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| image = Luigi Mangione arrest photo 9 December 2024 (3x4 cropped).jpg | |||
| caption = Mangione following his arrest on December 9, 2024 | | caption = Mangione following his arrest on December 9, 2024 | ||
| alt = Close-up of Luigi Mangione in a |
| alt = Close-up of Luigi Mangione in a black jacket | ||
| birth_name = Luigi Nicholas Mangione | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|05|06}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|05|06}} | ||
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<!-- according to police report --><ref>{{Cite web |last=The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |date=2024-12-09 |title=mangione12-9-24 |url=https://archive.org/details/mangione12-9-24/mode/1up |access-date=2024-12-27}}</ref> | |||
| criminal_status = Incarcerated at ] without bond | | criminal_status = Incarcerated at ] without bond | ||
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⚫ | '''Luigi Nicholas Mangione''' ( |
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⚫ | '''Luigi Nicholas Mangione''' ({{IPAc-en|l|u|'|i:|dʒ|i|_|,|m|ae|n|dZ|i|'|ou|n|i|audio=en-us-Luigi Mangione.oga}} {{respell|loo|EE|jee|_|MAN|jee|OH|nee}};<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P48PLLKKpfs&t=2s |title=Full interview: Luigi Mangione's former classmate speaks out |date=December 9, 2024 |last=Wey |first=Corey |publisher=] |time=00:02 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Pic0inu-s&t=11s |title=Nino Mangione - Maryland Delegate District 42 |date=2022-09-19 |publisher=Republican Women Baltimore County |time=00:11 |access-date=2024-12-19 |via=YouTube}}</ref> born May 6, 1998) is an American man who was identified as the suspect in the ], the ] of ]. | ||
⚫ | Mangione was arrested and ] in ], on December 9, 2024.<ref name=" |
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⚫ | Mangione was arrested and ] in ], on December 9, 2024.<ref name="Rubin-2024">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=April |date=2024-12-09 |title=Who is Luigi Mangione, person of interest in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/12/09/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-altoona |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref> After waiving ] in Pennsylvania, he appeared in a federal court in New York City on December 19.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauman |first=Ali |last2=Rozner |first2=Lisa |last3=Gainer |first3=Alice |last4=Zanger |first4=Jesse |date=2024-12-20 |title=Luigi Mangione faces federal murder, stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO - CBS New York |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-luigi-mangione-extradition-hearing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221031715/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-luigi-mangione-extradition-hearing/ |archive-date=December 21, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref> On December 23, Mangione was arraigned in the ] and pleaded not guilty to his state charges.<ref name="Debusmann-2024" /> Mangione has been ] on eleven state charges and faces four federal charges. These include ],{{efn|name=NYmurder}} murder in furtherance of ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schonfield |first=Zach |date=December 19, 2024 |title=Federal prosecutors bring 4 charges against Luigi Mangione |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5049025-murder-charge-healthcare-ceo/ |work=The Hill}}</ref><ref name="Romero-2024" /> The federal murder by firearm charge makes him eligible for the ],<ref name="ABC News-2024" /> although federal prosecutors have yet to indicate if they will pursue it.<ref name="Biase-2024">{{Cite press release |title=Luigi Mangione Charged With The Stalking And Murder Of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson And Use Of A Silencer In A Crime Of Violence. |date=December 19, 2024 |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/luigi-mangione-charged-stalking-and-murder-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-and-use |last1=Biase |first1=Nicholas |last2=Wratchford |first2=Shelby |access-date=2024-12-22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223034944/https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/luigi-mangione-charged-stalking-and-murder-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-and-use |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |agency=United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York}}</ref>{{efn|name=FedCapitalJury}} | ||
⚫ | Since his arrest, Mangione has received support online, with some celebrating him as a ].<ref>{{ |
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⚫ | Since his arrest, Mangione has received support online, with some celebrating him as a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ax |first=Joseph |last2=McKay |first2=Rich |last3=Brooks |first3=Brad |title=Luigi Mangione was charged with murder - then donations started pouring in |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/luigi-mangione-was-charged-with-murder-then-donations-started-pouring-2024-12-12/ |access-date=20 December 2024 |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Saric |first=Ivana |date=10 December 2024 |title=How the internet cheered the UnitedHealth shooting suspect as a folk hero |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/12/10/luigi-mangione-unitedhealth-ceo-internet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213112843/https://www.axios.com/2024/12/10/luigi-mangione-unitedhealth-ceo-internet |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=20 December 2024 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref> Opinion polls found a majority of American adult respondents held a negative view toward Mangione, with younger respondents and liberals more likely to support him.<ref name="Frankovic-2024" /><ref name="Rascius-2024" /> The support Mangione has generated has been connected to negative views of the ] and harmful claim denial practices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Luhby |first=Tami |last2=Duffy |first2=Clare |date=2024-12-06 |title=Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO prompts flurry of stories on social media over denied insurance claims |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/business/insurance-claim-denials-unitedhealthcare-ceo/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206185135/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/business/insurance-claim-denials-unitedhealthcare-ceo/index.html |archive-date=December 6, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deaths due to Willful Systemic Failings are Violent, Too |url=https://pnhp.org/news/deaths-due-to-willful-systemic-failings-are-violent-too/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226031426/https://pnhp.org/news/deaths-due-to-willful-systemic-failings-are-violent-too/ |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Physicians for a National Health Program |language=en-US}}</ref> The case has spurred growing calls for ].<ref name="Weixel-2024">{{Cite news |last=Weixel |first=Nathaniel |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Will anger at health insurers spur action? Democrats pessimistic |url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5040261-congress-health-insurance-reform/ |access-date=December 23, 2024 |work=The Hill}}</ref> | ||
==Family background== | ==Family background== | ||
Mangione was born in ],<ref name=" |
Mangione was born in ],<ref name="Smith-2024">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Justin |last2=Fenton |first2=Brenna |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione's sprawling family found success after patriarch's rise |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangione-family-baltimore-towson-GPRMNCATXRGDJAUZXJQO6RHSHU/ |access-date=December 13, 2024 |website=The Baltimore Banner |language=en}}</ref> on May 6, 1998,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winton |first=Richard |last2=Castleman |first2=Terry |last3=Solis |first3=Nathan |last4=Hernandez |first4=Salvador |last5=Lin |first5=Summer |last6=Harter |first6=Clara |date=2024-12-09 |title=Suspect in CEO killing is charged with murder. Records show he had California ties |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-09/united-healthcare-ceo-arrest-california-new-york-pennsylvania |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> to Kathleen ({{née|Zannino}}) and Louis Mangione.<ref name="Parker">{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Jessica |last2=Pigliucci |first2=Cai |date=14 December 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione: Tracing the privileged Baltimore family roots of suspected CEO killer |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl3jkjxp75o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215165253/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl3jkjxp75o |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |access-date=December 15, 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Parker-2024">{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Jessica |last2=Sheerin |first2=Jude |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione charged with murdering healthcare CEO in New York |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2zwqqr1ro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210061237/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2zwqqr1ro |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=December 10, 2024 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="Sisak-2024">{{Cite news |last=Sisak |first=Michael R. |last2=Scolford |first2=Mark |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse |url=https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-c68d0328f278d85fcf201ae89f634098 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241211041603/https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-c68d0328f278d85fcf201ae89f634098 |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 10, 2024 |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> He has two sisters: MariaSanta and Luciana.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Limehouse |first=Jonathan |date=Dec 13, 2024 |title=NYPD official indicates that Mangione's family did not send in any tips |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/12/luigi-mangione-united-healthcare-ceo-shot-tips-nypd/76943359007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215191224/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/12/luigi-mangione-united-healthcare-ceo-shot-tips-nypd/76943359007/ |archive-date=December 15, 2024 |access-date=December 19, 2024 |work=USA Today}}</ref> | ||
Mangione belongs to an ] local family of Italian descent.<ref name="Parker |
Mangione belongs to an ] local family of Italian descent.<ref name="Parker" /> His paternal grandfather, ], was born to poor ] immigrant parents in the ] neighborhood of ];<ref name="Parker" /> he had 10 children (five sons and five daughters) and 37 grandchildren,<ref name="Smith-2024" /><ref name="Shoaib-2024">{{Cite web |last=Shoaib |first=Alia |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Who Is Luigi Mangione's Father? Louis Mangione Is Wealthy Country Club Owner |url=https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-louis-father-wealthy-1999684 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226022718/https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-louis-father-wealthy-1999684 |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |access-date=26 December 2024 |website=Newsweek}}</ref> one of whom (a cousin of Luigi) is ], a member of the ].<ref name="Qin-2024">{{Cite web |last=Qin |first=Amy |date=December 11, 2024 |title=The Prominent Maryland Family of the Suspect in the C.E.O. Killing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/us/mangione-family-shooting-suspect.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222154713/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/us/mangione-family-shooting-suspect.html |archive-date=December 22, 2024 |access-date=26 December 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> After Nicholas Mangione's death, his children took over his businesses;<ref name="Qin-2024" /> Luigi's father, Louis, now runs the Mangione Family Enterprises.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Sabrina |date=2003-09-04 |title=Family Makes Resort Its Turf: Business Cools Off, But Not Mangiones' Development Plans |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/09/04/family-makes-resort-its-turf/71d7e88a-9e80-48b8-b054-36d025603df9/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210005547/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/09/04/family-makes-resort-its-turf/71d7e88a-9e80-48b8-b054-36d025603df9/ |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=The Washington Post}}</ref> The family also owns Hayfields Country Club, Turf Valley Resort, ], the ] radio station, as well as the Mangione Family Foundation.<ref name="Smith-2024" /><ref name="Shoaib-2024" /> | ||
==Education and career== | ==Education and career== | ||
Mangione attended ], an all-boys private school in Baltimore, where he graduated as ] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilgannon |first=Corey |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione, Suspect in C.E.O.'s Killing, Attended Elite Institutions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/who-is-luigi-mangione.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241210015246/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/who-is-luigi-mangione.html |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> Mangione received a ] (BSE) in ] |
Mangione attended ], an all-boys private school in Baltimore, where he graduated as ] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilgannon |first=Corey |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione, Suspect in C.E.O.'s Killing, Attended Elite Institutions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/who-is-luigi-mangione.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241210015246/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/who-is-luigi-mangione.html |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> Mangione received a ] (BSE) in ] and a ] (MSE) in ] from the ] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Loria |first=Michael |last2=Kenning |first2=Chris |date=2024-12-09 |title='Shocked and devastated': Family of suspected United Healthcare killer speaks out |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/09/family-of-suspected-ceo-killer-speaks-out/76875436007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210080307/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/09/family-of-suspected-ceo-killer-speaks-out/76875436007/ |archive-date=2024-12-10 |access-date=December 15, 2024 |work=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mather |first=Katie |date=December 10, 2024 |title=What we know about Luigi Mangione, 26-year-old charged with murder in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/what-we-know-about-luigi-mangione-26-year-old-charged-with-murder-in-unitedhealthcare-ceos-killing-224033772.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214052546/https://www.yahoo.com/news/what-we-know-about-luigi-mangione-26-year-old-charged-with-murder-in-unitedhealthcare-ceos-killing-224033772.html |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> His undergraduate studies included a ] in ], and his graduate curriculum was concentrated in ].<ref><!--A student newspaper is reliable here under WP:RSSM because Mangione was a student of this school-->{{Cite web |last=Binday |first=Ben |last2=Bartlett |first2=Katie |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Here's what we know about the Penn graduate charged with murder of healthcare CEO |url=https://www.thedp.com/article/2024/12/penn-united-healthcare-shooting-luigi-mangione-charged |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=] |type=student newspaper}}</ref> He was a ] intern with the video game company ] from May 2016 to August 2017 while he was an undergraduate student.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Alleged UHC Shooter Once Interned At Civ Studio |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alleged-uhc-shooter-once-interned-at-civ-studio/1100-6528337/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213204157/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alleged-uhc-shooter-once-interned-at-civ-studio/1100-6528337/ |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=17 December 2024 |website=GameSpot}}</ref> | ||
