The assassination of Brian Thompson, the powerful CEO of UnitedHealthcare has shocked corporate America. Thompson was gunned down in broad daylight on December 4 outside the Midtown Hilton Hotel, in Manhattan, where he was set to later address investors. In a premeditated attack, the killer, wearing a mask and wielding a silenced pistol, fired three shots at Thompson from behind, before cycling off into Central Park to escape. Five days later, police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania for the murder. Mangione suffered debilitating back pain for many years but the media’s suggestion that his motive was borne out of a frustration with healthcare providers over his own condition is unlikely, as he was from a wealthy family.