Luigi Mangione faced an extradition hearing Tuesday in Pennsylvania after New York prosecutors charged him with second-degree murder in connection with last week’s brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
As Mangione was escorted in handcuffs into the Blair County Courthouse in Pennsylvania, he yelled: “It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience!”
Mangione was denied bail and is fighting extradition. His lawyer said he expects the suspect to plead not guilty.
Mangione will remain in a Pennsylvania jail as he fights being brought to New York to face charges.
The New York counts were filed against the 26-year-old after he was captured at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday. He was initially hit with separate weapons and forgery charges in Pennsylvania not directly related to the shooting.
Just two weeks before the UnitedHealth CEO was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan, Mangione’s mother, Kathleen, reported him missing to San Francisco police on November 18, according to the San Francisco Standard.
Key Points
- Luigi Mangione denied bail as he fights extradition
- Mangione struggles against officers as he’s taken to court
- Brother of ‘Unabomber’ worries Mangione was inspired to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO
- ‘It’s a shock for all of us’: Uncle of Luigi Mangione speaks out
- How Luigi Mangione went ‘missing’ before alleged CEO shooting
Healthcare stocks down since UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying
02:00
Josh Marcus
Stocks of some of the largest health insurers in the U.S. have fallen since a gunman opened fire on UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week.
As of late Tuesday, the stocks of UnitedHealth, CVS Health, and Cigna are down about 6 percent, according to CNBC.
Reporter publishes Luigi Mangione’s full manifesto
01:40
Josh Marcus
Reporter Ken Klippenstein has published what he says is a full transcribed version of the manifesto belonging to Luigi Mangione, who’s accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last week.
While news outlets have refrained from publishing the full version of the text, they have quoted selections of it, including Mangione’s alleged claim that “these parasites simply had it coming.”
Japanese poker player shared chance meal with Luigi Mangione in February
01:20
Josh Marcus
Japanese pro poker player Obara Jun was shocked this week to learn that an American traveler he shared a meal with in February in Tokyo was Luigi Mangione, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan last week.
Japanese professional poker player Obara Jun just found out that a random American dude he met at a restaurant back in February was United Healthcare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione. pic.twitter.com/KiRePR2GiD
— Jeffrey J. Hall (@mrjeffu) December 10, 2024
“He came in by himself, and we talked to him and treated him to a meal and drinks because we wanted him to enjoy Japan,” Jun wrote on X. “He said he was on vacation from Hawaii, and we ate together for about 30 minutes before parting ways. So I have no idea what kind of person he is, let alone his contact information.”
Mangione’s Reddit gives new insight on alleged gunman’s health struggles
01:00
Josh Marcus
Luigi Mangione struggled with multiple health problems in the years leading up to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, for which Mangione has been charged with murder.
According to old posts from Mangione on Reddit, the 26-year-old struggled with extreme back pain after a series of injuries and had spinal fusion surgery in 2023.
“The surgery wasn’t nearly as scary as I made it out to be in my head, and I knew it was the right decision within a week,” he wrote in a post obtained by The New York Times.
Mangione also posted about an “absolutely brutal” and “life-halting” case of what he deemed “brain fog,” an ailment for which he struggled to find a solution.
The Maryland native also mentioned having gotten testing for irritable bowel syndrome, care that was covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield, the only apparent reference to healthcare on his Reddit.
A season of high-profile cases for Manhattan DA may continue with Luigi Mangione
00:40
Josh Marcus
If New York officials succeed in extraditing Luigi Mangione to face charges for the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, that will mean another major case for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
This May, Bragg’s office secured the conviction that made Donald Trump the first former president in U.S. history to be found guilty of criminal charges.
And earlier this week, the Manhattan DA’s Office lost its high-profile case against Daniel Penny, a former Marine who choked a distraught homeless man on the subway in 2023 in what he said was an attempt to defend fellow passengers.
Residents of wealthy New Jersey area abuzz after Luigi Mangione lists town on fake ID
00:20
Josh Marcus
Police say that Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was carrying a fake ID when he was arrested.
