Merch Glorifying United Healthcare CEO's Killer Sold Online

T-shirts, mugs, stickers and other merchandise related to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson are being sold online, reports NBC.

These items can be purchased on Etsy, TikTok Shop, eBay, and Redbubble.

These platforms host hundreds of ads for the sale of T-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, mugs, and even fake bullets and Christmas decorations with the words Deny, Defend and DeposeWhen officers examined the scene of Thompson's murder, they found inscriptions on the shell casings. delay и denyThese terms are often used by insurance companies when rejecting customer claims.

Some products feature images of the shooter taken from the original shooting video.

Recall that UnitedHealthcare CEO Thompson was killed December 4 near the New York Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan, New York.

Assassin It turned out to be a 'supernormal' graduate of the prestigious university Luigi MangioneHe was charged with murder on December 9.

The shooting has generated a lot of buzz online, with many people openly supporting the killing.

The attack on Thompson and the shooter's message were widely interpreted as a commentary on the state of the health insurance industry, with many people sharing stories of coverage denials, abuse, and financial hardships they faced in the system.

Request for violence

Most online sellers print on products immediately after receiving orders.

The free print-on-demand industry continues to thrive despite copyright infringement. Many of the products simply contain messages left by the killer on the bullet casings.

On the subject: The insurance company secretly spied on the client using a drone, and then canceled his policy

Other designs more explicitly glorify or encourage violence. Some of the designs include guillotines, guns, and target symbols.

Etsy, Redbubble, TikTok Shop and eBay are banning the sale of products that glorify violence.

"eBay's policy does not prohibit the sale of items with the phrase 'Deny. Defend. Depose.' However, items that glorify or incite violence, including those that glorify the recent murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson, are prohibited," an eBay spokesperson said.

The items range in price from $2,99 ​​to more than $70. One seller said he plans to donate all proceeds to a charity that helps people pay medical bills.

Superhero design for a killer

The graphic designer for one of the merch versions, Michael, mentioned the nickname that some people online have started using to refer to the shooter: The Adjuster.

"If we're going to give him a cool superhero name, I think he needs a cool superhero logo," Michael concluded in the video.

He flipped and redesigned the UnitedHealthcare logo, adding A and words Deny, Defend and Depose.

Michael sells the design on two different t-shirts and two sweatshirts on Etsy. He received more than two dozen orders in less than 24 hours. It is his best-selling design.

“I personally don’t support violence, but I am outraged that their entire business is making money off of people suffering and dying,” Michael said of the health insurance industry and the reasons he created the design. “I think health care should be free. A lot of people think so too. We are tired of nothing being done.”

He was not at all surprised that the printing industry was profiting from what he called the "anti-capitalist movement."

Michael admitted that he was inspired to create the design after seeing a flood of content on TikTok. People imagine the shooter as both a hero and a criminal.

"I always wondered why people supported guys who robbed trains. Then you realize how corrupt the banks are, and then it all makes sense," Michael concluded. "It says something about society: we can identify with a murderer more than we can with a billionaire and his family."