Mangione began to work remotely in November 2020<ref>{{Cite web | |
Mangione began to work remotely in November 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tsui |first=Karina |last2=Almasy |first2=Steve |last3=Rose |first3=Andy |last4=Miller |first4=John |last5=Gingras |first5=Brynn |last6=Scannell |first6=Kara |date=December 12, 2024 |title=He cut off some loved ones for months. Now, suspect Luigi Mangione faces mounting evidence in health care CEO's killing |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-thursday-hnk/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213003508/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-thursday-hnk/index.html |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=December 13, 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> as a ] for ], a car retailing website company headquartered in ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Jaelyn |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Former TrueCar employee linked to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO |url=https://www.cbtnews.com/former-truecar-employee-linked-to-murder-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo/ |access-date=December 13, 2024 |website=CBT News |language=en-US}}</ref> His employment there ended at some point during 2023, according to the company. His last known residence was in ], Hawaii.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katersky |first=Aaron |last2=Crudele |first2=Mark |last3=Margolin |first3=Josh |last4=Deliso |first4=Meredith |date=December 11, 2024 |title=What we know about Luigi Mangione, Ivy League grad charged in CEO's murder |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect/story?id=116460289 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214023304/https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect/story?id=116460289 |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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==Alleged role in the killing of Brian Thompson== | ||
{{Broader|Killing of Brian Thompson}} | {{Broader|Killing of Brian Thompson}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
⚫ | ], CEO of the ] company ], was ] in ], New York City, on December{{nbsp}}4, 2024. The shooting occurred early in the morning outside an entrance to the ] hotel.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Halpert |first=Madeline |date=December 4, 2024 |title=Brian Thompson: United Healthcare CEO fatally shot outside Manhattan hotel |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv3dnm64vlo |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204154011if_/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv3dnm64vlo |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher=] |location=]}}</ref> Thompson was in the city to attend an annual investors' meeting for UnitedHealthcare's parent company ]. The suspect, initially described as a white man wearing a mask, fled the scene.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 5, 2024 |title=What we know about New York City shooting of UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson |url=https://news.sky.com/story/what-we-know-about-new-york-city-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-boss-brian-thompson-13267264 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210000552if_/https://news.sky.com/story/what-we-know-about-new-york-city-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-boss-brian-thompson-13267264 |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=December 8, 2024 |publisher=Sky News}}</ref> | ||
{{wikinews|Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say}} | |||
⚫ | ], CEO of the ] company ], was ] in ], New York City, on December{{nbsp}}4, 2024. The shooting occurred early in the morning outside an entrance to the ] hotel.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Halpert |first=Madeline |date=December 4, 2024 |title=Brian Thompson: United Healthcare CEO fatally shot outside Manhattan hotel |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv3dnm64vlo |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204154011if_/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv3dnm64vlo |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher=] |location=]}}</ref> Thompson was in the city to attend an annual investors' meeting for UnitedHealthcare's parent company ]. The suspect, initially described as a white man wearing a mask, fled the scene.<ref>{{ |
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The gunman was masked and had come to New York via a bus from ].<ref>{{ |
The gunman was masked and had come to New York via a bus from ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katersky |first=Aaron |author-link=Aaron Katersky |last2=Crudele |first2=Mark |last3=Hutchinson |first3=Bill |last4=Haworth |first4=Jon |last5=Pereira |first5=Ivan |date=December 7, 2024 |title=UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting latest: Suspect's backpack had Monopoly money: Sources |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-latest-manhunt-nationwide-police-learn/story?id=116551771 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208012216/https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-latest-manhunt-nationwide-police-learn/story?id=116551771 |archive-date=8 December 2024 |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=ABC News |publisher=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Halpert |first=Madeline |date=5 December 2024 |title=NYPD hunts gun-wielding assailant who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO outside hotel |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv3dnm64vlo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210110048/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv3dnm64vlo |archive-date=10 December 2024 |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref> The words "delay", "deny", and "depose" were written on the spent cases and an ejected cartridge.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=John |last2=Musa |first2=Amanda |last3=Riess |first3=Rebekah |last4=Goldman |first4=David |last5=Gingras |first5=Brynn |date=December 4, 2024 |title=Gunman at large after UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in 'brazen targeted attack,' police say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/04/us/brian-thompson-united-healthcare-death/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205011449if_/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/04/us/brian-thompson-united-healthcare-death/index.html |archive-date=December 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Ashley R. |last2=Luhby |first2=Tami |last3=Duffy |first3=Clare |date=December 7, 2024 |title='Delay,' 'deny' and 'depose' written on ammunition found after killing of health care CEO, NYPD says |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare-news-12-6-24#cm4dfpl1800003b6mh8llcbm4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214001319/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare-news-12-6-24/#cm4dfpl1800003b6mh8llcbm4 |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2024 |title=Police clarify bullet language |url=https://apnews.com/live/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-updates-day-3#00000193-9e4f-d530-a99f-becfd2f10000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217214601/https://apnews.com/live/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-updates-day-3#00000193-9e4f-d530-a99f-becfd2f10000 |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> The three words are similar to the phrase "delay, deny, defend", a well-known phrase in the insurance industry alluding to insurance companies' efforts to not pay out claims.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ford |first=Matt |date=December 6, 2024 |title=Why Many Americans Are Celebrating the UnitedHealthcare CEO's Murder |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/189121/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-shooting-social-media-reaction |access-date=December 17, 2024 |magazine=The New Republic}}</ref> The suspect possibly left the city, being seen at a bus terminal afterward.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cramer |first=Maria |date=December 6, 2024 |title=Police Find Backpack in Central Park, a Possible Link to Gunman Who Killed C.E.O. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/06/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson#abb6ad03-20cb-57a6-a0ca-d4cca7e858c2 |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=]}}</ref> Anger erupted on social media platforms at Thompson, UnitedHealth<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudak |first=Joseph |date=2024-12-12 |title=Jesse Welles Eviscerates UnitedHealthcare in New Protest Song |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/unitedhealthcare-song-jesse-welles-protest-song-1235202103/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219154252/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/unitedhealthcare-song-jesse-welles-protest-song-1235202103/ |url-status=live }}</ref>, and the ] generally, with many praising the killing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldman |first=Maya |date=December 9, 2024 |title=UnitedHealth CEO's killing unleashes social media rage against insurers |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/12/05/unitedhealth-brian-thompson-killing-health-insurers-social-media |access-date=December 9, 2024 |work=]}}</ref> | ||
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===Arrest=== | ||
On December 9, 2024, local police arrested Mangione at a ] restaurant in ], responding to a call from an employee made in response to a customer who recognized Mangione from images of Thompson's alleged killer released by the NYPD.<ref>{{ |
On December 9, 2024, local police arrested Mangione at a ] restaurant in ], responding to a call from an employee made in response to a customer who recognized Mangione from images of Thompson's alleged killer released by the ] (NYPD).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Limehouse |first=Jonathan |last2=Kenning |first2=Chris |last3=Voyles Pulver |first3=Dinah |date=10 December 2024 |title=Who is Luigi Mangione, detained in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing? Here's what we know |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/09/person-detained-unitedhealthcare-ceo/76862090007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209214819/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/09/person-detained-unitedhealthcare-ceo/76862090007/ |archive-date=9 December 2024 |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Liddell |first=James |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione 'went missing' after back surgery as friends reveal health issues |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-spondylolisthesis-back-pain-reddit-surgery-b2662396.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213062554/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-spondylolisthesis-back-pain-reddit-surgery-b2662396.html |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=December 10, 2024 |website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sayer |first=Ricky |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione's arrest in Altoona McDonald's baffles residents: 'Here of all places' |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/luigi-mangione-arrest-altoona-pennsylvania-mcdonalds-reaction/ |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> Altoona is about {{Convert|280|mi|km}} west of New York City.<ref name="Parker-2024" /> The police reported that he was "visibly shaken" when they asked him if he had recently visited New York City.<ref name="Hammond-2024">{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Elise |last2=Mascarenhas |first2=Lauren |last3=Watson |first3=Michelle |last4=Almasy |first4=Steve |last5=Romine |first5=Taylor |date=2024-12-09 |title=Luigi Mangione, the suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, appears in court |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare-death-investigation-12-9-24/index.html |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Upon searching Mangione, police said they found a similar ] and 3D-printed ] to the weapons used in the shooting |
Upon searching Mangione, police said they found a similar ] and 3D-printed ] to the weapons used in the shooting and a ] from New Jersey with the name "Mark Rosario", the same name used by the alleged shooter to check into a Manhattan hostel.<ref name="Rubin-2024" /><ref name="Parker-2024" /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/live/OIa0aPOkhnE?si=EVh2-9-fHNYvYAhh |title=LIVE: NYC Mayor Eric Adams holds press conference on UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting |date=December 9, 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=December 9, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Live updates: Man questioned in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson killing had gun, silencer and fake ID |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-man-questioned-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompsons-shoot-rcna183160 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |work=NBC News}}</ref> The police also said that, when they arrested Mangione, they found a 262-word handwritten document partly about the American healthcare system, which was characterized as a ] by multiple media outlets.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simmons-Duffin |first=Selena |date=December 12, 2024 |title=UHC murder suspect railed about U.S. health care. Here's what he missed |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5224139/mangione-uhc-brian-thompson-shooting-health-care |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219133421/https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5224139/mangione-uhc-brian-thompson-shooting-health-care |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=December 22, 2024 |work=] |publisher=NPR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Newman |first=Andy |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Suspect in Health Care C.E.O.'s Killing Charged With Murder |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news/4fdeebf4-3a8c-5e3d-9aaf-ee420c56001b?smid=url-share |access-date=December 9, 2024 |work=New York Times |publisher=}}</ref> Mangione had no prior criminal record.<ref name="Alaimo-2024">{{Cite magazine |last=Alaimo |first=Kara |date=2024-12-13 |title=The Internet Missed the Point on Luigi Mangione |url=https://time.com/7201952/luigi-mangione-internet-myths-essay/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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===State and federal charges=== | ||
