UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione charged, family breaks silence
Posted on 12/10/2024
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CEO murder suspect shouts as he arrives at court
Luigi Mangione was heard shouting as he arrived Tuesday for an extradition proceeding at the Blair County Courthouse in Pennsylvania.
Mangione could be heard yelling that something is "completely out of touch" and "an insult to the intelligence of the American people" as police forcibly led him into the facility.
Mangione is wanted in New York for charges including Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
He was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pa., after being spotted inside a McDonald's restaurant.
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Acquaintance calls Mangiones 'great family,' recalls memories with kids
An acquaintance of the family of murder suspect Luigi Mangione spoke highly of the Mangione family and expressed shock at Luigi's arrest for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
"They are a great family, except I guess for one," said the family acquaintance, who asked not to be named. He told Fox News Digital that he used to give popsicles to their kids. He said he had never met Luigi.
Mangione is wanted in New York for charges including Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
An extradition filing obtained by Fox News says Mangione is being held without bail at The State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon following his arrest Monday in Altoona, Pa.
Police say Mangione had "written admissions" about the slaying of Thompson, who was chief of the largest health insurance company in the United States.
Thompson was killed by gunshot wound to the torso after an armed assailant shot him in broad daylight last week in New York City, prompting a six-day manhunt for the killer leading up to Mangione's arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom and Greg Norman contributed reporting
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Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson laid to rest in Minnesota
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – Police provided security at Monday's funeral service for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was killed in a targeted shooting in New York City last week.
Over a dozen state troopers and about 100 cars, including two dozen black SUVs, were seen outside the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove, Minnesota, where services began in the early afternoon. A drone was flying overhead, and a sniper with a large gun was seen stationed on the roof of the church.
Despite the heavy security presence, the funeral was intimate, and no outsiders were allowed to attend. A source said that a security code was reportedly required to get in.
Thompson, 50, was shot from behind on the sidewalk outside a New York City Hilton hotel on Dec. 4 before a shareholder conference.
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Luigi Mangione's yearbook writings revealed, listed as 'best at pick-up lines' by classmates
The UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect’s classmates at the private Gilman School in Baltimore once described him as being the “best at pick-up lines,” his yearbook reveals.
An image of Luigi Mangione’s profile obtained by SNWS shows that he entered the school in sixth grade and went by the aliases of “pepperoni,” “Squeej” and “30 degrees.”
Mangione, who described his Gilman experience as “illuminating,” thanked his mother and father for “dealing with me these past 18 years.”
“I’ll admit, no matter how much I hated it at the time, [you] sending me to Gilman was the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Love you,” Mangione wrote.
Another portion of the yearbook reportedly listed Mangione as the captain of the Gilman robotics team.
A former classmate told SWNS that Mangione was “nice to everyone” and a “very normal guy” during his time at the school, where he was valedictorian in 2016.
"He was a nice guy, a smart kid but kind of quiet," the classmate added. "He was into gaming, he played soccer -- there was nothing out of the ordinary.
"We would hang out with friends and did normal high school stuff," the classmate also said.
The former student told SNWS they later were in “complete shock” when they found out that Mangione had been arrested for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.
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Luigi Mangione's first meal behind bars revealed
ALTOONA, Pa. – When Pennsylvania police arrested a former Ivy League computer scientist in connection with the New York City assassination of a health insurance CEO in New York City, he was shaking in his chair at an Altoona McDonald's, according to court documents.
By the time he had his first meal behind bars, a square slice of pizza that officers shared with him and others at the police station, he'd calmed down, a law enforcement source told Fox News Digital.
"While he was nervous and shaking during the arrest – when he was in the jail cell his demeanor was relatively calm," the source said. "He didn't appear angry or scared."
Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested peacefully, according to authorities, but he declined to speak with investigators. As NYPD brass and Manhattan prosecutors were driving in at speeds above 80 mph from nearly 300 miles away, the local cops received donations of food and coffee from supporters around the country after the news broke. They shared some of it with the suspect.
"We pride ourselves on our hospitality, whether our guests are there willingly or not," the source said.
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Altoona, Pennsylvania police department receiving threats after Mangione arrest
Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania have received threats against officers following the arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione on Tuesday.
An Altoona Police Department spokesman told Fox News Digital authorities are investigating all threats received against police officers and some members of the community.
