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Luigi Mangione is said to have considered using a bomb in Manhattan in his alleged plot to kill the UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, sources say.
A “to-do list” found inside a spiral notebook was apparently gleaned along with the shooting suspect’s 262-page manifesto, a ghost gun and false ID cards upon his arrest at an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Monday.
Mangione, 26, reportedly decided against using the bomb as it “could kill innocents” and instead opted for a more targeted approach, allegedly musing what could be better “to kill the CEO at his own bean counting conference,” according to a CNN.
The suspect 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 in Midtown Manhattan.
“It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience!,” Mangione yelled as he was escorted in handcuffs into the Blair County Courthouse.
Mangione was denied bail and is fighting extradition. His lawyer said he is expects to plead not guilty. He will remain in a Pennsylvania jail while fighting being returned to New York.
GoFundMe eliminates fundraisers for Luigi Mangione
The insurance executive’s death captivated the nation and sparked serious conversations about the state of health care in the U.S., with some even celebrating the execution as many shared stories of being denied coverage for care. 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.
A GoFundMe spokesperson told The Independent in a statement: “GoFundMe’s Terms of Service prohibit fundraisers for the legal defense of violent crimes. The fundraisers have been removed from our platform and all donors have been refunded.”
Kelly Rissman reports.
Josh Marcus11 December 2024 09:00
What is spondylolisthesis? The spinal conditioning that may have plagued Mangione
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 the condition?
Spondylolisthesis 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.
James Liddell11 December 2024 08:41
Public offering to pay Luigi Mangione’s legal bills, his attorney says
James Liddell11 December 2024 08:21
ICYMI: Google forced to intervene after McDonald’s gets ‘review bombed’ over NYC shooter’s arrest
The suspect then fled the scene, sparking a days-long manhunt before Mangione was spotted eating at a table in the McDonald’s.
Joe Sommerlad reports.
Josh Marcus11 December 2024 07:59
The McDonald’s customer who spotted Luigi Mangione
A McDonald’s customer thought his friend was joking after they spotted Luigi Mangione in the Pennsylvania fast food joint.
“One of my friends, and I thought he was kidding, when the shooter — I’m assuming was the shooter who they made the arrest on — came in. [My friend] made a comment – ‘That looks like the shooter from New York,’” Larry told Fox Digital.
“The group of us thought it was more of a joke, and we were kidding about it,” Larry continued. “But as it turned out, it was him.”
Rhian Lubin reports.
Josh Marcus11 December 2024 07:00
Amazon inundated with merch about UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting
Police arrested a suspect in the shooting, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, on Monday in Pennsylvania.
Merchandise with the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” — the words reportedly written on the bullets used in the shooting of Thompson — have been cropping up on Amazon items like hoodies, mugs, caps, pint glasses, and more, according to the Washington Post.
Some have taken the three words to be a reference to the 2010 book “Delay, Defend, Deny: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It.”
Graig Graziosi has the story.
Josh Marcus11 December 2024 06:00
How Luigi Mangione went ‘missing’ before alleged CEO shooting
The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson went missing and cut off contact with family and friends last month after undergoing back surgery, it has emerged.
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.
Josh Marcus11 December 2024 05:00
Classmate details ‘surreal’ arrest of Luigi Mangione
“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.
“I’m being sensitive to Luigi, because I went to school with him,” Jordan, who has not spoken to the media previously about Mangione, went on. “I hope he didn’t do it. I’m praying he didn’t do it. It’s still ‘allegedly.’ It’s really shocking.”
Justin Rohrlich reports.
Josh Marcus11 December 2024 04:00
Brother of ‘Unabomber’ worries Mangione was inspired to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO
David Kaczynski, brother of the “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski, worries his relative’s multi-decade bombing spree and manifesto inspired the alleged gunman in the UnitedHealthcare shooting.
“His actions are like a virus,” Kaczynski told NBC News. “They could be like a virus unless they understand he was a very angry and disturbed man. It doesn’t mean his ideas are ideas of a lunatic, but his behavior, I believe, is the behavior of a lunatic.”
“To the extent that he may have attributed at all to sort of normalizing or recasting the violent acts as beneficial to humanity is a terrible mistake,” he added.
Luigi Mangione, who’s facing murder charges for allegedly shooting the executive, appeared to have reviewed the Unabomber’s manifesto on Goodreads.
Josh Marcus11 December 2024 03:00
Healthcare stocks down since UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying
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.
Josh Marcus11 December 2024 02:00
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