{{wikinews|Luigi Mangione, suspect in killing of US healthcare CEO, charged with terrorism}} | {{wikinews|Luigi Mangione, suspect in killing of US healthcare CEO, charged with terrorism}} | ||
Mangione was charged in ], with carrying a gun without a license, ], falsely identifying himself to the authorities, and possessing "instruments of crime" on December 9, 2024.<ref name=" |
Mangione was charged in ], with carrying a gun without a license, ], falsely identifying himself to the authorities, and possessing "instruments of crime" on December 9, 2024.<ref name="NYT-2024">{{Cite news |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Suspect in Health Care C.E.O.'s Killing Charged With Murder |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210053315if_/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=December 10, 2024 |work=New York Times}}</ref> He was arraigned at around 6 p.m. at ] on firearms charges, questioned by the ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Alana |date=December 9, 2024 |title=UnitedHealthcare shooting 'person of interest' Luigi Mangione arraigned in Pennsylvania |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/12/09/g-s1-37509/brian-thompson-shooting-arrest-luigi-mangione-united-healthcare |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210004310/https://www.npr.org/2024/12/09/g-s1-37509/brian-thompson-shooting-arrest-luigi-mangione-united-healthcare |archive-date=10 December 2024 |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=NPR |publisher=}}</ref> and denied ].<ref name="NYT-2024" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione Questioned By Police At Blair County Courthouse |url=https://www.inkl.com/news/luigi-mangione-questioned-by-police-at-blair-county-courthouse |access-date=December 10, 2024 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Ashley R. |last2=Pazmino |first2=Gloria |last3=Morales |first3=Mark |last4=Gingras |first4=Brynn |last5=Miller |first5=John |last6=Andone |first6=Dakin |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Suspect in killing of health care CEO arrested on gun charge in Pennsylvania, NYC top cop says |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/09/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooter-monday/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209190410if_/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/09/us/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooter-monday/index.html |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |work=]}}</ref> As he was led into the courthouse, a reporter shouted "Luigi, did you do it?" before Mangione shouted to the gathered cameras: " and it's completely out of touch and is an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVvq2Znhqwk |title=Luigi Mangione Shouts to Crowd Outside Courthouse before Hearing |date=December 10, 2024 |publisher=WSJ News |access-date=December 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211160634/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVvq2Znhqwk |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}</ref> | ||
Later that day, Mangione was charged in Manhattan with ],{{efn|name=NYmurder}} three counts of ], and forgery |
Later that day, Mangione was charged in Manhattan with ],{{efn|name=NYmurder}} three counts of ], and forgery<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohannon |first=Molly |date=December 10, 2024 |title=What We Know About Luigi Mangione: Suspected UnitedHealthcare Shooter Found With 'Written Admissions,' Police Say |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/12/10/what-we-know-about-luigi-mangione-suspected-unitedhealthcare-shooter-found-with-written-admissions-police-say/ |access-date=December 10, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYT-2024" /><ref name="Shawn-2024">{{Cite web |last=Corey Kilgannon |last2=Baker |first2=Mike |last3=Broadwater |first3=Luke |last4=Hubler |first4=Shawn |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Suspect in C.E.O. Killing Withdrew From a Life of Privilege and Promise |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/united-healthcare-ceo-shooting-luigi-mangione.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210114728/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/nyregion/united-healthcare-ceo-shooting-luigi-mangione.html |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=December 10, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> and sent to the ], a close-security state correctional facility in ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohnel |first=Steve |date=Dec 11, 2024 |title=Inside SCI-Huntingdon, the prison where Luigi Mangione is being held |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-huntingdon/stories/202412110077 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212113338/https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-huntingdon/stories/202412110077 |archive-date=December 12, 2024 |access-date=December 13, 2024 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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{{wikisource|Indictment of Luigi Mangione (New York)}} | {{wikisource|Indictment of Luigi Mangione (New York)}} | ||
On December 17, 2024, Mangione was indicted on eleven New York state charges by the Manhattan district attorney's office.<ref name=" |
On December 17, 2024, Mangione was indicted on eleven New York state charges by the Manhattan district attorney's office.<ref name="Romero-2024">{{Cite news |last=Romero |first=Dennis |last2=Planas |first2=Antonio |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione indicted on first-degree murder charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangione-indicted-first-degree-murder-charge-grand-jury-unitedhe-rcna184313 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217230618/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangione-indicted-first-degree-murder-charge-grand-jury-unitedhe-rcna184313 |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=NBC News}}</ref> | ||
# ]{{efn|name=NYmurder}} (murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism as defined under the ]<ref name=" |
# ]{{efn|name=NYmurder}} (murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism as defined under the ]<ref name="CNN-transcript">{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2024 |title=CNN News Central: Luigi Mangione Indicted in Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO |url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnc/date/2024-12-17/segment/12 |access-date=December 19, 2024 |website=CNN Transcripts |publisher=CNN |type=transcript |quote=Let me say a bit more about the charges. They include one count of murder in the first degree as a killing and furtherance of terrorism, two counts of murder in the second degree. One charge of the killing was done as an act of terrorism and the second pertaining to the fact that the killing was intentional.}}</ref>) | ||
# Murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism (a crime of terrorism under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, in the form of murder<ref name=" |
# Murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism (a crime of terrorism under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, in the form of murder<ref name="CNN-transcript" />) | ||
# ]{{efn|name=NYmurder}} (murder as such – intentional killing<ref name=" |
# ]{{efn|name=NYmurder}} (murder as such – intentional killing<ref name="CNN-transcript" />) | ||
# ] in the second degree (possession of a loaded firearm with intent to use the same unlawfully against another) | # ] in the second degree (possession of a loaded firearm with intent to use the same unlawfully against another) | ||
# Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (unlicensed carrying of a loaded firearm) | # Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (unlicensed carrying of a loaded firearm) | ||
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# Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (] magazine) | # Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (] magazine) | ||
# Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (]) | # Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (]) | ||
# Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (]) | # Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (]) | ||
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{{wikisource|Luigi Mangione federal complaint}} | {{wikisource|Luigi Mangione federal complaint}} | ||
On December 19, 2024, Mangione received an additional four federal charges.<ref name=" |
On December 19, 2024, Mangione received an additional four federal charges.<ref name="Halpert-2024">{{Cite web |last=Halpert |first=Madeline |date=19 December 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione returns to New York to face federal charges in fatal shooting |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24nrynq0elo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220011443/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24nrynq0elo |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-19 |title=Office of Public Affairs {{!}} Luigi Mangione Charged with the Stalking and Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and Use of a Silencer in a Crime of Violence {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/luigi-mangione-charged-stalking-and-murder-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-and-use |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223140636/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/luigi-mangione-charged-stalking-and-murder-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-and-use |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> Possible ] for murder by firearm include ].<ref name="ABC News-2024">{{Cite news |date=2024-12-19 |title=Luigi Mangione could face death penalty under new federal charges |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-20/luigi-mangione-court-pennsylvania-new-york-extradition/104749008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220130156/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-20/luigi-mangione-court-pennsylvania-new-york-extradition/104749008 |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=] |language=en-AU}}</ref>{{efn|name=FedCapitalJury}} | ||
# ] (interstate via traveling from Georgia to New York) (] ss. 2261A(1)(A) and 22661(b)(1)) | # ] (interstate via traveling from Georgia to New York) (] ss. 2261A(1)(A) and 22661(b)(1)) | ||
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# Firearms offense (] s. 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), (iii) and (c)(1)(B)(ii)) | # Firearms offense (] s. 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), (iii) and (c)(1)(B)(ii)) | ||
Mangione was extradited to New York |
Mangione was extradited to New York and is currently being held at ].<ref name="Halpert-2024" /> | ||
In a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of New York concerning the unsealing of the Complaint charging Mangione, they state "The charges contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty."<ref name= |
In a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of New York concerning the unsealing of the Complaint charging Mangione, they state "The charges contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty."<ref name="Biase-2024" /> | ||
On December 23, Mangione was arraigned in the ] and pleaded not guilty to his state charges.<ref name=" |
On December 23, Mangione was arraigned in the ] and pleaded not guilty to his state charges.<ref name="Debusmann-2024">{{Cite web |last=Debusmann |first=Bernd Jr. |date=December 23, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering healthcare CEO |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypvd9kdewo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223163707/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypvd9kdewo |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> | ||
===Defense=== | ===Defense=== | ||
Mangione's Pennsylvania attorney ] said that Mangione would plead not guilty to all the charges against him.<ref name="Sisak- |
Mangione's Pennsylvania attorney ] said that Mangione would plead not guilty to all the charges against him.<ref name="Sisak-2024" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cann |first=Christopher |last2=Ortiz |first2=Jorge L. |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione denied bail, will fight extradition in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/10/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-shooter/76881755007/ |access-date=December 10, 2024 |work=USA Today}}</ref> Mangione hired ], former prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and former legal analyst with ], as his New York case defense attorney on December 13.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Kaitlan |date=December 14, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione retains high-powered New York attorney as he faces second-degree murder charge |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/13/us/luigi-mangione-new-york-attorney-retained/index.html |access-date=December 14, 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Ten days later, Mangione was flown to New York after waiving his ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lenthang |first=Marlene |last2=Reiss |first2=Adam |last3=Planas |first3=Antonio |date=December 19, 2024 |title=UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione hit with federal charges in New York after waiving extradition |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-luigi-mangione-waives-extradition-rcna184694 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224193008/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-luigi-mangione-waives-extradition-rcna184694 |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |access-date=December 25, 2024 |publisher=NBC News}}</ref> | ||
On December 13, the ] platform ] removed a fundraiser created by Mangione's supporters to cover his legal costs. The site's Terms of Service prohibits fundraisers for the legal defense of violent crimes, and it was removed;<ref>{{ |