"This is clearly a very polarized case," Deputy Chief Derek Swope said. "We have received some threats against our officers in building here. We've started investigating some threats against some citizens in our community. We're taking all those threats seriously and doing all we can with those."
Swope would not confirm if employees at the McDonald's where Mangione was apprehended had also received threats but did say all threats are under investigation.
He also said police have body camera footage of their interactions with the suspect before his arrest but are not releasing that video at this time.
Swope referred specific questions about the investigation to the NYPD.
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Suspect faces extradition proceeding Wednesday
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione is facing an extradition proceeding later today in Pennsylvania.
The hearing is expected to begin around 1:30 p.m. local time at the Blair County Courthouse.
Mangione is wanted in New York for charges including Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
An extradition filing obtained by Fox News says Mangione is being held without bail at The State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon following his arrest Monday in Altoona, Pa.
"The New York Police Department and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office is seeking the Defendant's extradition pursuant to this Warrant of Arrest," the filing says.
Fox News' David Hammelburg contributed to this report.
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FIRST LOOK: Mugshot of CEO murder suspect revealed
Fox News Digital has obtained the mugshot of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione, as well as a New York arrest warrant that says Mangione had “written admissions about the crime’ when he was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania.
“I was informed... that defendant presented a forged New Jersey Driver’s License with the name of Mark Rosario as his identification, which based on the number on it was the same identification defendant presented at the hostel, and that in defendant’s belongings, Patrolman Christy Wasser, Badge #250 found a semi-automatic pistol with what appears to be a 3D printed loaded receiver with a metal slide and silencer, and written admissions about the crime," a police detective wrote in the warrant.
In New York, Mangione is facing charges including Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
The warrant adds that "the cause of Mr. Thompson's death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the torso" and Mangione allegedly fired "several times" at Thompson, "causing him to collapse on the ground."
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Mangione family member cancels political fundraiser, says he’s ‘heartbroken’ over CEO’s murder
Maryland State Delegate Nino Mangione, the cousin of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione, announced Tuesday that he is canceling a political fundraiser.
“Because of the nature of this terrible situation involving my Cousin I do not believe it is appropriate to hold my fundraising event scheduled for this Thursday at Hayfields [Country Club]. I am going to postpone this event until later at a more appropriate time,” the Republican wrote on Facebook.
“I want to thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and support. My family and I are heartbroken and ask that you remember the family of Mr. Thompson in your prayers. Thank you,” he added.
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First photo released of CEO murder suspect at McDonalds before arrest
Pennsylvania State Police released new photos that show for the first time murder suspect Luigi Mangione pictured inside the McDonald's where he was apprehended in Altoona, Penn.
Mangione is seen wearing a medical face mask and eating a what looks like a McDonald's hashbrown in the corner of the fast food chain.
"Law enforcement continues to seek the public’s help in gathering information on Luigi Mangione’s travel and recent whereabouts in Pennsylvania," PA State Police posted on X. "We ask anyone with information to call 1-800-4PA-TIPS or submit a tip online."
Rookie Altoona police officer Tyler Frye took Mangione into custody after an employee and a customer at a McDonald's in Altoona thought he looked like the suspect on a wanted poster and called authorities.
When officers approached Mangione, who was wearing a mask and a beanie and working on a laptop in the back of the restaurant, and asked him to remove his face covering, they recognized him as the suspect wanted for questioning in Thompson's murder.
During that encounter, he allegedly handed over a fake ID, gave a phony name, and "became quiet and started to shake" when asked if he'd recently been to New York.
He was also allegedly in possession of writings criticizing the healthcare industry and a ghost gun similar to the one believed to have been used to kill Thompson.
Altoona police initially took Mangione into custody on charges unrelated to Thompson's murder – possession of an unlicensed firearm, providing false identification to police and forgery.
Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this update.
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NYPD official says releasing image of Mangione was the ‘key’ to tracking him down
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said investigators releasing an image of Luigi Mangione was the “key" to tracking him down in Pennsylvania.
Kenny told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday: “The key to this case was releasing that photograph that we were able to obtain ... once we released it to media we asked the public for help and we asked media to broadcast it nationwide and as you can see, obviously that picture reached Pennsylvania where you had an employee and a patron of the McDonald’s in Altoona recognize the subject.