The license showed an address in Maplewood, New Jersey, a leafy town oustide of Newark.
Mangione, who grew up outside of Baltimore and lived in Hawaii after going to school in Pennsylvania, doesn’t appear to have any strong ties to the area.
Nonetheless, the fake ID has caused quite a stir for residents in Maplewood itself.
“Just about everyone in my life has been texting me since the news broke,” one resident told NorthJersey.com. “We joked the address is the tree house in the backyard. I get healthcare is a problem, but it is still a tragedy. And a ridiculous cover up.”
‘It’s a shock for all of us’: Uncle of Luigi Mangione speaks out
00:00
Josh Marcus
The Mangione family, known in the Baltimore area for its business success and charitable works, is reeling from the news that Luigi Mangione has been charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Jerry O’Keefe, Luigi’s uncle, told The New York Post on Tuesday that the allegations came as a total surprise.
“It’s a shock for all of us,” he said.
“We don’t know anything more than what’s been reported in the media,” he added.
Multiple ‘meme coins’ inspired by Luigi Mangione hit market
Tuesday 10 December 2024 23:41
Josh Marcus
Crypto enthusiasts have created multiple new “meme coins” themed on the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The new assets include a meme coin called “Deny. Defense. Depose,” after the words reportedly inscribed on bullet cases found at the scene of the shooting.
Another is simply named LUIGI, presumably for Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with Brian Thompson’s killing.
LUIGI soared to a $60 million market capitalization in a matter of hours after being launched, according to crypto news site 99 Bitcoins.
“Some will call him a terrorist, some will call him a hero,” one crypto trader wrote on X. “Either way he will make you think about today’s society.”
Love him or hate him, but Luigi Mangione grabbed the internet attention !$Luigi token went ballistic, broke out and is now at support. I am buying more here.
— Crypto Investisseur ⚡️ (@InvestirCrypto) December 10, 2024
Some will call him a terrorist, some will call him a hero.
Either way he will make you think about today's society. pic.twitter.com/tRdRZUcXTK
Bail should have been set, Mangione’s attorney says
Tuesday 10 December 2024 23:20
Andrea Cavallier
The attorney for murder suspect Mangione said he believes the judge should have set bail for his client.
Mangione faces a second degree murder charge, among others in New York, along with firearm charges in Pennsylvania. He was denied bail on Tuesday.
“To simply say no bail, with all due respect to the judge, I believe bail should have been set,” Dickey said.
“The judge could set a $1 million bail. It could be $5 million bail, but damn it, you get bail. That’s what you do.”
Mangione’s attorney said he’s ‘looking forward to helping him out’
Tuesday 10 December 2024 23:03
Andrea Cavallier
Tom Dickey, Mangione’s attorney, told reporters that he has a “strong bond with his client and that he is “looking forward to moving forward and helping him out.”
Dickey, an attorney based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, confirmed earlier that he was retained to represent Mangione in the case.
He would not say, however, whether or not he was hired by the suspect’s prominent family.
“We’re going to fight this along the rules and with the constitutional protections that my client has,” Dickey said of the fight against extradition to New York.
Who gets the reward money for the capture of Mangione?
Tuesday 10 December 2024 23:00
Andrea Cavallier
The FBI and the NYPD Crime Stoppers Unit offered a combined reward of up to $60,000 to help capture the suspect in CEO Brian Thompson’s murder.
Now that Luigi Mangione has been arrested, there’s is a question of who can claim the reward money.
Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said a customer at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, recognized Mangione from the news on Monday and alerted an employee, who called the police “to check it out further.”
So who can claim the reward money?
Both the “customer at the McDonald’s” and “the McDonald’s employee that called 911 and reported this individual inside of their restaurant” were thanked by Kaz Daughtry, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner, at a news conference Monday. He did not name them.
According to CNN, it could take months for the individual or individuals to successfully claim the $60,000 reward. And we may never know who they are.
Luigi Mangione shouts about ‘insult to the American people’ as he’s dragged into court
Tuesday 10 December 2024 22:45
Andrea Cavallier
Mangione struggled with police and shouted about an “insult to the American people” as officers forcibly led him into a Pennsylvania courtroom for an extradition hearing Monday afternoon.