On December 13, the ] platform ] removed a fundraiser created by Mangione's supporters to cover his legal costs. The site's Terms of Service prohibits fundraisers for the legal defense of violent crimes, and it was removed;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhojwani |first=Janhvi |last2=Goggin |first2=Ben |date=December 13, 2024 |title=As GoFundMe pulls Luigi Mangione fundraisers, another platform is featuring one on its front page |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/gofundme-pulls-luigi-mangione-fundraisers-another-platform-featuring-o-rcna184044 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214011346/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/gofundme-pulls-luigi-mangione-fundraisers-another-platform-featuring-o-rcna184044 |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 13, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> a ] fundraiser has remained live, and, by December 24, 2024, it had raised more than {{US$|200,000|link=https://www.givesendgo.com/legalfund-ceo-shooting-suspect}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hari |first=Ravi |date=December 24, 2024 |title=Controversial crowdfunding campaign for UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione soars past $200K |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/controversial-crowdfunding-campaign-for-unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-luigi-mangione-soars-past-200k-11735054211448.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224172531/https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/controversial-crowdfunding-campaign-for-unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-luigi-mangione-soars-past-200k-11735054211448.html |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |access-date=December 25, 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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==Personal life== | ||
Mangione |
Mangione alleges that he suffers from ] and ]. He allegedly underwent a ] surgery in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Klee |first=Miles |date=December 13, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione Wrote Online About a Spine Disorder. Other Patients Say It's Hell |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/luigi-mangione-spinal-condition-spondylolisthesis-patients-1235202813/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217004755/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/luigi-mangione-spinal-condition-spondylolisthesis-patients-1235202813/ |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |magazine=]}}</ref><ref name="Baker-2024">{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Mike |last2=Bogel-Burroughs |first2=Nicholas |last3=Hubler |first3=Shawn |last4=Fortin |first4=Jacey |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Months Before C.E.O.'s Killing, the Suspect Went Silent. Where Was He? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/luigi-mangione-gunman-united-healthcare-shooting.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219160751/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/luigi-mangione-gunman-united-healthcare-shooting.html |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> Police stated that Mangione was not insured by UnitedHealthcare.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dienst |first=Jonathan |last2=Ma |first2=Kai |last3=Helsel |first3=Phil |date=2024-12-13 |title=Suspect in CEO's killing wasn't insured by UnitedHealthcare, company says |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-ceos-killing-was-not-insured-unitedhealthcare-company-says-rcna184069 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213185144/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-ceos-killing-was-not-insured-unitedhealthcare-company-says-rcna184069 |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-12 |title=Police say suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing wasn't a client of the insurer |url=https://apnews.com/article/luigi-mangione-united-healthcare-ceo-d148fbdde498c3ea4cf768945889d7e7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217225427/https://apnews.com/article/luigi-mangione-united-healthcare-ceo-d148fbdde498c3ea4cf768945889d7e7 |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> | ||
In the summer of 2024, Mangione stopped posting on social media.<ref>{{Cite web | |
In the summer of 2024, Mangione stopped posting on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skene |first=Lea |last2=Kelleher |first2=Jennifer Sinco |date=December 13, 2024 |title=Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show |url=https://apnews.com/article/luigi-mangione-back-surgery-mental-health-35086d2e01089f53db7b95e7b6c683e4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213020311/https://apnews.com/article/luigi-mangione-back-surgery-mental-health-35086d2e01089f53db7b95e7b6c683e4 |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=December 13, 2024 |website=Associated Press}}</ref> On November 18, 2024, his mother reported him missing to the ], saying the family had not heard from him since July of that year,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lamb |first=Jonah Owen |date=Dec 16, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione's missing-person report: See what SFPD gave to the FBI |url=https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/13/missing-person-luigi-mangione-sfpd-report/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217200148/https://sfstandard.com/2024/12/13/missing-person-luigi-mangione-sfpd-report/ |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |work=]}}</ref> shortly after a trip to ] and ] Asia.<ref name="Baker-2024" /> Mangione's mother contacted the San Francisco Police Department because she believed that Mangione lived in ] and still worked for ], which had an office there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cassidy |first=Megan |date=December 10, 2024 |title=SFPD report: Luigi Mangione's mother filed missing persons report, believing son was working in S.F. |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/luigi-mangione-sf-missing-persons-report-united-19971586.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213153031/https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/luigi-mangione-sf-missing-persons-report-united-19971586.php |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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===Handwritten document=== | ===Handwritten document=== | ||
Upon his arrest, police said they found in his possession a 262-word handwritten document that, according to |
Upon his arrest, police said they found in his possession a 262-word handwritten document that, according to NYPD commissioner ], allegedly spoke to Mangione's "motivation and mindset".<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2024 |title=Suspect in Health Care C.E.O.'s Killing Charged With Murder |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217004658/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-news |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sundby |first=Alex |last2=Doyle |first2=John |last3=Ferris |first3=Layla |last4=Doan |first4=Laura |last5=Li |first5=Emma |last6=Breen |first6=Kerry |date=December 18, 2024 |title=What we know about Luigi Mangione, suspect charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luigi-mangione-healthcare-ceo-shooting-what-we-know/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=]}}</ref> Excerpts of the document included, "I do apologize for any strife or trauma, but it had to be done" and "These parasites had it coming". The document further expressed disdain for corporate greed and power. It also said that the U.S. had the most high-priced healthcare system in the world and corporate profits continued to rise while the ] of Americans did not.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-11 |title=Back pain, writings and more: Details emerge about Luigi Mangione, suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/back-pain-writings-and-more-details-emerge-about-luigi-mangione-suspect-in-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing/3621632/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217200520/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/back-pain-writings-and-more-details-emerge-about-luigi-mangione-suspect-in-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing/3621632/ |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=NBC Chicago |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
] is the only journalist to publish what was alleged to be the entire document police said was found on Mangione.<ref name=" |
] is the only journalist to publish what was alleged to be the entire document police said was found on Mangione.<ref name="Klippenstein-2024">{{Cite news |last=Klippenstein |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Klippenstein |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Exclusive: Luigi's Manifesto |url=https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-manifesto |access-date=2025-01-05}}</ref> However, the Complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's office states "] also stated: 'P.S. you can check serial numbers to verify this is all self-funded. My own ATM withdrawals.{{' "}}<ref>{{Cite court |litigants=U.S. v. Mangione |reporter=U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York |court=United States District Court Southern District of New York |date=December 18, 2024}}</ref> which is not shown in the document that was released by Klippenstein.<ref name="Klippenstein-2024" /> | ||
===Analysis of social media presence=== | ===Analysis of social media presence=== | ||
Several news outlets analyzed Mangione's social media in the wake of his arrest |
Several news outlets analyzed Mangione's social media in the wake of his arrest and drew conclusions on his social, political, and religious views. His posts were found to express concerns over the implications of ], ], falling ], ], ], and the ], and he promoted ].<ref name="Katersky-2024" /><ref name="Ferguson-2024" /><ref name="Dee-2024">{{Cite web |last=Dee |first=Katherine |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Inside the mind of Luigi Mangione |url=https://thespectator.com/topic/inside-mind-luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-killing-suspect/ |access-date=December 10, 2024 |website=The Spectator World |language=en-US |quote=Mangione's dissatisfaction had a different inflection. He gravitated toward "traditionalism", a term gaining traction in certain media spaces as shorthand for a certain right-tinged longing: for older aesthetics, more formal courtship rituals, seemingly more authentic ways of life. Thinkpieces abound about this niche of right-coded thought, which seeks permanence and depth beyond what the digital present seems to offer.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lubin |first=Rhian |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Alleged CEO killer praised Elon Musk and backed Peter Thiel in social media posts |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-murder-unitedhealthcare-elon-musk-b2661922.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214000849/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-murder-unitedhealthcare-elon-musk-b2661922.html |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Coen |first=Susie |last2=Jewers |first2=Chris |date=2024-12-11 |title=Who is Luigi Mangione? The Ivy League student charged with murdering insurance boss |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-murder-suspect-unabomber-revolutionary/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> He leans in favor of ] in general on ],<ref name="Dodds-2024">{{Cite web |last=Dodds |first=Io |date=December 13, 2024 |title=The very online 'gray tribe' philosophy of alleged UnitedHealth killer Luigi Mangione |url=https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-gray-tribe-manifesto-twitter-brian-thompson-b2663767.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217004626/https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-gray-tribe-manifesto-twitter-brian-thompson-b2663767.html |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 13, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione and the Gray Tribe: The peculiar worldview of America's latest heartthrob |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/luigi-mangione-and-the-gray-tribe-the-peculiar-worldview-of-americas-latest-heartthrob/articleshow/116291970.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214021354/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/luigi-mangione-and-the-gray-tribe-the-peculiar-worldview-of-americas-latest-heartthrob/articleshow/116291970.cms |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> opposing ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGovern Jones |first=Kellen |date=2024-12-11 |title=Mangione's X account frequently engages with topics related to religion, history, ethics, and politics |url=https://dallasexpress.com/crime/luigi-mangiones-complicated-world-view/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222175219/https://dallasexpress.com/crime/luigi-mangiones-complicated-world-view/ |archive-date=December 22, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=Dallas Express}}</ref> and has expressed interest in Japan's indigenous religion, ].<ref name="Rothpletz-2024">{{Cite news |last=Rothpletz |first=Peter |date=December 13, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione is the median American voter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/13/luigi-mangione-american-voter |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=]}}</ref> Mangione showed a skeptical attitude toward both ] and ], while showing apparent support for ]'s ].<ref name="Newsham-2024">{{Cite web |last=Newsham |first=Jack |date=2024-12-10 |title=Luigi Mangione's deleted social-media posts showed support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and skepticism of doctors |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/luigi-mangiones-deleted-social-media-posts-clues-politics-2024-12 |access-date=December 10, 2024 |website=] |language=en-US |quote=His deleted posts support the idea that his worldview was influenced by reactionary right-wing thinkers.}}</ref> Multiple sources have reported that he followed Democratic Representative ] as well as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others, labeling him as politically uncategorized and ].<ref name="Rothpletz-2024" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Leah |date=December 11, 2024 |title=There Are a Lot of Men Like Luigi Mangione |url=https://www.gq.com/story/men-like-luigi-mangione |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216034420/https://www.gq.com/story/men-like-luigi-mangione |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McHugh |first=Calder |date=December 12, 2024 |title=The political lessons of Luigi Mangione's media diet |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2024/12/12/the-political-lessons-of-luigi-mangiones-media-diet-00194163 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=Politico}}</ref> | ||
According to '']'', Mangione's since-deleted social media posts supported the idea that "his worldview was influenced by ] right-wing thinkers".<ref name=" |
According to '']'', Mangione's since-deleted social media posts supported the idea that "his worldview was influenced by ] right-wing thinkers".<ref name="Newsham-2024" /> '']'' magazine said it could not discern whether his political views were left- or right-wing.<ref name="Alaimo-2024" /> '']'' wrote that his worldview "wasn't pinned to a standard left-right axis".<ref name="Dee-2024" /> '']'' stated that he held "a hodgepodge of views and political beliefs that don't neatly map onto any one category on the political spectrum".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marcetic |first=Branko |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione's Anger Wasn't Neatly Ideological |url=https://jacobin.com/2024/12/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-thompson-ideological |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=] |publisher=}}</ref> | ||
