US EditionLuigi Mangione Brought up Brian Thompson's Name While in Asia: Acquaintance
Luigi Mangione, inspired by anti-establishment views, allegedly assassinated UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a planned attack against for-profit healthcare, prosecutors said.
- On December 4, 2024, Luigi Mangione shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan with a 3D-printed 9 millimetre pistol, leaving him bleeding on the sidewalk.
- Prosecutors recovered a manifesto denouncing for-profit health care and a journal outlining plans related to the attack, while authorities view the killing as politically motivated despite Mangione never being insured by UnitedHealthcare.
- Earlier, Mangione disappeared into Asia and checked into a guesthouse in Tenkawa where he spent six days offline before meeting two American expatriates in Bangkok and flying to Mumbai, 6,400 kilometres away, obtaining a fake ID dated June 18 and cutting contact with friends.
- Five days after the shooting, Luigi Mangione was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania and has pleaded not guilty while held at the New York Metropolitan Detention Centre.
- Writings and interviews suggest Luigi Mangione shifted from seeking connection to isolation, with diary and journal entries showing mounting resolve as prosecutors say he meticulously planned the shooting.
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Luigi Mangione brought up Brian Thompson's name while in Asia: Acquaintance
(NewsNation) — Before Luigi Mangione was accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, he had mentioned Thompson's name while backpacking in Japan and Thailand. Christian Sacchini, a fellow American whom Mangione met in Thailand, told "Banfield" that Mangione was shocked by how little an MRI scan cost in Thailand, a total of $180 to $200. "When that happened to me, I couldn't believe it, and I told this story to Luigi," …
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Inside Luigi Mangione’s missing months
In early 2024, the young American went travelling across Asia. Prosecutors believe this pivotal trip may shed light on why months later he allegedly carried out a killing that has transfixed the world.
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