People Are Leaving Fake Reviews Calling Employees "Rats" At The McDonald’s Where Luigi Mangione Was Arrested
The fake reviews claim there’s a “rat” infestation. View Entire Post ›
Luigi Mangione and the Danger of a Handsome Criminal
What happens when violent crimes are overshadowed by appearances?
UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Suspect Luigi Mangione Isn’t Worth a Movie
Who would be the perfect actor to play the hot young Ivy League graduate who is suspected of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week? Some say Now You See Me’s Dave Franco should star. Others pick You hunk Penn Badgley. Oh, and American Crime Story maestro Ryan Murphy must produce, right? Or how […]
There Are a Lot of Men Like Luigi Mangione
In 1990, a young man named Christopher McCandless graduated from Emory University in Georgia. McCandless, who grew up in an upper class family in the DC suburbs of Fairfax, Va, had decided to reject the trappings of contemporary American bootstrap ideology. He donated his college savings (about $20,000) to Oxfam and transformed himself into a […]
Luigi Mangione fights extradition to face murder charge over CEO killing
Watch: Luigi Mangione shouts at reporters while being escorted into court The man accused of shooting dead healthcare insurance CEO Brian Thompson in New York jostled with police and shouted at reporters as he was bundled into court on Tuesday, as more details emerged about a potential motive in the killing. Luigi Mangione appeared at […]
The Internet’s Obsession With Luigi Mangione Signals a Major Shift
In the US, people have strong opinions about health insurance companies, and when it came out that the alleged shooter had written “deny,” “depose,” “defend” on some ammo casings, they rallied round. When it turned out Mangione had been spotted at a fast-food restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, someone on Bluesky called it SnitchDonald’s; others briefly […]
How Luigi Mangione exposed America’s outrage about UnitedHealthcare
On Monday, police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested Luigi Mangione in connection with last week’s shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. When Mangione’s identity became public, the online reaction around Thompson’s death went into overdrive; unlike most shootings, this one has brought a stream of support for the suspected killer rather than for the victim, […]
The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
More than a decade after the advent of the 3D-printed gun as an icon of libertarianism and a gun control nightmare, police say one of those homemade plastic weapons has now been found in the hands of perhaps the world’s most high-profile alleged killer. For the community of DIY gunsmiths who have spent years honing […]
Unsurprisingly, ‘Luigi’ Merch Is Surging
The arrest of a suspect accused of killing health-insurance CEO Brian Thompson had an unexpected consequence: a morbid cottage industry of T-shirts, hats, and wine tumblers venerating the internet’s new folk hero.
Don’t Believe This Cryptic Video Purportedly Uploaded by Luigi Mangione
The video was startling. Hours after Luigi Mangione was arrested for his alleged role in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a clip appeared on a YouTube page bearing the suspect’s name and image. Titled “The Truth,” it began with a countdown timer and the message: “If you see this, I’m already under arrest.” Next, […]