I’ve seen hasn’t mentioned “you people are next”, the lede couldn’t get more buried.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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    14 days ago

    A Health Insurance company denies your medical claims threatening your health and your life = good business

    A frustrated house wife who can’t afford health care threatens a billion dollar corporation = jail

      • forrgott@lemm.ee
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        14 days ago

        Bullshit. Who has the power? Yes. But fuck no, that is not “collective priority”. Until people learn to with together, collective priority is utterly meaningless.

        This is the same shit billionaires use to justify their existence.

        • 4lan@lemmy.world
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          13 days ago

          After seeing how the healthcare companies are reacting to this, unfortunately I don’t think anything will change until there are more killings

        • john89@lemmy.ca
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          13 days ago

          I disagree. Most of us do our small part to support the idea that those who have more deserve more, and those who have less deserve less in our everyday social interactions.

  • GroundedGator@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    I wonder what would happen if everyone with a united healthcare policy started calling to ask questions about their policies. Questions about coverage, deductible, and costs. No threats, or anything that could be seen as one. Just occasional calls to check on coverage, maybe get pre-approval.

    Of course if you ever get a denial, you should absolutely dispute it.

  • Chip_Rat@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    I’d love to know what she was denied. While I’m guessing it’s regular bullshit if it was something serious then it’s the health insurance company that is threatening her and doing her harm.

    But this is fucking stupid. That judge should have to spend the same amount of time in jail as she ends up doing and she should sue. She should be charged with uttering threats or whatever, but there is ZERO reason she should be stuck with $100,000 bail. She is not a threat, even IF (big if) she did make one.

  • LouNeko@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    The problem is that people up top don’t even have a concept understanding of ‘nothing to lose’ because they always had something. Money, family, opportunities, reputation, they don’t understand what it feels to truly have nothing but your body, and even then they want to take that away from you too. There’s a difference between dying alone from untreated, unmedicated cancer in your cold apartment or making your voice be heard and being throw into jail. What are court fees other than a drop in a overflowing bucket of medical dept for a terminally ill person? Terminal not by nature but by denial of proper care. The US really needs a constitutional amendment that protects basic human rights of Nourishment, Shelter, Warmth, Sleep, Health and Social Interaction from capitalistic exploitation.

  • ohellidk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    14 days ago

    Making threats just tells them what the plans are. Move in silence, and do what needs to be done. You wouldn’t tell (or imply to) a cop that you’re planning on robbing a store, because they would expect it and act accordingly.

    STFU Fridays!

  • meyotch@slrpnk.net
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    13 days ago

    I googled the latest news on her (my mistake, right?).

    There isn’t anything newer than 24 hours old. I guess they are making her sit in jail over the weekend?

    Does anyone have any better info sources? I don’t think we should let this disappear.