Mangione posted a ] review of ]'s '']'',<ref name=" |
Mangione posted a ] review of ]'s '']'',<ref name="Katersky-2024">{{Cite news |last=Katersky |first=Aaron |last2=Charalambous |first2=Peter |last3=Margolin |first3=Josh |date=December 10, 2024 |title=UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect inspired by Unabomber: NYPD analysis |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-inspired-unabomber-nypd-analysis/story?id=116653076 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210210344/https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-inspired-unabomber-nypd-analysis/story?id=116653076 |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |work=]}}</ref> describing Kaczynski as "rightfully imprisoned" and being critical of his use of violence against innocent individuals. The review was quoted as writing, "Clearly written by a mathematics prodigy. Reads like a series of ] on the question of 21st century quality of life", and "It's easy to quickly and thoughtless write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies but it's simply impossible to ignore how prescient many of his predictions about modern society turned out." The review, which gave the manifesto four out of five stars, also contained a quote that the reviewer claimed to have found online. The quote contained the lines {{" '}}Violence never solved anything' is a statement uttered by cowards and predators" and "when all other forms of communication fail, violence is necessary to survive".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pulver |first=Dinah Voyles |date=December 9, 2024 |title=4 Stars for the Unabomber: 'Person of interest' in CEO slaying reviewed killer's manifesto |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/09/luigi-mangione-unabomber-four-star-review/76868674007/ |access-date=December 10, 2024 |work=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Who is Luigi Mangione — the man charged with murder of US executive Brian Thompson? |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/who-is-luigi-mangione-the-man-charged-with-murder-of-us-executive-brian-thompson/0ot67j1lt |access-date=December 10, 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Ferguson-2024">{{Cite magazine |last=Ferguson |first=Malcolm |date=December 9, 2024 |title=The Murky Right-Wing Politics of the Alleged UHC Shooter |url=https://newrepublic.com/post/189162/uhc-united-healthcare-shooter-what-we-know-right-wing-politics |access-date=December 9, 2024 |magazine=The New Republic |issn=0028-6583}}</ref> | ||
] described Mangione as being associated with a loosely-defined online subculture called the "gray tribe" or the "]", whose members he described as "self-consciously intellectual and open-minded, preoccupied with learning how to overcome their own mental biases. They're deliberately eclectic in their information diet, invoking esoteric ideas from many different fields, often systems thinkers, who take pride in attributing social problems not to individual evil but to complex interplays of incentives and institutions".<ref name=" |
] described Mangione as being associated with a loosely-defined online subculture called the "gray tribe" or the "]", whose members he described as "self-consciously intellectual and open-minded, preoccupied with learning how to overcome their own mental biases. They're deliberately eclectic in their information diet, invoking esoteric ideas from many different fields, often systems thinkers, who take pride in attributing social problems not to individual evil but to complex interplays of incentives and institutions".<ref name="Dodds-2024" /> | ||
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==Public image== | ||
Following the Thompson shooting, the suspected shooter was viewed as a ] by many ] users.<ref name=" |
Following the Thompson shooting, the suspected shooter was viewed as a ] by many ] users.<ref name="Shawn-2024" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Watercutter |first=Angela |title=The Internet's Obsession With Luigi Mangione Signals a Major Shift |url=https://www.wired.com/story/internet-culture-luigi-mangione-major-shift-fandom/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210170130/https://www.wired.com/story/internet-culture-luigi-mangione-major-shift-fandom/ |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |magazine=Wired}}</ref><ref name="Honderich-2024">{{Cite web |last=Honderich |first=Holly |last2=Wendling |first2=Mike |date=13 December 2024 |title=The dark fandom behind CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8nk75vg81o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217141949/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8nk75vg81o |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=December 19, 2024 |website=BBC}}</ref> ] have been held in New York City's ] and at the ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Edwards |first=Samantha |date=December 6, 2024 |title=The UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing united the internet with an eerie anti-capitalist catharsis |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-online-reaction/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241208050731/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-online-reaction/ |archive-date=December 8, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Meko |first=Hurubie |date=December 7, 2024 |title=Some on Social Media See Suspect in C.E.O. Killing as a Folk Hero |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207234142/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect.html |archive-date=December 7, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Castro |first=Sabrina |date=December 13, 2024 |title=Hundreds gather at UF for Luigi Mangione lookalike contest amid murder case |url=https://www.alligator.org/article/2024/12/uf-luigi-mangione-lookalike-contest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217200615/https://www.alligator.org/article/2024/12/uf-luigi-mangione-lookalike-contest |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=The Independent Florida Alligator |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
After Mangione's arrest, he received support and praise on social media |
After Mangione's arrest, he received support and praise on social media<ref>{{Cite web |last=Searcey |first=Dionne |last2=Kliff |first2=Sarah |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Reaction to C.E.O. Killing Exposes Frustrations With Health System |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/nyregion/uhc-shooting-luigi-mangione-brian-thompson.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> and over 460,000 followers after his identification on ].<ref name="Hammond-2024" /> According to the ], variations of "#FreeLuigi" have been shared over 50,000 times on Twitter after his arrest.<ref name="Honderich-2024" /> The support Mangione has generated has been connected to the public's often negative view of the ] and what many consider to be unfair claim denial practices that inflict harm.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Miranda |date=2024-12-10 |title=How UnitedHealthcare became the face of a broken health care system |url=https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/390553/unitedhealthcare-shooting-luigi-mangione-health-insurance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223201432/https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/390553/unitedhealthcare-shooting-luigi-mangione-health-insurance |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Vox |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolfe |first=Rachel |title=Luigi Mangione and America's Growing Resentment of Corporate Power |url=https://www.wsj.com/business/untangling-americas-love-hate-relationship-with-corporate-power-6d415af4 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mirabella |first=Lorraine |date=2024-12-18 |title=Luigi Mangione murder case draws scrutiny of health claim denial rates, with three of Maryland's top insurers higher than average |url=https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/luigi-mangione-murder-case-draws-scrutiny-of-health-claim-denial-rates-with-three-of-marylands-top-insurers-higher-than-average-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224231015/https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/luigi-mangione-murder-case-draws-scrutiny-of-health-claim-denial-rates-with-three-of-marylands-top-insurers-higher-than-average-2 |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=InsuranceNewsNet |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paris |first=Carol |date=2024-12-16 |title=Yes, condemn CEO's murder, but know why people feel rage toward health insurers {{!}} Opinion |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2024/12/16/united-healthcare-ceo-killing-luigi-mangione/77024933007/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref> The case has spurred growing calls for health insurance reform.<ref name="Weixel-2024" /> A December 2024 ] poll found that a majority of American adults believe that health insurance company denials for health care coverage and/or profits made by those companies share a moderate amount or a great deal of responsibility for Thompson's death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-27 |title=Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds |url=https://apnews.com/article/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-shooting-b53fde08980d160ee93fd08b1664108d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228190422/https://apnews.com/article/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-shooting-b53fde08980d160ee93fd08b1664108d |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 12-16, 2024 |title=December Wave 2 2024 AmeriSpeak Omnibus |url=https://www.norc.org/content/dam/norc-org/pdf2024/December-Wave-2-2024-AmeriSpeak-Omnibus.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228062002/https://www.norc.org/content/dam/norc-org/pdf2024/December-Wave-2-2024-AmeriSpeak-Omnibus.pdf |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |access-date=December 28, 2024 |website=NORC at the University of Chicago}}</ref> | ||
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Street art, graffiti, and signs in support of Mangione appeared on buildings, streets, highways, and other places.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schmunk |first=Rhianna |date=2024-12-14 |title=3 reasons behind the unsettling glorification of Luigi Mangione |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/luigi-mangione-tiktoks-glorification-explanation-1.7410769 |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=CBC}}</ref><ref>{{ |
Street art, graffiti, and signs in support of Mangione appeared on buildings, streets, highways, and other places.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schmunk |first=Rhianna |date=2024-12-14 |title=3 reasons behind the unsettling glorification of Luigi Mangione |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/luigi-mangione-tiktoks-glorification-explanation-1.7410769 |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=CBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Michaela |date=16 December 2024 |title=People Are Sharing Pictures Of "Deny, Defend, Depose" Signs And Graffiti They've Seen In Public, And It's Shocking |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/following-luigi-mangiones-arrest-people-211344738.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=BuzzFeed |via=Yahoo News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Alexander Reid |date=18 December 2024 |title=Lost in the Luigi Mangione Fun House |url=https://newlinesmag.com/argument/lost-in-the-luigi-mangione-fun-house/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=New Lines Magazine |language=en}}</ref> A billboard with the words "Free Luigi" was seen in Riverside County, California.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2024 |title='Free Luigi Mangione' billboard in California |url=https://www.foxla.com/video/1561566 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=]}}</ref> Images and ] of Mangione depicted as a ] have circulated online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Alexander Reid |date=2024-12-18 |title=Lost in the Luigi Mangione Fun House |url=https://newlinesmag.com/argument/lost-in-the-luigi-mangione-fun-house/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Farfan |first=Isa |date=2024-12-11 |title=The Meme Glorification of Luigi Mangione |url=https://hyperallergic.com/974040/the-meme-glorification-of-luigi-mangione/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224111940/https://hyperallergic.com/974040/the-meme-glorification-of-luigi-mangione/ |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}</ref> Items and merchandise in support of Mangione were posted on ], ], and other ] sites before being removed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberson |first=Evan |date=December 10, 2024 |title=The Alleged UnitedHealthcare Shooter Has Merch. A Lot of Merch. |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-alleged-unitedhealthcare-shooter-has-merch-a-lot-of-merch/ |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=Vice |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritzen |first=Stacey |date=December 10, 2024 |title=GoFundMe, Etsy Crack Down on Support of Luigi Mangione, Accused of Killing Healthcare CEO |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/news/gofundme-etsy-luigi-mangione |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211184244/https://www.mensjournal.com/news/gofundme-etsy-luigi-mangione |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gilbert |first=David |date=2024-12-10 |title=Luigi Mangione Is Everywhere |url=https://www.wired.com/story/the-internet-is-gripped-by-mangione-mania/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214023341/https://www.wired.com/story/the-internet-is-gripped-by-mangione-mania/ |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |magazine=Wired}}</ref> Some merchandise were reportedly the subject of copyright and ] takedown requests from an entity purporting to be UnitedHealth Group Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koebler |first=Jason |date=2024-12-19 |title=Copyright Abuse Is Getting Luigi Mangione Merch Removed From the Internet |url=https://www.404media.co/copyright-abuse-is-getting-luigi-mangione-merch-removed-from-the-internet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226182306/https://www.404media.co/copyright-abuse-is-getting-luigi-mangione-merch-removed-from-the-internet/ |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> Other social media users linked Mangione's ] account soliciting donations for "snacks, sodas, an iPad, etc."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sundel |first=Jenna |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Why Luigi Mangione May Not Get $45,000 Donated to His Legal Defense |url=https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-gofundme-fundraiser-lawyer-advises-unitedhealth-ceo-1999988 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213092240/https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-gofundme-fundraiser-lawyer-advises-unitedhealth-ceo-1999988 |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> '']'' reported that, during his time in custody in Pennsylvania, Mangione had received over 100 pieces of mail.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Del Rey |first=Michelle |date=19 December 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione receives 87 pieces of mail and 163 donations while behind bars |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-extradition-prison-letters-b2667338.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222130126/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-extradition-prison-letters-b2667338.html |archive-date=December 22, 2024 |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Mangione has been noted for his perceived ],<ref |
