1. Luigi Nicholas Mangione is an American man who has been identified as the suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
27 Facts About Luigi Mangione
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Luigi Mangione has been indicted on eleven state charges and four federal charges, including first-degree murder, murder in furtherance of terrorism, criminal possession of a weapon, and stalking.
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Luigi Mangione has been described as the "most debated and polarizing murder suspect in recent history".
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The support Luigi Mangione has generated has been connected to negative opinions of the US health insurance industry and claim denial practices.
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Luigi Nicholas Mangione was born in Towson, Maryland, on May 6,1998, to Kathleen and Louis Mangione, a Baltimore-area couple of Italian descent.
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Luigi Mangione's paternal grandfather, Nicholas Mangione, was a successful Baltimore businessman with 10 children and 37 grandchildren; one of his grandchildren is Nino Mangione, a Maryland House of Delegates member.
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Luigi Mangione attended Gilman School, an all-boys private secondary school in Baltimore, where he participated in sports such as soccer, track, cross country, and wrestling.
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Luigi Mangione developed an interest in video games and video game development, teaching himself how to code and co-founding a gaming app development company.
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Luigi Mangione graduated as the valedictorian of his class in 2016, and his valedictorian speech focused on the impact of artificial intelligence and technology on society.
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In November 2020, Luigi Mangione began working remotely as a data engineer for TrueCar.
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The police reported that Luigi Mangione was "visibly shaken" when they asked him if he had recently visited New York City.
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Later that day, Luigi Mangione was charged in Manhattan with second-degree murder, three counts of illegal weapons possession, and forgery.
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Luigi Mangione was temporarily transferred to the State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon, a close-security state correctional facility in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
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Luigi Mangione was extradited to New York City on December 19,2024, and charged with four federal crimes.
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Luigi Mangione will remain at MDC Brooklyn until his trial.
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Luigi Mangione's retained defense attorney, Thomas Dickey, for this Pennsylvania case.
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Luigi Mangione later hired prison consultant Craig Rothfeld to assist with matters related to his incarceration.
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Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to all of the Pennsylvania and New York charges.
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Luigi Mangione enjoys reading, and had co-founded a book club at Surfbreak in 2023; the book club ended when Mangione left Hawaii later that year.
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In February 2024, Luigi Mangione told a friend that he was "going backpacking for awhile," and did a solo trip through East and Southeast Asia, visiting Japan, Thailand, and other countries.
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Luigi Mangione contacted the SFPD because she believed that he was living in San Francisco and still worked for TrueCar, which had an office there.
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Luigi Mangione had discussed getting Lyme disease at age 13, and wrote that he had been experiencing brain fog since high school.
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Luigi Mangione had sought advice online regarding irritable bowel syndrome and visual snow.
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Luigi Mangione reportedly underwent a spinal fusion surgery in July 2023 and wrote on social media that the surgery went well.
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Luigi Mangione showed a skeptical attitude toward both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
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Luigi Mangione posted a Goodreads review of "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski's Industrial Society and Its Future, describing Kaczynski as "rightfully imprisoned" and criticizing his use of violence against innocent individuals.
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Luigi Mangione received significant online support, with many celebrating him as a folk hero and a modern-day Robin Hood.