Luigi Nicholas Mangione is an American individual who has been accused of the murder of Brian Thompson, who served as the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. The available information is limited to this accusation.
On May 6, 1998, Luigi Nicholas Mangione was born. He is now an American man accused of killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
Starting in May 2016, Mangione had a UI programming internship with Firaxis Games.
In 2016, Mangione graduated as the valedictorian of his class at Gilman School. His valedictorian speech focused on the impact of artificial intelligence and technology on society.
August 2017 marks the end of Mangione's UI programming internship with Firaxis Games, where he worked on the video game Civilization VI.
During the summer of 2019, Mangione served as a head counselor for Stanford University's artificial intelligence pre-collegiate studies program in California.
In November 2020, Mangione began working remotely as a data engineer for TrueCar.
In 2020, Mangione graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) in computer engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in computer and information science.
In June 2022, Mangione left Surfbreak, a co-living space in Honolulu, where he had resided since January.
At the end of February 2023, Mangione left his job at TrueCar because he found the work boring and wanted to pursue other interests.
In July 2023, Mangione reportedly underwent a spinal fusion surgery.
In 2023, Mangione co-founded a book club at Surfbreak in Hawaii; the book club ended when Mangione left Hawaii later that year.
In February 2024, 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.
In June 2024, Mangione stopped posting on social media, causing concern among his family members.
On November 18, 2024, Mangione's mother reported him missing to the San Francisco Police Department after the family had not heard from him since July.
On December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in New York City.
On December 9, 2024, Mangione was arrested at a McDonald's restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following a five-day manhunt after the killing of Brian Thompson. He was identified by an employee who recognized him from images released by the NYPD.
In December 2024, an Economist/YouGov poll found that 43% of American citizens held an unfavorable view of Mangione, while 21% viewed him favorably. Support for him was notably higher among citizens aged 18–29 and those identifying as very liberal, while older and more conservative individuals tended to view him unfavorably.
In December 2024, following Thompson's killing, anger erupted on social media platforms at Thompson, UnitedHealth, and the U.S. health insurance system generally, with many praising the killing.
On December 17, 2024, the Manhattan district attorney's office indicted Mangione on 11 New York state charges related to the killing of Brian Thompson.
On December 19, 2024, Mangione was extradited to New York City and charged with four federal crimes related to the killing of Brian Thompson.
After Mangione's Manhattan courtroom appearance on December 23, 2024, social media users misidentified the brand of the burgundy sweater that Mangione was wearing. Users later determined that he was wearing a "washable Merino crewneck sweater" from Nordstrom, which social media users nicknamed "Mangione Merino", and quickly sold out.
On February 14, 2025, Mangione's New York defense team launched a website dedicated to providing updates on his prosecutions due to the "extraordinary volume of inquiries and outpouring of support".
After Mangione's February 2025 court appearance, photographs of Mangione's shackled bare ankles in brown loafers went viral, with the search terms "luigi mangione loafers" and "luigi mangione ankles" spiking by 1,400% and 500%, respectively, on Google.
On April 1, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that prosecutors would seek the death penalty in Mangione's federal case.
On April 17, 2025, Mangione was formally indicted on his federal charges related to the killing of Brian Thompson.
By May 2025, a GiveSendGo fundraiser has raised over US$1 million to support Mangione. Donors have cited the "politicization" of the case, the potential use of the death penalty, due process, and frustrations with the healthcare system as reasons for their donations.
In September 2025, Ryan Murphy, creator of the Netflix true crime anthology, Monster, expressed interest in creating a season of the show based on Mangione.
In September 2025, a New York judge dismissed Mangione's terror-related murder charges; he still faces a charge of second-degree murder.
In early September 2025, a product featuring an edited and AI-generated image of Mangione modelling a shirt was listed for sale by the Chinese online retailer Shein. Shein claimed that the image was provided by a third-party vendor and that it was immediately removed from its site upon discovery. An archived listing of the original advert from the Wayback Machine suggests that before its removal, the shirt had completely sold out in all sizes but one.
On September 16, 2025, Judge Gregory Carro dismissed two terrorism-related murder charges against Mangione, ruling that they did not meet the legal threshold for acts intended to intimidate or coerce the public.
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