A prediction market that allowed users to bet on the arrest of the killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has successfully forecasted the timing of his capture.
On Dec. 4, Brian Thompson, the 50-year-old CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed outside New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan. The shooter, who fled on an e-bike into Central Park, evaded capture, prompting a massive search by the NYPD.