He appeared at Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg this afternoon in handcuffs and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit.
“It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience!” Mangione shouted after stepping out of a police car.
He was flanked by several officers who pushed him towards the door.
Rhian Lubin reports:
High school classmate speaks out about Luigi Mangione after ‘surreal’ arrest
Tuesday 10 December 2024 22:20
Andrea Cavallier
A high school classmate of Luigi Mangione said the news “came out of nowhere,” and described the situation as “just, really surreal.”
“He had a lot of things going for him,” Ellison Jordan, who graduated from the Gilman School alongside 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, told The Independent. “He was always cool people.”
Jordan attended Gilman, a prestigious all-boys prep school in Baltimore, with Mangione, and found him to be “a smart dude,” and “a regular guy,” he said on Tuesday.
Justin Rohrlich reports:
Mangione silent as he’s escorted out of courthouse after hearing
Tuesday 10 December 2024 21:39
Andrea Cavallier
Luigi Mangione yelled out and struggled against officers as he was escorted into the courthouse in Pennsylvania for his extradition hearing on Tuesday.
But he was silent as he was led out of the courthouse into a police car where he will now be transported to Huntingdon State Correctional Institution, a state prison about 25 miles away.
White House denounces killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Tuesday 10 December 2024 21:25
Andrea Cavallier
In a press briefing on Tuesday, the White House on Tuesday denounced the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
“And so, while we’re certainly not going to comment on the investigation, we condemn — we condemn violence in the strongest term,” Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
“Obviously, this is horrific. Violence to combat any sort of corporate greed is unacceptable. I’m going to let the investigation move forward, and I’m not going to speak to any manifestos or anything that is coming out to this.”
Jean-Pierre also offered her condolences to Thompson’s loved ones and said the federal government stands ready “to provide further support if needed” to local and state authorities, CNN reported.
Prosecutors will seek governor’s warrant to extradite Mangione to NY
Tuesday 10 December 2024 21:02
Andrea Cavallier
Prosecutors will seek a governor’s warrant to extradite Mangione to New York from Pennsylvania, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg confirmed to NBC New York after the suspect’s court appearance.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will submit the warrant for Mangione.
At the hearing on Tuesday, he was denied bail on felony charges of forgery and carrying a firearm without a license.
Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks told reporters after the hearing that he believes the New York charges take precedence as “there is no more significant assault than homicide” but added: “That doesn’t mean we’re getting rid of our charges.”
Luigi Mangione’s former college classmate remembers him as a ‘nice, shy’ guy who never gave off a ‘creepy Unabomber vibe’
Tuesday 10 December 2024 20:24
Andrea Cavallier
Luigi Mangione was a nice, shy guy, “like a typically socially awkward engineer” in college, a class of 2020 Penn State classmate told The Independent’s Kelly Rissman following Mangione’s arrest.
When the news broke, the former classmate couldn’t believe it.
“It’s really shocking…He never gave off a weird, creepy, Unabomber vibe” in college, she said.
Mangione didn’t post passionately about social causes in undergrad, so “I guess something really took a turn,” she added.
He has now been charged with murder in connection to CEO Brian Thompson’s death.
“I don’t think I’ll 100 percent believe [he did it] until it’s confirmed,” the former classmate said.
Mangione denied bail as he fights extradition
Tuesday 10 December 2024 19:47
Andrea Cavallier
Luigi Mangione appeared in court in Pennsylvania on Tuesday for an extradition hearing.
He was denied bail and is fighting extradition to New York.
Mangione’s lawyer, Thomas Dickey, told the judge that his client was not agreeing to be extradited to New York.
“He is contesting it,” Dickey said.
The court has given him 14 days to file for writ of habeas corpus, according to CNN. Another hearing will be scheduled if he files for writ of habeas corpus. Prosecutors have 30 days to obtain a governor’s warrant.
The hearing lasted about 45 minutes.
For now, Mangione will stay at Huntingdon State Correctional Institution.