“So if we hadn’t released that photograph in a timely manner, the investigation maybe would have went on a little longer,” Kenny added, referencing the surveillance photograph of Mangione’s face that was taken in New York City before the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch added that “our detectives conducted an incredible camera canvass, tracking his movements throughout the city.”
“We had our scuba teams in the water looking for the gun, we had our helicopters overhead, it was just a real complete effort by the men and women of the New York City Police Department.”
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Security spotted at funeral for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Security was spotted at a funeral in Minnesota for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
State Police could be seen outside the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove where the event was ongoing Monday.
Thompson was shot and killed last Wednesday in New York City.
On Monday, suspect Luigi Mangione was taken into custody at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa.
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McDonald's customer who spotted Luigi Mangione before his arrest speaks out
Larry, a McDonald’s customer who spotted UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione before his arrest Monday, told Fox News Digital that he thought his friend was kidding when he said that Mangione “looks like the shooter from New York.”
Larry says he and a group of friends go to McDonald’s daily and were inside one of the fast-food chain’s locations in Altoona when Mangione walked in.
“One of my friends -- and I thought he was kidding -- when the shooter... who they made the arrest on came in, he made a comment ‘Well, that looks like the shooter from New York’. But the group of us thought it was more of a joke and we were kidding about it. But then as it turned out, it was him,” Larry said.
He added that Mangione made an order at the McDonald’s and then went to the rear of the store.
“I passed him whenever I left, I left and went to church, [then] came back because I heard there was an arrest,” Larry also said.
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Photo shows fake ID allegedly used by UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect
Police sources say that when Altoona Police Department officers asked murder suspect Luigi Mangione for identification at a McDonald's in Altoona, Penn., he handed over a fake ID.
Fox News Digital is told the fake ID is the same one the suspect used to check into a New York City hostel before the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
A photo provided by police shows a New Jersey ID card with the name Mark Rosario. But the ID card has Mangione's picture.
Police officials said the address listed on the fake ID does not exist.
Authorities apprehended Mangione on Monday after police officers in Pennsylvania recognized the murder suspect from pictures distributed by New York City police.
Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, started shaking when police in Altoona, Pennsylvania approached him Monday at a McDonald's, court documents revealed.
He was wearing a blue medical mask and was looking at a silver laptop computer when officers approached him at the fast-food chain, court documents say.
Officers asked Mangione to pull down his mask and officers immediately recognized him as the suspect wanted for Thompson's murder in NYC. Officers had seen photos of the suspect from media sources, court documents say.
Mangione gave officers a fake ID with the name Mark Rosario - police ran the ID and determined it to be fake. Officers then asked Mangione why he lied.
He replied, "I clearly shouldn't have," according to court documents. Mangione was then placed into custody.
Fox News' Alexis McAdams and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this update.
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CEO killing suspect's friend in July: 'I haven't heard from you in months'
An apparent friend of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione wrote to him on his X account in July that "I haven't heard from you in months.”
“Hey man I need you to call me. I don’t know if you are okay or just in a super isolated place and have no service,” the message read. “But I haven’t heard from you in months.”
“You made commitments to me for my wedding and if you can’t honor them I need to know so I can plan accordingly,” the post added, according to The Wall Street Journal.
“Hey, are you ok?” read another message posted on Oct. 30, the newspaper reported. “Nobody has heard from you in months, and apparently your family is looking for you.”
Fox News' Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect had cell service-blocking Faraday bag
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione had a Faraday bag that blocked cell phone service on him Monday when he was arrested in Pennsylvania.
When asked about the bag in court, Mangione said it “was just a waterproof bag.”
Mangione was arraigned in Blair County Court in Hollidaysburg. Prosecutors said he was carrying $10,000 in cash, including $2,000 in foreign currency, although Mangione disputed the amount.
"I don't know where that money came from. It must have been planted. I don't have that kind of cash,” he said.
Fox News' David Hammelburg and Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
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Investigators will be doing ‘deep dive’ on whether Mangione had more targets: retired FBI agent
Retired FBI special agent Robin Dreeke told ‘Fox & Friends’ Tuesday that investigators will be doing a “deep dive” into whether UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione had more targets.
“The fact that he held onto all the IDs, he held onto this cash, he had the gun, one of the reasons why police were going and diving for evidence in that pond [in Central Park] was because usually criminals and murderers get rid of the evidence. He held onto it,” Dreeke said, describing some of the items allegedly found on Mangione Monday during his arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa.