Mangione has been noted for his perceived ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Vanessa |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione and the Danger of a Handsome Criminal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/style/luigi-mangione-uhc-social.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211222518/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/style/luigi-mangione-uhc-social.html |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Makuch |first=Ben |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Rage, race and good looks: the forces behind the lionization of a murder suspect |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/dec/15/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-shooting |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> and Kara Alaimo, writing for '']'', stated that he has become "somewhat of an online ]".<ref name="Alaimo-2024" /> After Mangione's Manhattan courtroom appearance on December 23, ] trended on Twitter and ] after social media users misidentified the brand of the burgundy sweater that Mangione was wearing. Users later determined that he was wearing a "washable Merino crewneck sweater" from ], which social media users nicknamed 'Mangione Merino',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mesa |first=Jesus |date=2024-12-26 |title=Retailers cash in on Luigi Mangione's obsession as sales pick up on merch |url=https://www.newsweek.com/retailers-cash-luigi-mangione-obsession-sales-pick-merch-2006271 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226205337/https://www.newsweek.com/retailers-cash-luigi-mangione-obsession-sales-pick-merch-2006271 |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> quickly selling out.<ref name="Botelho-2024">{{Cite web |last=Botelho |first=Renan |date=2024-12-26 |title=Nordstrom, Maison Margiela Latest Brands Caught Up in Public's Fascination With Luigi Mangione |url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/culture-news/luigi-mangione-nordstrom-sweater-1236778497/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Brittany |date=2024-12-25 |title=Luigi Mangione's sweater sells out at Nordstrom one day after court appearance |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/luigi-mangione-sweater-court-nordstrom-b2669786.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> A criminal justice professor, speaking about Mangione's online popularity, told '']'' that "What we see with Mangione is he has quickly become a folk hero and a ] folk hero."<ref name="Botelho-2024" /> | ||
===Perp walk=== | ===Perp walk=== | ||
After being transported from Pennsylvania to New York on December 19, Mangione received a highly publicized ], escorted by a large number of heavily armed law enforcement officials and ] ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma |title=At Luigi Mangione's Perp Walk, Mayor Eric Adams Appeared Stage Right |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/nyregion/luigi-mangione-eric-adams.html | |
After being transported from Pennsylvania to New York on December 19, Mangione received a highly publicized ], escorted by a large number of heavily armed law enforcement officials and ] ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma |date=2024-12-20 |title=At Luigi Mangione's Perp Walk, Mayor Eric Adams Appeared Stage Right |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/nyregion/luigi-mangione-eric-adams.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223034703/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/nyregion/luigi-mangione-eric-adams.html |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> ] professor ] said that "The ] and ] could have transported Mangione discreetly, but they opted for a public show", and some legal experts stated that the perp walk was a "blatant and unnecessary attempt at self-promotion". Policy director for the Justice Collaboratory at ] Jorge Camacho noted that, "in a case like Mangione's, where the suspect has garnered some sympathy and applause from people frustrated with greedy health-care insurance companies, the tactic can backfire".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Butterfield |first=Michelle |date=December 20, 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione perp walk: Did it garner more support for suspected killer? |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10927872/luigi-mangione-perp-walk-new-york/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220180431/https://globalnews.ca/news/10927872/luigi-mangione-perp-walk-new-york/ |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |work=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arshad |first=Minnah |date=2024-12-20 |title=Paparazzi and protesters: CEO shooting suspect's unusual journey to New York City |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/19/luigi-mangione-new-york-paparazzi-perp-walk/77094177007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220053247/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/19/luigi-mangione-new-york-paparazzi-perp-walk/77094177007/ |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=USA Today}}</ref> | ||
Social media users shared memes and compared Mangione's perp walk to the ], scenes from the ], and ].<ref>{{multiref2| |
Social media users shared memes and compared Mangione's perp walk to the ], scenes from the ], and ].<ref>{{multiref2|{{Cite web |last=Nadal |first=Emily |date=2024-12-20 |title=Did the NYPD's perp walk of Luigi Mangione backfire? |url=https://gothamist.com/news/did-the-nypds-perp-walk-of-luigi-mangione-backfire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222132855/https://gothamist.com/news/did-the-nypds-perp-walk-of-luigi-mangione-backfire |archive-date=December 22, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=] |language=en}}|{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Ed |date=2024-12-20 |title=The Canonization of St. Luigi |url=https://hyperallergic.com/977203/the-canonization-of-st-luigi/ |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223043020/https://hyperallergic.com/977203/the-canonization-of-st-luigi/ |url-status=live }}|{{cite news |title=Social Media Users Compare Luigi Mangione to 'Prettier Jesus' After Perp Walk in New York: 'Look Like a 21st Century Martyr' |first=Elizabeth |last=Urban |date=December 20, 2024 |url=https://www.latintimes.com/social-media-users-compare-luigi-mangione-prettier-jesus-after-perp-walk-new-york-look-like-569900 |archive-date=December 21, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221031740/https://www.latintimes.com/social-media-users-compare-luigi-mangione-prettier-jesus-after-perp-walk-new-york-look-like-569900 |url-status=live |work=] }}|{{cite web |first=Ben |last=Blanchet |title='Don't They Want Us To Hate Him': Social Media Users React To Luigi Mangione's NYC Arrival |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/luigi-mangione-officials-escort-new-york-city-arrival_n_67652120e4b0c80cd037ab3b |website=HuffPost |access-date=20 December 2024 |language=en |date=20 December 2024 |archive-date=December 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221031740/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/luigi-mangione-officials-escort-new-york-city-arrival_n_67652120e4b0c80cd037ab3b |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |last1=Huggins |first1=Katherine |title=NYPD roasted over Luigi Mangione perp walk pics: 'How you turn a man into a legend' |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/luigi-mangione-perp-walk-nypd/ |website=The Daily Dot |date=20 December 2024 }}|{{cite web |first=Kylie |last=Cheung |date=20 December 2024 |title=Eric Adams & the NYPD Held a Theatrical Photo Shoot With Luigi Mangione |url=https://www.jezebel.com/eric-adams-nypd-luigi-mangione-perp-walk |website=] |access-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220210804/https://www.jezebel.com/eric-adams-nypd-luigi-mangione-perp-walk |url-status=live }} | ||
}}</ref> On December 23 during Mangione's New York court hearing where he pled not guilty to the state charges, his defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo said that Mangione might not receive a fair trial due to publicity from law enforcement presentations of him, blaming Mayor of New York City Eric Adams for the "unnecessary" and "utterly political" perp walk. She added, "The mayor should know more than anyone about the presumption of innocence", suggesting Adams was attempting to distract from ].<ref>{{multiref2|{{Cite web | last1=Reiss | first1 = Adam | last2 = Li | first2 = David | date = 2024-12-23 |title=Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO on N.Y. state charges |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangione-pleads-not-guilty-killing-unitedhealthcare-ceo-new-york-rcna185215?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=676979cda23b63000123e0e8&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=]}}|{{cite web | last1=Fadulu | first1 = Lola | date = 2024-12-23 |title=Mangione Pleads Not Guilty in First N.Y. State Court Appearance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/nyregion/luigi-mangione-arraignment.html |website=] |access-date=23 December 2024}}|{{cite web | date = 2024-12-23 |last1=Gans |first1=Jared |title=Luigi Mangione's lawyer blasts New York officials for 'staged' perp walk |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5053958-mangione-attorney-slams-perp-walk/ |website=The Hill |access-date=23 December 2024}} | |||
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Katersky |first=Aaron |last2=Murphy |first2=T. Michelle |last3=Charalambous |first3=Peter |last4=Hutchinson |first4=Bill |date=2024-12-23 |title=Luigi Mangione's attorney blasts police, mayor for using the accused CEO killer as 'political fodder' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/ceo-killing-suspect-mangione-manhattan-court-arraignment-state/story?id=117041573 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223170951/https://abcnews.go.com/US/ceo-killing-suspect-mangione-manhattan-court-arraignment-state/story?id=117041573 |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=ABC News}}</ref> | |||
===Opinion polls=== | ===Opinion polls=== | ||
An Economist/] poll conducted from December 15 to 17 surveying 1,553 U.S. adult citizens found that 43% of American citizens had a "somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable" view of Mangione, while 21% had a "somewhat favorable or very favorable view of him. |
An Economist/] poll conducted from December 15 to 17 surveying 1,553 U.S. adult citizens found that 43% of American citizens had a "somewhat unfavorable" or "very unfavorable" view of Mangione, while 21% had a "somewhat favorable" or "very favorable" view of him. 37% were unsure. Mangione received the most support from citizens aged 18–29, who viewed him favorably by a 39%–29% margin, and very liberal citizens, who viewed him favorably by a 47%–31% margin. Mangione was viewed least favorably by citizens aged 65 and older (65%–5% unfavorable) and very conservative citizens (62%–8% unfavorable).<ref name="Frankovic-2024">{{Cite web |last=Frankovic |first=Kathy |last2=Montgomery |first2=David |date=December 18, 2024 |title=Presidential pardons, billionaires, and Luigi Mangione: December 15-17, 2024 Economist/YouGov Poll |url=https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/51189-presidential-pardons-billionaires-and-luigi-mangione-december-15-17-2024-economistyougov-poll |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219012423/https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/51189-presidential-pardons-billionaires-and-luigi-mangione-december-15-17-2024-economistyougov-poll |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=December 18, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> | ||
The ''Center for Strategic Politics'' ran an online poll with 455 American adults on December 11 and found that "61% of respondents said they have a strong or somewhat negative perception of Mangione", 19% had a positive or somewhat positive view, and 21% did not know. Opinions on Mangione vary "dramatically" by age, with respondents under 45 holding a more positive view of him than those over 45. Additionally, they indicated that men were more likely to support Mangione than women, and Black and Hispanic respondents were more likely to support him than White respondents.<ref name="Rascius-2024">{{ |
The ''Center for Strategic Politics'' ran an online poll with 455 American adults on December 11 and found that "61% of respondents said they have a strong or somewhat negative perception of Mangione", 19% had a positive or somewhat positive view, and 21% did not know. Opinions on Mangione vary "dramatically" by age, with respondents under 45 holding a more positive view of him than those over 45. Additionally, they indicated that men were more likely to support Mangione than women, and Black and Hispanic respondents were more likely to support him than White respondents.<ref name="Rascius-2024">{{Cite web |last=Rascius |first=Brendan |date=13 December 2024 |title=How do Americans feel about Luigi Mangione? Poll finds generational and gender divide |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article297069729.html |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> The poll also found that young Americans view Mangione "far more favorably" than they viewed Thompson and UnitedHealthcare.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Del Rey |first=Michelle |date=14 December 2024 |title=Poll: Young Americans favor Luigi Mangione over UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-ceo-unitedhealthcare-lawyer-karen-agnifilo-latest-b2664635.html?page=5 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241216002244/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-ceo-unitedhealthcare-lawyer-karen-agnifilo-latest-b2664635.html?page=5 |archive-date=16 December 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024 |website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=In First Poll Released Since Killing, Young Americans Favor Luigi Mangione over UnitedHealthcare & Slain CEO Brian Thompson |date=13 December 2024 |publisher=Center for Strategic Politics |url=https://stratpolitics.org/2024/12/unitedhealthcare-poll/ |last1=Buchman |first1=Jordan |access-date=16 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214192700/https://stratpolitics.org/2024/12/unitedhealthcare-poll/ |archive-date=December 14, 2024}}</ref> | ||