Police receive threats after Mangione arrest
Tuesday 10 December 2024 19:20
Andrea Cavallier
Altoona Police Department Deputy Chief Derek Swope told reporters that the department has received threats following the arrest of Luigi Mangione.
“We have received some threats against our officers and building here, we’ve started investigating some threats against some citizens in our community. We’re taking all those threats seriously and doing all the follow-up we can with those,” Swope said.
WATCH: Luigi Mangione struggles against officers as he’s taken to court
Tuesday 10 December 2024 19:08
Andrea Cavallier
Who is Mangione’s lawyer?
Tuesday 10 December 2024 19:00
Andrea Cavallier
Thomas M. Dickey says that he is representing Mangione, according to the New York Times.
The lawyer is based in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
He declined to comment further as he walked into the courtroom for Mangione’s extradition hearing.
Luigi Mangione yells out about ‘injustice’ as he’s escorted into hearing
Tuesday 10 December 2024 18:56
Andrea Cavallier
Luigi Mangione is heard yelling out what sounds like: “It’s completely an injustice and an insult to the American people,” according to NewsNation reporter Brian Entin.
Luigi Mangione arrives at courthouse for extradition hearing
Tuesday 10 December 2024 18:45
Andrea Cavallier
Authorities release Luigi Mangione’s mugshot
Tuesday 10 December 2024 18:39
Andrea Cavallier
Charges against Luigi Mangione
Tuesday 10 December 2024 18:23
Andrea Cavallier
Luigi Mangione has been charged with one count of second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of second-degree possession of a forged document, and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to online court documents.
‘Ghost guns are a criminal’s dream come true'
Tuesday 10 December 2024 18:07
Andrea Cavallier
The gun safety group Giffords released a statement on ghost guns following Mangione’s arrest.
“Ghost guns are a criminal’s dream come true. The targeted assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, potentially committed with a ghost gun, shows just how dangerous these weapons are in the wrong hands,” Giffords Executive Director Emma Brown said.
“Anyone can print them at home or buy unfinished parts online without a background check or training. Yet due to extremists in the gun lobby, the ATF’s rule to stop criminals from getting ghost guns is under threat. Americans’ safety from ghost guns now lies in the hands of the Supreme Court justices. Here’s the bottom line: Ghost guns threaten public safety and must be subject to background checks like the guns they are.”
Mangione carrying his gun at time of arrest akin to saying ‘I did it,’ ex-FBI deputy director says
Tuesday 10 December 2024 17:23
James Liddell
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe claimed that Luigi Mangione carrying his gun around the time of his detainment is akin to saying “I did it”.
Mangione was arrested on Monday while eating at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being recognized from the images circulated by the NYPD last week.
He allegedly possessed a ghost gun, a suppressor, “multiple fraudulent IDs,” and a handwritten 262-word manifesto that allegedly slammed the health care system, authorities said.
McCabe made the comments to CNN on Tuesday after Mangione was charged with murder in connection to Brian Thompson’s fatal shooting in Midtown Manhattan last week.
“He carried that gun on his person,” McCabe said. “That’s basically like putting a sign in your pocket that says ‘I did it.’”
Mangione’s extradition hearing to take place today as suspect faces murder charges in New York
Tuesday 10 December 2024 17:02
James Liddell
An extradition hearing for Luigi Mangione will take place this afternoon at 1:30 p.m., according to court officials in Pennsylvania.
The hearing will take place at the Blair County Courthouse, where the suspect was arraigned on Monday night, The New York Times reports.
It follows New York prosecutors filing murder charges against the 26-year-old suspect hours after he faced gun crimes charges in Pennsylvania on Monday, according to a court docket.
NYPD Chief Detective Joseph Kenny said on Monday that Mangione would be extradited to New York to face the murder charge.
Mangione likely views himself as ‘hero’, police say
Tuesday 10 December 2024 16:46
James Liddell
Luigi Mangione “likely views himself as a hero,” according to a police report.
An internal New York Police Department report obtained by The New York Times analyses parts of Mangione’s three-page “manifesto,” which was in his possession upon his arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday.