“Was he planning more things? And so that is what they are really going to be doing a deep dive on,” Dreeke continued.
“When we first saw the first images and the video of him shooting the CEO in cold blood, the fact that he recognized him so rapidly on that street, it says to me that he just wasn’t looking at a photo. He either did a deep dive on videos or saw him live before,” Dreeke also said. “And where did he get that information that he is going to be there, so were there other people involved?”
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Luigi Mangione once lived in shared penthouse in Hawaii: report
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione once lived in a shared penthouse inside a condo building in Hawaii, a report says.
Mangione’s friends say he first arrived in Hawaii around two years ago and is believed to have left during the second half of 2024, according to Hawaii News Now.
The website reports that for a time, Mangione lived in the “Surfbreak” co-working and co-living space located inside the Century Square condo building in Honolulu.
“Surfbreak HNL is the first co-living and co-working penthouse for remote workers in Hawaii,” reads a description of the shared penthouse on its website. “Our 40th floor floor-to-ceiling glass space offers panoramic views.... From city life to surf sesh and mountain heights. Stays are from two months to a year.”
Prices for rooms inside the penthouse currently start at $1,605 per month for a twin bedroom and up to $3,305 per month for a King Corner space.
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Pennsylvania agents helped at Altoona arrest: attorney general
Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office helped local law enforcement during the arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione.
“The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General assisted on the scene to take Luigi Mangione into custody after an employee at a local McDonald’s called 911,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry wrote this morning on X.
“This apprehension was accomplished because of a strong collaboration between OAG Taskforce Agents and Altoona Police Department,” she added. “Thank you for your work to keep Pennsylvania safe.”
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Complaint against UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect remains sealed
The criminal complaint in New York against UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione remains sealed, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office says.
Prosecutors in New York City charged Mangione with murder late Monday night, according to online court records.
The 26-year-old was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon (loaded firearm), possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon (firearm silencer) in the brazen Dec. 4 shooting death of Brian Thompson.
“The complaint itself remains sealed,” the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told Fox News.
Fox News' Tamara Gitt and Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.
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Luigi Mangione's family could not locate him earlier this year: reports
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione couldn’t be located by his family earlier this year, reports say.
On Nov. 18, his mother Kathleen reported him missing to the San Francisco Police Department, a police source told The San Francisco Standard.
The San Francisco Police Department did not immediately respond Tuesday morning to a request for comment by Fox News Digital.
Aaron Cranston, who was one of Mangione’s former classmates at the private Gilman School in Baltimore, also told The New York Times that he and his colleagues received a message earlier this year stating that Mangione’s family hadn’t been able to get in touch with him for several months following a back surgery.
At the time, Mangione’s family was trying to track him down, the newspaper added, citing Cranston.
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Family of Luigi Mangione says they are ‘shocked and devastated’ by his arrest
The family of Luigi Mangione said they are “shocked and devastated ” by his arrest.
In a statement issued Monday night, Mangione's cousin, Maryland State Delegate Nino Mangione, said he would not be commenting on the matter. His family also said they would not comment on news reports of his arrest and the allegations against him.
“We only know what we have read in the media," the statement said. "Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved. We are devastated by this news.”
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Luigi Mangione arrested and charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder: What happens now?
Luigi Mangione, the former Ivy League student arrested and charged in Pennsylvania on Monday in connection to the apparent assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week, likely won't be extradited for several days.
Mangione, 26, was detained at the Altoona Police Department in Pennsylvania after an area McDonald's manager recognized him around 9:15 a.m. Monday. Four fake IDs, a gun and silencer resembling those used in the shooting, and a manifesto denouncing the health insurance industry were found on his person.
Members of the FBI and NYPD, including New York Deputy Commissioner of Community Operations Kaz Daughtry, arrived at the station in the hours after Mangione was arrested. Members of the New York District Attorney's Office also arrived, Fox News Digital confirmed.
Mangione was charged with forgery, firearms not to be carried without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of a crime and false identification to law enforcement authorities, according to a police criminal complaint.
Although his arrest was "peaceful," per Altoona police, Mangione did not speak to interrogators and was put in a holding cell.
"Suspect didn't say a word. He refused to talk," a law enforcement source told Fox News Digital.