A poll of 6,000 U.S. adults was conducted by CloudResearch on December 19, utilizing ] (AI). The poll found that roughly one in four respondents were sympathetic to Mangione.<ref>{{ |
A poll of 6,000 U.S. adults was conducted by CloudResearch on December 19, utilizing ] (AI). The poll found that roughly one in four respondents were sympathetic to Mangione.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staahl |first=Derek |date=Dec 20, 2024 |title=1 in 4 Americans sympathize with Luigi Mangione; AI poll reveals why |url=https://www.azfamily.com/2024/12/20/1-4-americans-sympathize-with-luigi-mangione-ai-poll-reveals-why/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223202523/https://www.azfamily.com/2024/12/20/1-4-americans-sympathize-with-luigi-mangione-ai-poll-reveals-why/ |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=]}}</ref> | ||
===In popular culture=== | ===In popular culture=== | ||
Mangione was referenced in various ] skits of the American ] ] series '']'' |
Mangione was referenced in various ] skits of the American ] ] series '']''. He was mentioned in the '']'' with anchors ] and ]; in his opening monologue, comedian ] joked about the capture of Mangione; in another skit, ] (played by ]) expressed outrage at the online support of Mangione and interviews a regular Pennsylvania McDonald's customer (played by ])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Itzkhoff |first=Dave |date=15 December 2024 |title=On 'S.N.L.,' Luigi Mangione Is Busting Out All Over |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/arts/television/snl-luigi-mangione.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216053023/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/arts/television/snl-luigi-mangione.html |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=]}}</ref> and an alleged Mangione ] (played by ]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Brenton |date=15 December 2024 |title=UnitedHealthcare Shooting Suspect Luigi Mangione Gets SNL Treatment with Nancy Grace Cold Open: You 'Made Him a Sex Symbol' |url=https://people.com/unitedhealthcare-shooting-suspect-luigi-mangione-gets-snl-treatment-8761738 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223192928/https://people.com/unitedhealthcare-shooting-suspect-luigi-mangione-gets-snl-treatment-8761738 |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=] |publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Graziosi |first=Graig |date=16 December 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione fans baffle SNL's unhinged Nancy Grace |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/snl-nancy-grace-luigi-mangione-b2664868.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224160632/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/snl-nancy-grace-luigi-mangione-b2664868.html |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrow |first=Brendan |date=15 December 2024 |title='SNL' spoofs reactions to Luigi Mangione's arrest as Adam Sandler returns, Chris Rock hosts |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/12/15/snl-cold-open-chris-rock-monologue-luigi/77005289007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219125012/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/12/15/snl-cold-open-chris-rock-monologue-luigi/77005289007/ |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=22 December 2024 |website=] |publisher=]}}</ref> | ||
'']'' reported that documentaries about Mangione are in development.<ref |
'']'' reported that documentaries about Mangione are in development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Jason P. |date=18 December 2024 |title=Four Luigi Mangione Documentaries Are in the Works (So Far) |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/luigi-mangione-documentary.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> One documentary is being developed by ] and ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=16 December 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione Documentary in the Works From Alex Gibney, Anonymous Content |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/luigi-mangione-documentary-unitedhealthcare-1236250260/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223101152/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/luigi-mangione-documentary-unitedhealthcare-1236250260/ |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> and the other by ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=16 December 2024 |title=Luigi Mangione Documentary in the Works From Alex Gibney, Anonymous ContentSecond Luigi Mangione Documentary in the Works From 'Amanda Knox' Producer (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/luigi-mangione-documentary-stephen-robert-morse-amanda-knox-1236250741/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223101152/https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/luigi-mangione-documentary-stephen-robert-morse-amanda-knox-1236250741/ |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| <ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hartzog |first=Oscar |date=19 December 2024 |title=How to Watch Luigi Mangione ABC 20/20 Documentary Online |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/how-to-watch-luigi-mangione-abc-20-20-documentary-1235210886/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224123045/https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/how-to-watch-luigi-mangione-abc-20-20-documentary-1235210886/ |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |magazine=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schnieder |first=Michael |date=17 December 2024 |title=ABC News to Air Luigi Mangione Documentary Special on Thursday (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/luigi-mangione-documentary-abc-news-special-united-healthcare-ceo-murder-1236251902/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224123044/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/luigi-mangione-documentary-abc-news-special-united-healthcare-ceo-murder-1236251902/ |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| <ref name="O'Neill 2025">{{cite web |last1=O'Neill |first1=Natalie |date=January 2, 2025 |title=‘New York Post Presents: Luigi Mangione Monster or Martyr?’ gives inside look into shocking UnitedHealthcare murder |url=https://nypost.com/2025/01/02/us-news/ny-post-documentary-gives-inside-look-at-luigi-mangione-case/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| ''TMZ Investigates: Luigi Mangione: The Mind of a Killer'' | |||
| <ref name="Vena 2025">{{cite web |last1=Vena |first1=Alex |date=January 2, 2025 |title=‘New York Post Presents: Luigi Mangione Monster Or Martyr?’ Documentary Investigates The Life Of UnitedHealthcare Murder Suspect |url=https://decider.com/2025/01/02/new-york-post-presents-luigi-mangione-monster-or-martyr-documentary/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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{{efn|name=NYmurder|The state of New York defines first- and second-degree murder differently than most states. Usually premeditated murder is first-degree; in New York it is second-degree, with first-degree being reserved for a premeditated murder with one of a list of aggravating factors. The only possibly applicable one in Mangione's case is murder committed as an act of terrorism. See ].}} | {{efn|name=NYmurder|The state of New York defines first- and second-degree murder differently than most states. Usually, premeditated murder is first-degree; in New York, it is second-degree, with first-degree being reserved for a premeditated murder with one of a list of aggravating factors. The only possibly applicable one in Mangione's case is murder committed as an act of terrorism. See ].}} | ||
{{efn|name=FedCapitalJury|If convicted, a federal death sentence requires a unanimous jury verdict. If the jury ] on sentencing then it defaults to life imprisonment, even if only one juror is opposed. See |
{{efn|name=FedCapitalJury|If convicted, a federal death sentence requires a unanimous jury verdict. If the jury ] on sentencing, then it defaults to life imprisonment, even if only one juror is opposed. See {{section link|Capital punishment in the United States|Sentencing}}.}} | ||
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American murder suspect (born 1998)
Luigi Mangione | |
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Mangione following his arrest on December 9, 2024 | |
Born | (1998-05-06) May 6, 1998 (age 26) Towson, Maryland, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BSE, MSE) |
Known for | Suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson |
Criminal status | Incarcerated at Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn without bond |
Relatives |
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Luigi Nicholas Mangione (/luˈiːdʒi ˌmændʒiˈoʊni/ loo-EE-jee MAN-jee-OH-nee; born May 6, 1998) is an American man who was identified as the suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
Mangione was arrested and arraigned in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9, 2024. After waiving extradition in Pennsylvania, he appeared in a federal court in New York City on December 19. On December 23, Mangione was arraigned in the New York Supreme Court and pleaded not guilty to his state charges. Mangione has been indicted on eleven state charges and faces four federal charges. These include first-degree murder, murder in furtherance of terrorism, criminal possession of a weapon, and stalking. The federal murder by firearm charge makes him eligible for the death penalty, although federal prosecutors have yet to indicate if they will pursue it.
Since his arrest, Mangione has received support online, with some celebrating him as a folk hero. Opinion polls found a majority of American adult respondents held a negative view toward Mangione, with younger respondents and liberals more likely to support him. The support Mangione has generated has been connected to negative views of the health insurance industry and harmful claim denial practices. The case has spurred growing calls for health insurance reform.
Family background
Mangione was born in Towson, Maryland, on May 6, 1998, to Kathleen (née Zannino) and Louis Mangione. He has two sisters: MariaSanta and Luciana.
Mangione belongs to an upper-class local family of Italian descent. His paternal grandfather, Nicholas Mangione, was born to poor Sicilian immigrant parents in the Little Italy neighborhood of Baltimore; he had 10 children (five sons and five daughters) and 37 grandchildren, one of whom (a cousin of Luigi) is Nino Mangione, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. After Nicholas Mangione's death, his children took over his businesses; Luigi's father, Louis, now runs the Mangione Family Enterprises. The family also owns Hayfields Country Club, Turf Valley Resort, Lorien Health Services, the WCBM radio station, as well as the Mangione Family Foundation.
Education and career
Mangione attended Gilman School, an all-boys private school in Baltimore, where he graduated as valedictorian in 2016. Mangione received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) in computer engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in computer and information science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. His undergraduate studies included a minor in mathematics, and his graduate curriculum was concentrated in artificial intelligence. He was a UI programming intern with the video game company Firaxis Games from May 2016 to August 2017 while he was an undergraduate student.
Mangione began to work remotely in November 2020 as a data engineer for TrueCar, a car retailing website company headquartered in Santa Monica, California. His employment there ended at some point during 2023, according to the company. His last known residence was in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Alleged role in the killing of Brian Thompson
For broader coverage of this topic, see Killing of Brian Thompson.Background
Brian Thompson, CEO of the American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on December 4, 2024. The shooting occurred early in the morning outside an entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown hotel. Thompson was in the city to attend an annual investors' meeting for UnitedHealthcare's parent company UnitedHealth Group. The suspect, initially described as a white man wearing a mask, fled the scene.
The gunman was masked and had come to New York via a bus from Atlanta. The words "delay", "deny", and "depose" were written on the spent cases and an ejected cartridge. The three words are similar to the phrase "delay, deny, defend", a well-known phrase in the insurance industry alluding to insurance companies' efforts to not pay out claims. The suspect possibly left the city, being seen at a bus terminal afterward. Anger erupted on social media platforms at Thompson, UnitedHealth, and the health insurance system generally, with many praising the killing.
Arrest
On December 9, 2024, local police arrested Mangione at a McDonald's restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, responding to a call from an employee made in response to a customer who recognized Mangione from images of Thompson's alleged killer released by the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Altoona is about 280 miles (450 km) west of New York City. The police reported that he was "visibly shaken" when they asked him if he had recently visited New York City.
Upon searching Mangione, police said they found a similar 3D-printed gun and 3D-printed suppressor to the weapons used in the shooting and a fake driver's license from New Jersey with the name "Mark Rosario", the same name used by the alleged shooter to check into a Manhattan hostel. The police also said that, when they arrested Mangione, they found a 262-word handwritten document partly about the American healthcare system, which was characterized as a manifesto by multiple media outlets. Mangione had no prior criminal record.
State and federal charges
Mangione was charged in Blair County, Pennsylvania, with carrying a gun without a license, forgery, falsely identifying himself to the authorities, and possessing "instruments of crime" on December 9, 2024. He was arraigned at around 6 p.m. at Blair County Courthouse on firearms charges, questioned by the NYPD, and denied bail. As he was led into the courthouse, a reporter shouted "Luigi, did you do it?" before Mangione shouted to the gathered cameras: " and it's completely out of touch and is an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience."
Later that day, Mangione was charged in Manhattan with second-degree murder, three counts of illegal weapons possession, and forgery and sent to the State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon, a close-security state correctional facility in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
People v. Mangione | |
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Court | New York Supreme Court |
Full case name | People of the State of New York v. Luigi Mangione |
Citation | CR-036031-24NY |
On December 17, 2024, Mangione was indicted on eleven New York state charges by the Manhattan district attorney's office.