According to The Times, police noted the Brian Thompson shooting suspect “likely views himself as a hero of sorts who has finally decided to act upon such injustices”.
Mangione is believed to have viewed the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death “as a symbolic takedown and a direct challenge to its alleged corruption and ‘power games,’” as per the document.
The report surfaced in light of Pennsylvania Governor, Josh Shaprio, noting at a news conference on Monday that “in some dark corners, this killer is being hailed as a hero”.
He added: “Hear me on this: He is no hero.”
McDonald’s customer joked they saw ‘the shooter from NYC’ – then Mangione was arrested
Tuesday 10 December 2024 16:26
James Liddell
A McDonald’s customer thought his friend was “kidding” after they pointed out a man inside the restaurant who they thought looked like the “shooter from New York” – then Luigi Mangione was arrested.
Larry, who goes to the Golden Arches daily, was in the Altoona, Pennsylvania, restaurant when the 26-year-old suspect connected to Brian Thompson’s murder walked through the door, according to Fox News.
“One of my friends – and I thought he was kidding – when the shooter... who they made the arrest on came in, he [my friend] made a comment ‘Well, that looks like the shooter from New York,’” Larry told the network.
“But the group of us thought it was more of a joke and we were kidding about it. But then as it turned out, it was him.”
Mangione made an order at the McDonald’s and then headed to the back of the store, Larry said.
“I passed him whenever I left, I left and went to church, [then] came back because I heard there was an arrest,” Larry added.
Comment: Luigi Mangione and the dark truth behind our reaction to his arrest
Tuesday 10 December 2024 16:06
James Liddell
Set with the task of tracking down a fugitive from the law, you can guarantee social media will track them down in record time – even if the only thing to go by is a small, three-inch gap between a mask and a hood. As was the case with the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson.
The NYPD released a set of images taken in the back of a taxi on Sunday, and within less than 24 hours, the internet had gleaned from the dark, bushy eyebrows alone that it was 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, a Baltimore-born graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, who comes from a prominent family.
But once found, the circus didn’t stop there.
Read Emma Clarke’s article in full below.
Police release photos appearing to show Mangione eating inside McDonald’s before his arrest
Tuesday 10 December 2024 15:46
James Liddell
GoFundMe slaps down fundraisers popping up for suspected CEO killer
Tuesday 10 December 2024 15:40
James Liddell
GoFundMe has shut down multiple pages created to support the accused murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
A masked man fatally shot Thompson in Midtown Manhattan on December 4 before escaping out of the city, leading to a six-day manhunt for the gunman, which ended Thursday with the arrest of 26-year-old Luigi Mangione. He has been charged with murder.
Since his arrest, GoFundMe pages have cropped up in support of Mangione, and the fundraising site has been removing them. It’s not immediately clear how many pages the site took down.
Kelly Rissman has the full story.
Mangione’s mom reported him missing weeks before CEO’s murder
Tuesday 10 December 2024 15:20
James Liddell
Kathleen Mangione is said to have reported her son missing just weeks before he was charged in connection with Brian Thompson’s murder in Midtown Manhattan last week.
Luigi Mangione was reported missing to the San Francisco Police Department on November 18, a police source told the San Francisco Standard.
The 26-year-old was born and raised in Maryland but has ties to San Francisco. His last known address in Honolulu, police said.
In pictures: Mangione held in Pennsylvania police custody after arrest
Tuesday 10 December 2024 15:00
James Liddell
Mangione questions whether some evidence was ‘planted’
Tuesday 10 December 2024 14:40
James Liddell
Luigi Mangione claimed he was “not sure” if cash found on him at the time of his arrest at an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s was “planted” as he was arraigned on Monday evening.
The suspected UnitedHealth CEO shooter took issue with prosecutors’ claims during his first court appearance at the Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, as he was read a full complaint by a judge.
Along with a ghost gun, a 262-page manifesto and false identification, prosecutors said he was carrying about $8,000 in US dollars and $2,000 in foreign currency, CNN reported.