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CEO murder suspect shouts as he arrives at court
Luigi Mangione was heard shouting as he arrived Tuesday for an extradition proceeding at the Blair County Courthouse in Pennsylvania.
Mangione could be heard yelling that something is "completely out of touch" and "an insult to the intelligence of the American people" as police forcibly led him into the facility.
Mangione is wanted in New York for charges including Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
He was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pa., after being spotted inside a McDonald's restaurant.
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Acquaintance calls Mangiones 'great family,' recalls memories with kids
An acquaintance of the family of murder suspect Luigi Mangione spoke highly of the Mangione family and expressed shock at Luigi's arrest for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
"They are a great family, except I guess for one," said the family acquaintance, who asked not to be named. He told Fox News Digital that he used to give popsicles to their kids. He said he had never met Luigi.
Mangione is wanted in New York for charges including Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
An extradition filing obtained by Fox News says Mangione is being held without bail at The State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon following his arrest Monday in Altoona, Pa.
Police say Mangione had "written admissions" about the slaying of Thompson, who was chief of the largest health insurance company in the United States.
Thompson was killed by gunshot wound to the torso after an armed assailant shot him in broad daylight last week in New York City, prompting a six-day manhunt for the killer leading up to Mangione's arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom and Greg Norman contributed reporting
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Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson laid to rest in Minnesota
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – Police provided security at Monday's funeral service for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was killed in a targeted shooting in New York City last week.
Over a dozen state troopers and about 100 cars, including two dozen black SUVs, were seen outside the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove, Minnesota, where services began in the early afternoon. A drone was flying overhead, and a sniper with a large gun was seen stationed on the roof of the church.
Despite the heavy security presence, the funeral was intimate, and no outsiders were allowed to attend. A source said that a security code was reportedly required to get in.
Thompson, 50, was shot from behind on the sidewalk outside a New York City Hilton hotel on Dec. 4 before a shareholder conference.
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Luigi Mangione's yearbook writings revealed, listed as 'best at pick-up lines' by classmates
The UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect’s classmates at the private Gilman School in Baltimore once described him as being the “best at pick-up lines,” his yearbook reveals.
An image of Luigi Mangione’s profile obtained by SNWS shows that he entered the school in sixth grade and went by the aliases of “pepperoni,” “Squeej” and “30 degrees.”
Mangione, who described his Gilman experience as “illuminating,” thanked his mother and father for “dealing with me these past 18 years.”
“I’ll admit, no matter how much I hated it at the time, [you] sending me to Gilman was the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Love you,” Mangione wrote.
Another portion of the yearbook reportedly listed Mangione as the captain of the Gilman robotics team.
A former classmate told SWNS that Mangione was “nice to everyone” and a “very normal guy” during his time at the school, where he was valedictorian in 2016.
"He was a nice guy, a smart kid but kind of quiet," the classmate added. "He was into gaming, he played soccer -- there was nothing out of the ordinary.
"We would hang out with friends and did normal high school stuff," the classmate also said.
The former student told SNWS they later were in “complete shock” when they found out that Mangione had been arrested for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.
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Luigi Mangione's first meal behind bars revealed
ALTOONA, Pa. – When Pennsylvania police arrested a former Ivy League computer scientist in connection with the New York City assassination of a health insurance CEO in New York City, he was shaking in his chair at an Altoona McDonald's, according to court documents.
By the time he had his first meal behind bars, a square slice of pizza that officers shared with him and others at the police station, he'd calmed down, a law enforcement source told Fox News Digital.
"While he was nervous and shaking during the arrest – when he was in the jail cell his demeanor was relatively calm," the source said. "He didn't appear angry or scared."
Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested peacefully, according to authorities, but he declined to speak with investigators. As NYPD brass and Manhattan prosecutors were driving in at speeds above 80 mph from nearly 300 miles away, the local cops received donations of food and coffee from supporters around the country after the news broke. They shared some of it with the suspect.
"We pride ourselves on our hospitality, whether our guests are there willingly or not," the source said.
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Altoona, Pennsylvania police department receiving threats after Mangione arrest
Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania have received threats against officers following the arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione on Tuesday.
An Altoona Police Department spokesman told Fox News Digital authorities are investigating all threats received against police officers and some members of the community.
