Internet searches for the book "Delay, Deny, Defend" spiked after authorities discovered that bullets that killed UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson had been engraved with the three words.
Searches for "delay deny defend book" began spiking around 6 a.m. Thursday, and after a brief dip, have continued to rise in the hours since, according to Google Trends. Related searches included "delay deny defend meaning" and "bullet," which saw a smaller but increased search patterns around the same time.