Prosecutors also claimed that he had a faraday bag – a bag used to conceal wireless transmissions from devices.
Mangione told prosecutors that he’d “like to correct two things,” according to correspondent Danny Freeman.
According to Freeman, he said: “I don’t know where any of that money came from – I’m not sure if it was planted. And also, that bag was waterproof, so I don’t know about criminal sophistication.”
Mangione made book club read the Unabomber memoir, source says
Tuesday 10 December 2024 14:20
James Liddell
Several members of Luigi Mangione book club “left” after the Brian Thompson murder suspect made members read the memoir of Ted Kaczynski – aka the Unabomber.
The 26-year-old, who was arrested and charged with UnitedHealth CEO murder on Monday in Pennsylvania, was found with a handwritten manifesto of his own that allegedly slammed the health care system.
In early 2023, Mangione started a book club in Hawaii, according to Sarah Nehemiah, who was Mangione when they both lived at a co-living space in Honolulu in 2022.
“Several members left due to discomfort in his book choices,” she told The Washington Post.
“The Unabomber Manifesto is what really pushed people over the edge.”
Watch: Brian Thompson shooting suspect Luigi Mangione’s valedictorian speech
Tuesday 10 December 2024 14:00
James Liddell
Inside Mangione’s prominent Baltimore family of real estate moguls and state legislators
Tuesday 10 December 2024 13:40
James Liddell
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, belongs to a well-established business family in Baltimore, Maryland.
The suspect’s paternal grandparents, Nicholas Mangione Sr and May Mangione, acquired the Turf Valley Country Club in Ellicott City in 1978. Twenty-years later, they founded the Hayfields Country Club in Cockeysville.
The Mangione family also owns Baltimore-based radio station WCBM-AM and the assisted-living facility, Lorien Health Services in Ellicott City, according to The Washington Post.
Nino Mangione, the shooting suspect’s cousin, serves in the GOP Maryland House of Delegates.
Mangione’s mother Kathleen Zannino Mangione, owns a boutique travel company, and his sister MariaSanta Mangione works as a medical resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
The family are “shocked and devastated” by the arrest, offering their “prayers to the family of Brian Thompson,” according to a statement shared on X by Nino.
Mangione was ‘socially awkward engineer’ who didn’t give off ‘Unabomber vibe,’ college classmate says
Tuesday 10 December 2024 13:21
James Liddell
Luigi Mangione’s University of Pennsylvania classmate said that the shooting suspect didn’t strike her as giving off a “Unabomber vibe”.
According to the woman, Mangione was a nice, shy guy, “like a typically socially awkward engineer” during his college years, she told The Independent.
“It’s really shocking… He never gave off a weird, creepy, Unabomber vibe,” she added. “I guess something really took a turn.”
On Monday, Mangione was charged with murder in connection to UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson’s death in Midtown Manhattan on December 4.
The classmate added: “I don’t think I’ll 100 percent believe [he did it] until it’s confirmed.”
Watch live: Outside jail where Brian Thompson shooting suspect Luigi Mangione held
Tuesday 10 December 2024 13:01
James Liddell
Luigi Mangione ‘went missing’ after back surgery as friends reveal UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect’s health issues
Tuesday 10 December 2024 12:40
James Liddell
The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson reportedly went missing and cut off contact with family and friends last month after undergoing back surgery, it has been revealed.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested Monday at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and charged with murder over the “targeted” shooting of the healthcare exec in Midtown Manhattan back on December 4.
While the motive for the attack is still under investigation, new details are emerging about Mangione’s own health issues – and the impact they appear to have had on his life.
James Liddell has the full story.
'I never got the impression he would self-destruct,’ former colleague says
Tuesday 10 December 2024 12:21
James Liddell
Luigi Mangione’s former colleague said they were left “flabbergasted” following the arrest of the Brian Thompson shooting suspect in Pennsylvania on Monday.
The co-worker, remains anonymous, worked with Mangione as a counsellor at a Stanford University summer program in 2019 before the 26-year-old graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
“I am flabbergasted,” they told CNN, after describing Mangione as outgoing and socially charming. “I never got the impression he would self-destruct.”