"This is clearly a very polarized case," Deputy Chief Derek Swope said. "We have received some threats against our officers in building here. We've started investigating some threats against some citizens in our community. We're taking all those threats seriously and doing all we can with those."
Swope would not confirm if employees at the McDonald's where Mangione was apprehended had also received threats but did say all threats are under investigation.
He also said police have body camera footage of their interactions with the suspect before his arrest but are not releasing that video at this time.
Swope referred specific questions about the investigation to the NYPD.
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Suspect faces extradition proceeding Wednesday
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione is facing an extradition proceeding later today in Pennsylvania.
The hearing is expected to begin around 1:30 p.m. local time at the Blair County Courthouse.
Mangione is wanted in New York for charges including Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
An extradition filing obtained by Fox News says Mangione is being held without bail at The State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon following his arrest Monday in Altoona, Pa.
"The New York Police Department and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office is seeking the Defendant's extradition pursuant to this Warrant of Arrest," the filing says.
Fox News' David Hammelburg contributed to this report.
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FIRST LOOK: Mugshot of CEO murder suspect revealed
Fox News Digital has obtained the mugshot of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione, as well as a New York arrest warrant that says Mangione had “written admissions about the crime’ when he was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania.
“I was informed... that defendant presented a forged New Jersey Driver’s License with the name of Mark Rosario as his identification, which based on the number on it was the same identification defendant presented at the hostel, and that in defendant’s belongings, Patrolman Christy Wasser, Badge #250 found a semi-automatic pistol with what appears to be a 3D printed loaded receiver with a metal slide and silencer, and written admissions about the crime," a police detective wrote in the warrant.
In New York, Mangione is facing charges including Murder in the Second Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
The warrant adds that "the cause of Mr. Thompson's death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the torso" and Mangione allegedly fired "several times" at Thompson, "causing him to collapse on the ground."
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Mangione family member cancels political fundraiser, says he’s ‘heartbroken’ over CEO’s murder
Maryland State Delegate Nino Mangione, the cousin of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione, announced Tuesday that he is canceling a political fundraiser.
“Because of the nature of this terrible situation involving my Cousin I do not believe it is appropriate to hold my fundraising event scheduled for this Thursday at Hayfields [Country Club]. I am going to postpone this event until later at a more appropriate time,” the Republican wrote on Facebook.
“I want to thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and support. My family and I are heartbroken and ask that you remember the family of Mr. Thompson in your prayers. Thank you,” he added.
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First photo released of CEO murder suspect at McDonalds before arrest
Pennsylvania State Police released new photos that show for the first time murder suspect Luigi Mangione pictured inside the McDonald's where he was apprehended in Altoona, Penn.
Mangione is seen wearing a medical face mask and eating a what looks like a McDonald's hashbrown in the corner of the fast food chain.
"Law enforcement continues to seek the public’s help in gathering information on Luigi Mangione’s travel and recent whereabouts in Pennsylvania," PA State Police posted on X. "We ask anyone with information to call 1-800-4PA-TIPS or submit a tip online."
Rookie Altoona police officer Tyler Frye took Mangione into custody after an employee and a customer at a McDonald's in Altoona thought he looked like the suspect on a wanted poster and called authorities.
When officers approached Mangione, who was wearing a mask and a beanie and working on a laptop in the back of the restaurant, and asked him to remove his face covering, they recognized him as the suspect wanted for questioning in Thompson's murder.
During that encounter, he allegedly handed over a fake ID, gave a phony name, and "became quiet and started to shake" when asked if he'd recently been to New York.
He was also allegedly in possession of writings criticizing the healthcare industry and a ghost gun similar to the one believed to have been used to kill Thompson.
Altoona police initially took Mangione into custody on charges unrelated to Thompson's murder – possession of an unlicensed firearm, providing false identification to police and forgery.
Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this update.
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NYPD official says releasing image of Mangione was the ‘key’ to tracking him down
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said investigators releasing an image of Luigi Mangione was the “key" to tracking him down in Pennsylvania.
Kenny told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday: “The key to this case was releasing that photograph that we were able to obtain ... once we released it to media we asked the public for help and we asked media to broadcast it nationwide and as you can see, obviously that picture reached Pennsylvania where you had an employee and a patron of the McDonald’s in Altoona recognize the subject.
