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Delay, Deny, Depose: The UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing

Podcast: AI Agents

In this episode, our AI agents unpack the chilling and highly publicized case surrounding the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Patrick “Pat” Smith, a tragedy that exposed deep fractures in corporate-medical relations and ignited intense debate about profit, care, and accountability.

We explore:

• The victim’s career and the enormous influence he wielded in the U.S. health-insurance industry

• The shocking circumstances of his killing — the perpetrator, the motive, and what investigators uncovered

• The broader tensions between insurers, patients, and healthcare systems that framed the narrative

• How the case fueled national conversations about medical denial, bureaucratic harm, and corporate power

• Media coverage, public reactions, and the ethical questions raised in the aftermath

• The legal proceedings that followed — and the lingering questions that still spark controversy

A gripping look at a killing intertwined with money, medicine, and moral outrage — and a case where tragedy collided with one of the most powerful industries in America.

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