Mangione lost touch with family and friends ‘for months’ after back surgery
Tuesday 10 December 2024 12:00
James Liddell
Months prior to Luigi Mangione’s arrest, he had allegedly lost touch with friends and relatives.
Mangione is believed to have suffered with chronic back pain, which at points left him bed-bound.
And after allegedly undergoing a spinal operation earlier this year, Mangione went silent, a former high school classmate Aaron Cranston told The New York Times.
Concerned friends also reached out to Mangione on X as they attempted to make contact with him earlier this year.
“Nobody has heard from you in months,” one person tweeted in October.
“I don’t know if you are okay or just in a super isolated place and have no service. But I haven’t heard from you in months,” another read from July.
On November 18, weeks before Thompson’s death, Mangione was allegedly reported missing by his mother, possibly in San Francisco, law enforcement sources told the New York Post.
Photographs of Luigi Mangione’s past surface
Tuesday 10 December 2024 11:40
James Liddell
Watch: What we know about United Healthcare CEO shooting suspect
Tuesday 10 December 2024 11:20
James Liddell
McDonald’s gets ‘review bombed’ after Mangione’s arrest at a Pennsylvania outlet
Tuesday 10 December 2024 11:01
James Liddell
Google has reviewed a swathe of negative reviews from McDonald’s after Luigi Mangione detained at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, outlet and later charged with Brian Thompson’s murder in New York City on Monday.
The UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder unleashed a wave of frustration over America’s healthcare system.
After a slew of denigrating reviews unrelated to the business, a tactic known as “review bombing”, Google is said to have stepped in.
“This location has rats in the kitchen that will make you sick and your insurance isn’t going to cover it,” one review said, per Reuters.
A Google spokesperson told the news agency: “These reviews violate our policies and have been removed.”
Pictured: Protestors brandish signs at McDonald’s restaurant where Mangione was arrested
Tuesday 10 December 2024 10:40
James Liddell
What is spondylolisthesis? The spinal conditioning that may have plagued Mangione
Tuesday 10 December 2024 10:21
James Liddell
Brian Thompson’s alleged killer is said to have suffered with chronic back pain – and apparently wrote a handwritten note stating that he was suffering from spondylolisthesis, CNN reports.
But what is spondylolisthesis?
The condition is where a vertebra, one of the bones in your spine, slips or shifts forward onto the vertebra below. It often occurs in the lower back.
Doctors can diagnose spondylolisthesis as either low-grade or high-grade, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
“A high-grade slip occurs when more than 50% of the width of the fractured vertebra slips forward on the vertebra below it,” its website reads.
Those with a high-grade slip are more likely to experience “significant pain” and “nerve injury” and need surgery to relieve their symptoms, according to the AAOS.
ICYMI: Josh Shapiro slams those who celebrated UnitedHealthcare shooting
Tuesday 10 December 2024 10:00
Josh Marcus
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro has condemned those who praised the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, insisting: “He is no hero.”
At a press conference on Monday evening in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Shapiro addressed the “disturbing” number of Americans who had “looked to celebrate instead of condemning this killer.”
Authorities have named 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, who was arrested in Pennsylvania earlier that day, a “strong person of interest” in the killing, although he has not yet been charged in connection with that crime. He was charged with gun crimes after being arrested in Pennsylvania, though officials say they expect charges to be filed in New York in connection to the fatal shooting of the executive.
“Brian Thompson was a father to two. He was a husband. And he was a friend to many. And yes he was the CEO of a health insurance company,” Shapiro told reporters.
Io Dodds reports.
Mangione ‘reported missing’ by mother weeks before CEO shooting
Tuesday 10 December 2024 09:40
James Liddell
Luigi Mangione was reported missing by his mother weeks before Broan Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was murdered in Manhattan.
The 26-year-old suspect, who now faces murder charges in New York City in connection to the health insurer’s death last Wednesday, was allegedly reported missing by his mother on November 18 possibly in San Francisco, law enforcement sources told the New Y