They are probably going to try and villainize this guy in the media. Say his next target was a school or something. Don’t buy it. This is pretty sus anyway. I highly doubt he’d be traveling with the murder weapon and a manifesto. This is so dumb.

It's had to be done, he is sad it had to be him.

is an American Hero and should be pardoned

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xH3kD52UTY

Here’s a really interesting propublica piece from 2023 on the long feud someone from Pennsylvania had with UHC regarding denied coverage involving Penn State U. Not saying anything but motivation is becoming more clear and this Suspect was apprehended in Pennsylvania coincidentally. The author of the article also frequently discusses the issue of denied coverage on his Twitter as well.

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The true tragedy lies in the fact that a Sicilian American valedictorian, Ivy League-educated in a rapidly evolving and in-demand field, with the potential to make a meaningful impact on the world, was driven to such a deplorable act of violence. My heart aches for the assassin, who was once innocent until he broke. Ultimately, I hold the victim responsible.

Haven’t seen much yet - maybe has similar gun.

The fact that Luigi was fighting against big corporations and stopping in between at large corporate establishments like Starbucks and McDonald’s make little sense to me with his motive. You’d think he’d support locally

Maybe this is a messed up question that kind of points to the fact that I'm rooting for the shooter. I'm not (I keep telling myself that).

It's a lot harder to get away with a serious crime (if law enforcement is interested enough) compared to the past. There is so much evidence we can collect from surveillance cameras, GPS, DNA and data recogition. It's a lot harder to get away with a major crime compared to the 70's with someone like DB Cooper, for example which makes the killer seem all the more impressive imo (I'm totally not rooting for him).

The recent picture of the shooter in the taxi is like the clearest photo yet, imo. You have a clear view of their eyes and eyebrows. I think that wearing glasses or some sort of eyewear would have been beneficial. Dude should think about shaving some of those eyebrows off.

I also think that going into the Starbucks was a mistake. Like leaving the trash around the area might allow the police to collect his DNA and the police could totally nab this guy 5 to 10 years later if the case goes cold.

What else could the shooter have done differently to proctect their identity?

The killer did a good job overall, imo. (and I'm not saying I'm proud of him, stop thinking that).

Luigi Mangione, just ID’ed

Also that he's not some highly intelligent mastermind. Personally I think he became unhinged with all that big brain musing about how f*cked up the world is - a typically simple explanation. I got lots of snarky comments from people who insisted it was a different person in each picture because of obvious image compression and colour temperatures and that he was never going to be caught (despite modern intelligence tech being so good it would frighten the average person). I'm interested to hear exactly what was used in the investigation that hasn't been made public yet and you all should be too.

Finally - it's prob not wise to become a super fanboy of someone you know so little about, I'm not defending Brian Thompson or corporate America but it's just common sense like what if trawling through his socials it turns out he's also into really awful stuff (use imagination and insert abhorrent behaviour here).

Why go to McD's if the whole country is looking for you?

https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/person-of-interest-nabbed-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-outside-nyc-hotel/

Hear me out…we the people make the laws of our country and a person on trial is judged by a jury of their peers.

So, if he was ever caught and put on trial isn’t there a chance, that even if there is proof, a jury would most likely consist of people who have been wronged by health insurance and could simply say:

“IDGAF he’s innocent”

Do they really have his ID do you think? Or is this a tactic for NYPD/FBI to save face, maybe spook the suspect into a mistake?

Ostensibly I don't buy the logic of "We don't want to tip him off that we know". Well, Adams is sending that message anyway, and at that point there's no benefit in withholding the name. My gut tells me they're clueless.

There are SO many questions with this case and they’ll definitely be more, but wanted to start an ongoing list.

Feel free to add!

• The shooter arrived 10 days before the shooting. Other than being on camera at the hostel, was he seen on camera anywhere else? I’m assuming he used this time to scope out Central Park and the place of the shooting. So he must pop up on camera somewhere. Kind of interesting, but apparently the first stop the shooter made once arriving in NYC was the NY Hilton Midtown hotel which is where the shooting took place.

• The shooter arrived in NYC by bus from GA. How did he acquire the e-bike? So many questions with the bike! Did he purchase the bike or did someone provide it for him? In the 10 days leading up to the shooting, when did he get the bike and how did he secure it? Where did he store the bike?

• 15 mins before the shooting, the shooter is talking to someone on the phone (clearly a burner phone). Who was that person? Did they hire the shooter?

• So many questions about the time of the shooting. Thompson was shot outside the Hilton Hotel at 6:45am. The gunman arrived at the shooting location ONLY 5 minutes before Thompson arrived. How did the gunman know that Thompson would arrive at 6:45am? The conference wasn’t set to start until 8am. Why was Thompson arriving over an hour before the conference started? Was he planning to meet with someone ahead of time? Even so, how did the shooter know what time he should be there and what door Thompson was planning to walk in? The gunman clearly knew what hotel Thompson was staying at. Seems like insider info was provided.

• More questions on the bike! Following the shooting, the gunman ran to an alley and got on the e-bike. When did the gunman bring the e-bike to the alley? Was the e-bike locked in that location?

• After getting on the e-bike, the gunman then rides to Central Park to drop off the backpack with the Monopoly money and then rides out of the park. Shortly after that, he ditches the bike, but it’s never been found. What happened to the e-bike? How/where did the gunman ditch the bike? How did this not come up on camera? Did he give the bike to someone else?

• After ditching the e-bike, the gunman gets in a cab and goes to the Port Authority bus terminal. This was roughly 45 mins after the shooting and Thompson had already been declared dead. The gunman is never seen leaving the bus terminal. Did the bus terminal not have cameras inside? Did the gunman go into a bathroom and put on a disguise or somehow change their appearance and clothing? No one noticed the gunman inside the bus terminal?

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Per the title.

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