Authorities continue to piece together critical details about Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
As investigators unravel a timeline and potential motive, new revelations about Mangione’s life, health struggles, and online activity are shedding light on the case.
Investigators are reconstructing Mangione’s movements after the murder. He reportedly traveled through Philadelphia and Pittsburgh before arriving in Altoona, where he was apprehended. However, the exact timeline of his travels remains unclear.
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Archived Reddit posts believed to be from Mangione, paint a picture of a young man grappling with chronic pain and medical issues. In the posts, Mangione described living with spondylolisthesis, a spinal condition that causes significant pain, and undergoing spinal fusion surgery in 2022.
“For context, I’m 25. My spondy went bad a year and a half ago when I was 23. Had L5, S1 fusion three months ago,” reads one post attributed to Mangione. “I may be an outlier but at day eight I was taking zero pain meds and haven’t had a bad day since.”
Public Reaction and Threats
The case has sparked a wave of online discussion, some of which glorifies Mangione’s actions. NYPD investigators are reviewing posters in downtown Manhattan targeting health care CEOs, including one featuring Thompson’s image with a red “X” over his face.
UnitedHealthcare has responded to the tragedy, with one executive mourning Thompson in a message to employees. “Brian was one of the good guys. He was certainly one of the smartest guys. I think he was one of the best guys,” the statement read. “I’m going to miss him, and I’m incredibly proud to call him my friend.”
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In Altoona, where Mangione was arrested, the McDonald’s where he was taken into custody has hired private security after receiving threats.
The threats stem from someone at the restaurant tipping off authorities. The location has also been flooded with negative reviews on Google, prompting the platform to intervene and halt the influx.
Luigi Mangione’s Manifesto
As investigators continue their work, questions about Mangione’s motive remain unanswered. His health struggles and apparent disdain for health insurers, as reflected in his online posts and manifesto.
While sections of the manifesto have already been published, it was published in full on Tuesday by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein.
“To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,” Mangione wrote.
“This was fairly trivial: some elementary social engineering, basic CAD, a lot of patience. The spiral notebook, if present, has some straggling notes and To Do lists that illuminate the gist of it. My tech is pretty locked down because I work in engineering so probably not much info there,” he wrote.
“I do apologize for any strife of traumas but it had to be done,” Mangione wrote. “Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming.
“A reminder: the US has the #1 most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet we rank roughly #42 in life expectancy. United is the [indecipherable] largest company in the US by market cap, behind only Apple, Google, Walmart. It has grown and grown, but [h]as our life expectancy? No the reality is, these [indecipherable] have simply gotten too powerful, and they continue to abuse our country for immense profit because the American public has allowed them to get away with it,” he wrote.
“Obviously the problem is more complex, but I do not have space, and frankly I do not pretend to be the most qualified person to lay out the full argument. But many have illuminated the corruption and greed (e.g.: Rosenthal, Moore), decades ago and the problems simply remain,” Mangione wrote.
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