- Murder in the first degree (murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism as defined under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001)
- Murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism (a crime of terrorism under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, in the form of murder)
- Murder in the second degree (murder as such – intentional killing)
- Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (possession of a loaded firearm with intent to use the same unlawfully against another)
- Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (unlicensed carrying of a loaded firearm)
- Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (possession of an "assault weapon" under the gun laws in New York)
- Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (silencer)
- Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Glock magazine)
- Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Magpul magazine)
- Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (3D-printed gun)
- Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (fake ID)
United States v. Mangione | |
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Court | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York |
Full case name | United States of America v. Luigi Nicholas Mangione |
Docket nos. | 1:24-mj-04375 |
On December 19, 2024, Mangione received an additional four federal charges. Possible remedies for murder by firearm include execution.
- Stalking (interstate via traveling from Georgia to New York) (18 U.S.C. ss. 2261A(1)(A) and 22661(b)(1))
- Stalking (interstate via use of a cellphone and the Internet) (18 U.S.C. ss. 2261A(1)(A) and 22661(b)(1))
- Murder through use of a firearm (18 U.S.C. s. 924(j)))
- Firearms offense (18 U.S.C. s. 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), (iii) and (c)(1)(B)(ii))
Mangione was extradited to New York and is currently being held at Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn.
In a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of New York concerning the unsealing of the Complaint charging Mangione, they state "The charges contained in the Complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty."
On December 23, Mangione was arraigned in the New York Supreme Court and pleaded not guilty to his state charges.
Defense
Mangione's Pennsylvania attorney Thomas Dickey said that Mangione would plead not guilty to all the charges against him. Mangione hired Karen Friedman Agnifilo, former prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and former legal analyst with CNN, as his New York case defense attorney on December 13. Ten days later, Mangione was flown to New York after waiving his right to an extradition hearing.
On December 13, the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe removed a fundraiser created by Mangione's supporters to cover his legal costs. The site's Terms of Service prohibits fundraisers for the legal defense of violent crimes, and it was removed; a GiveSendGo fundraiser has remained live, and, by December 24, 2024, it had raised more than US$200,000.
Personal life
Mangione alleges that he suffers from spondylolisthesis and Lyme disease. He allegedly underwent a spinal fusion surgery in July 2023. Police stated that Mangione was not insured by UnitedHealthcare.
In the summer of 2024, Mangione stopped posting on social media. On November 18, 2024, his mother reported him missing to the San Francisco Police Department, saying the family had not heard from him since July of that year, shortly after a trip to East and Southeast Asia. Mangione's mother contacted the San Francisco Police Department because she believed that Mangione lived in San Francisco and still worked for TrueCar, which had an office there.
Views
Handwritten document
Upon his arrest, police said they found in his possession a 262-word handwritten document that, according to NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch, allegedly spoke to Mangione's "motivation and mindset". Excerpts of the document included, "I do apologize for any strife or trauma, but it had to be done" and "These parasites had it coming". The document further expressed disdain for corporate greed and power. It also said that the U.S. had the most high-priced healthcare system in the world and corporate profits continued to rise while the life expectancy of Americans did not.
Ken Klippenstein is the only journalist to publish what was alleged to be the entire document police said was found on Mangione. However, the Complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's office states "The Feds Letter also stated: 'P.S. you can check serial numbers to verify this is all self-funded. My own ATM withdrawals.'" which is not shown in the document that was released by Klippenstein.
Analysis of social media presence
Several news outlets analyzed Mangione's social media in the wake of his arrest and drew conclusions on his social, political, and religious views. His posts were found to express concerns over the implications of pornography, DEI programs, falling fertility rates, wokeism, secularization, and the decline of Christianity, and he promoted traditionalist ideas. He leans in favor of religion in general on evolutionary grounds, opposing New Atheism and has expressed interest in Japan's indigenous religion, Shintoism. Mangione showed a skeptical attitude toward both Joe Biden and Donald Trump, while showing apparent support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s run for president in 2024. Multiple sources have reported that he followed Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as well as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others, labeling him as politically uncategorized and "anti-system".
According to Business Insider, Mangione's since-deleted social media posts supported the idea that "his worldview was influenced by reactionary right-wing thinkers". Time magazine said it could not discern whether his political views were left- or right-wing. The Spectator wrote that his worldview "wasn't pinned to a standard left-right axis". Jacobin stated that he held "a hodgepodge of views and political beliefs that don't neatly map onto any one category on the political spectrum".
Mangione posted a Goodreads review of Ted Kaczynski's Industrial Society and Its Future, describing Kaczynski as "rightfully imprisoned" and being critical of his use of violence against innocent individuals. The review was quoted as writing, "Clearly written by a mathematics prodigy. Reads like a series of lemmas on the question of 21st century quality of life", and "It's easy to quickly and thoughtless write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies but it's simply impossible to ignore how prescient many of his predictions about modern society turned out." The review, which gave the manifesto four out of five stars, also contained a quote that the reviewer claimed to have found online. The quote contained the lines "'Violence never solved anything' is a statement uttered by cowards and predators" and "when all other forms of communication fail, violence is necessary to survive".
Robert Evans described Mangione as being associated with a loosely-defined online subculture called the "gray tribe" or the "rationalist movement", whose members he described as "self-consciously intellectual and open-minded, preoccupied with learning how to overcome their own mental biases. They're deliberately eclectic in their information diet, invoking esoteric ideas from many different fields, often systems thinkers, who take pride in attributing social problems not to individual evil but to complex interplays of incentives and institutions".
Public image
Following the Thompson shooting, the suspected shooter was viewed as a folk hero by many social media users. Look-alike contests have been held in New York City's Washington Square Park and at the University of Florida.
After Mangione's arrest, he received support and praise on social media and over 460,000 followers after his identification on Twitter. According to the Network Contagion Research Institute, variations of "#FreeLuigi" have been shared over 50,000 times on Twitter after his arrest. The support Mangione has generated has been connected to the public's often negative view of the health insurance industry and what many consider to be unfair claim denial practices that inflict harm. The case has spurred growing calls for health insurance reform. A December 2024 NORC at the University of Chicago poll found that a majority of American adults believe that health insurance company denials for health care coverage and/or profits made by those companies share a moderate amount or a great deal of responsibility for Thompson's death.
Street art, graffiti, and signs in support of Mangione appeared on buildings, streets, highways, and other places. A billboard with the words "Free Luigi" was seen in Riverside County, California. Images and memes of Mangione depicted as a Roman Catholic saint have circulated online. Items and merchandise in support of Mangione were posted on Etsy, Amazon, and other e-commerce sites before being removed. Some merchandise were reportedly the subject of copyright and DMCA takedown requests from an entity purporting to be UnitedHealth Group Inc. Other social media users linked Mangione's jail commissary account soliciting donations for "snacks, sodas, an iPad, etc." The Independent reported that, during his time in custody in Pennsylvania, Mangione had received over 100 pieces of mail.
Mangione has been noted for his perceived physical attractiveness, and Kara Alaimo, writing for Time, stated that he has become "somewhat of an online sex symbol". After Mangione's Manhattan courtroom appearance on December 23, Maison Margiela trended on Twitter and Threads after social media users misidentified the brand of the burgundy sweater that Mangione was wearing. Users later determined that he was wearing a "washable Merino crewneck sweater" from Nordstrom, which social media users nicknamed 'Mangione Merino', quickly selling out. A criminal justice professor, speaking about Mangione's online popularity, told Women's Wear Daily that "What we see with Mangione is he has quickly become a folk hero and a fashion folk hero."
Perp walk
After being transported from Pennsylvania to New York on December 19, Mangione received a highly publicized perp walk, escorted by a large number of heavily armed law enforcement officials and Mayor of New York City Eric Adams. Stanford Law School professor Robert Weisberg said that "The FBI and NYDA could have transported Mangione discreetly, but they opted for a public show", and some legal experts stated that the perp walk was a "blatant and unnecessary attempt at self-promotion". Policy director for the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School Jorge Camacho noted that, "in a case like Mangione's, where the suspect has garnered some sympathy and applause from people frustrated with greedy health-care insurance companies, the tactic can backfire".
Social media users shared memes and compared Mangione's perp walk to the arrest of Jesus, scenes from the Superman movies, and Renaissance paintings. On December 23 during Mangione's New York court hearing where he pled not guilty to the state charges, his defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo said that Mangione might not receive a fair trial due to publicity from law enforcement presentations of him, blaming Mayor of New York City Eric Adams for the "unnecessary" and "utterly political" perp walk. She added, "The mayor should know more than anyone about the presumption of innocence", suggesting Adams was attempting to distract from the charges he himself is facing.
Opinion polls
An Economist/YouGov poll conducted from December 15 to 17 surveying 1,553 U.S. adult citizens found that 43% of American citizens had a "somewhat unfavorable" or "very unfavorable" view of Mangione, while 21% had a "somewhat favorable" or "very favorable" view of him. 37% were unsure. Mangione received the most support from citizens aged 18–29, who viewed him favorably by a 39%–29% margin, and very liberal citizens, who viewed him favorably by a 47%–31% margin. Mangione was viewed least favorably by citizens aged 65 and older (65%–5% unfavorable) and very conservative citizens (62%–8% unfavorable).
The Center for Strategic Politics ran an online poll with 455 American adults on December 11 and found that "61% of respondents said they have a strong or somewhat negative perception of Mangione", 19% had a positive or somewhat positive view, and 21% did not know. Opinions on Mangione vary "dramatically" by age, with respondents under 45 holding a more positive view of him than those over 45. Additionally, they indicated that men were more likely to support Mangione than women, and Black and Hispanic respondents were more likely to support him than White respondents. The poll also found that young Americans view Mangione "far more favorably" than they viewed Thompson and UnitedHealthcare.
A poll of 6,000 U.S. adults was conducted by CloudResearch on December 19, utilizing artificial intelligence (AI). The poll found that roughly one in four respondents were sympathetic to Mangione.
In popular culture
Mangione was referenced in various season 50 skits of the American sketch comedy late-night television series Saturday Night Live. He was mentioned in the Weekend Update with anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che; in his opening monologue, comedian Chris Rock joked about the capture of Mangione; in another skit, Nancy Grace (played by Sarah Sherman) expressed outrage at the online support of Mangione and interviews a regular Pennsylvania McDonald's customer (played by Kenan Thompson) and an alleged Mangione look-alike (played by Emil Wakim).
Vulture reported that documentaries about Mangione are in development. One documentary is being developed by Alex Gibney and Anonymous Content, and the other by Stephen Robert Morse.
Date | Broadcaster | Title | Refs |
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December 19, 2024 | ABC News | Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and the CEO Murder - A Special Edition of 20/20 | |
January 2, 2025 | New York Post | New York Post Presents: Luigi Mangione Monster or Martyr? | |
January 6, 2025 | Fox | TMZ Investigates: Luigi Mangione: The Mind of a Killer |
Notes
- ^ The state of New York defines first- and second-degree murder differently than most states. Usually, premeditated murder is first-degree; in New York, it is second-degree, with first-degree being reserved for a premeditated murder with one of a list of aggravating factors. The only possibly applicable one in Mangione's case is murder committed as an act of terrorism. See Murder in New York law.
- ^ If convicted, a federal death sentence requires a unanimous jury verdict. If the jury deadlocks on sentencing, then it defaults to life imprisonment, even if only one juror is opposed. See Capital punishment in the United States § Sentencing.
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