“So if we hadn’t released that photograph in a timely manner, the investigation maybe would have went on a little longer,” Kenny added, referencing the surveillance photograph of Mangione’s face that was taken in New York City before the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch added that “our detectives conducted an incredible camera canvass, tracking his movements throughout the city.”
“We had our scuba teams in the water looking for the gun, we had our helicopters overhead, it was just a real complete effort by the men and women of the New York City Police Department.”
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Security spotted at funeral for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Security was spotted at a funeral in Minnesota for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
State Police could be seen outside the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Maple Grove where the event was ongoing Monday.
Thompson was shot and killed last Wednesday in New York City.
On Monday, suspect Luigi Mangione was taken into custody at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa.
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McDonald's customer who spotted Luigi Mangione before his arrest speaks out
Larry, a McDonald’s customer who spotted UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione before his arrest Monday, told Fox News Digital that he thought his friend was kidding when he said that Mangione “looks like the shooter from New York.”
Larry says he and a group of friends go to McDonald’s daily and were inside one of the fast-food chain’s locations in Altoona when Mangione walked in.
“One of my friends -- and I thought he was kidding -- when the shooter... who they made the arrest on came in, he made a comment ‘Well, that looks like the shooter from New York’. But the group of us thought it was more of a joke and we were kidding about it. But then as it turned out, it was him,” Larry said.
He added that Mangione made an order at the McDonald’s and then went to the rear of the store.
“I passed him whenever I left, I left and went to church, [then] came back because I heard there was an arrest,” Larry also said.
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Photo shows fake ID allegedly used by UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect
Police sources say that when Altoona Police Department officers asked murder suspect Luigi Mangione for identification at a McDonald's in Altoona, Penn., he handed over a fake ID.
Fox News Digital is told the fake ID is the same one the suspect used to check into a New York City hostel before the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
A photo provided by police shows a New Jersey ID card with the name Mark Rosario. But the ID card has Mangione's picture.
Police officials said the address listed on the fake ID does not exist.
Authorities apprehended Mangione on Monday after police officers in Pennsylvania recognized the murder suspect from pictures distributed by New York City police.
Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, started shaking when police in Altoona, Pennsylvania approached him Monday at a McDonald's, court documents revealed.
He was wearing a blue medical mask and was looking at a silver laptop computer when officers approached him at the fast-food chain, court documents say.
Officers asked Mangione to pull down his mask and officers immediately recognized him as the suspect wanted for Thompson's murder in NYC. Officers had seen photos of the suspect from media sources, court documents say.
Mangione gave officers a fake ID with the name Mark Rosario - police ran the ID and determined it to be fake. Officers then asked Mangione why he lied.
He replied, "I clearly shouldn't have," according to court documents. Mangione was then placed into custody.
Fox News' Alexis McAdams and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this update.
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CEO killing suspect's friend in July: 'I haven't heard from you in months'
An apparent friend of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione wrote to him on his X account in July that "I haven't heard from you in months.”
“Hey man I need you to call me. I don’t know if you are okay or just in a super isolated place and have no service,” the message read. “But I haven’t heard from you in months.”
“You made commitments to me for my wedding and if you can’t honor them I need to know so I can plan accordingly,” the post added, according to The Wall Street Journal.
“Hey, are you ok?” read another message posted on Oct. 30, the newspaper reported. “Nobody has heard from you in months, and apparently your family is looking for you.”
Fox News' Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect had cell service-blocking Faraday bag
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione had a Faraday bag that blocked cell phone service on him Monday when he was arrested in Pennsylvania.
When asked about the bag in court, Mangione said it “was just a waterproof bag.”
Mangione was arraigned in Blair County Court in Hollidaysburg. Prosecutors said he was carrying $10,000 in cash, including $2,000 in foreign currency, although Mangione disputed the amount.
"I don't know where that money came from. It must have been planted. I don't have that kind of cash,” he said.
Fox News' David Hammelburg and Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
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Investigators will be doing ‘deep dive’ on whether Mangione had more targets: retired FBI agent
Retired FBI special agent Robin Dreeke told ‘Fox & Friends’ Tuesday that investigators will be doing a “deep dive” into whether UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione had more targets.
“The fact that he held onto all the IDs, he held onto this cash, he had the gun, one of the reasons why police were going and diving for evidence in that pond [in Central Park] was because usually criminals and murderers get rid of the evidence. He held onto it,” Dreeke said, describing some of the items allegedly found on Mangione Monday during his arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa.
“Was he planning more things? And so that is what they are really going to be doing a deep dive on,” Dreeke continued.
“When we first saw the first images and the video of him shooting the CEO in cold blood, the fact that he recognized him so rapidly on that street, it says to me that he just wasn’t looking at a photo. He either did a deep dive on videos or saw him live before,” Dreeke also said. “And where did he get that information that he is going to be there, so were there other people involved?”
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Luigi Mangione once lived in shared penthouse in Hawaii: report
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione once lived in a shared penthouse inside a condo building in Hawaii, a report says.
Mangione’s friends say he first arrived in Hawaii around two years ago and is believed to have left during the second half of 2024, according to Hawaii News Now.
The website reports that for a time, Mangione lived in the “Surfbreak” co-working and co-living space located inside the Century Square condo building in Honolulu.
“Surfbreak HNL is the first co-living and co-working penthouse for remote workers in Hawaii,” reads a description of the shared penthouse on its website. “Our 40th floor floor-to-ceiling glass space offers panoramic views.... From city life to surf sesh and mountain heights. Stays are from two months to a year.”
Prices for rooms inside the penthouse currently start at $1,605 per month for a twin bedroom and up to $3,305 per month for a King Corner space.
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Pennsylvania agents helped at Altoona arrest: attorney general
Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office helped local law enforcement during the arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione.
“The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General assisted on the scene to take Luigi Mangione into custody after an employee at a local McDonald’s called 911,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry wrote this morning on X.
“This apprehension was accomplished because of a strong collaboration between OAG Taskforce Agents and Altoona Police Department,” she added. “Thank you for your work to keep Pennsylvania safe.”
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Complaint against UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect remains sealed
The criminal complaint in New York against UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione remains sealed, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office says.
Prosecutors in New York City charged Mangione with murder late Monday night, according to online court records.
The 26-year-old was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon (loaded firearm), possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon (firearm silencer) in the brazen Dec. 4 shooting death of Brian Thompson.
“The complaint itself remains sealed,” the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told Fox News.
Fox News' Tamara Gitt and Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.
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Luigi Mangione's family could not locate him earlier this year: reports
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione couldn’t be located by his family earlier this year, reports say.
On Nov. 18, his mother Kathleen reported him missing to the San Francisco Police Department, a police source told The San Francisco Standard.
The San Francisco Police Department did not immediately respond Tuesday morning to a request for comment by Fox News Digital.
Aaron Cranston, who was one of Mangione’s former classmates at the private Gilman School in Baltimore, also told The New York Times that he and his colleagues received a message earlier this year stating that Mangione’s family hadn’t been able to get in touch with him for several months following a back surgery.
At the time, Mangione’s family was trying to track him down, the newspaper added, citing Cranston.
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Family of Luigi Mangione says they are ‘shocked and devastated’ by his arrest
The family of Luigi Mangione said they are “shocked and devastated ” by his arrest.
In a statement issued Monday night, Mangione's cousin, Maryland State Delegate Nino Mangione, said he would not be commenting on the matter. His family also said they would not comment on news reports of his arrest and the allegations against him.
“We only know what we have read in the media," the statement said. "Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved. We are devastated by this news.”
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Luigi Mangione arrested and charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder: What happens now?
Luigi Mangione, the former Ivy League student arrested and charged in Pennsylvania on Monday in connection to the apparent assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week, likely won't be extradited for several days.
Mangione, 26, was detained at the Altoona Police Department in Pennsylvania after an area McDonald's manager recognized him around 9:15 a.m. Monday. Four fake IDs, a gun and silencer resembling those used in the shooting, and a manifesto denouncing the health insurance industry were found on his person.
Members of the FBI and NYPD, including New York Deputy Commissioner of Community Operations Kaz Daughtry, arrived at the station in the hours after Mangione was arrested. Members of the New York District Attorney's Office also arrived, Fox News Digital confirmed.
Mangione was charged with forgery, firearms not to be carried without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of a crime and false identification to law enforcement authorities, according to a police criminal complaint.
Although his arrest was "peaceful," per Altoona police, Mangione did not speak to interrogators and was put in a holding cell.
"Suspect didn't say a word. He refused to talk," a law enforcement source told Fox News Digital.
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