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The FBI has arrested and named a suspect. Luigi Mangione. Normally I’d be shy about sharing the name this early, but it’s already widely reported and looks pretty clear cut.
I looked over what is presumably his social media (before it’s inevitably(?) deleted), and what stood out to me was how normal it is. Some bad takes for sure, and a few man-o-sphere retweets, but nothing he wrote jumps out to me as particularly radicalized or inauthentic. The only direct mention of health problems is an x-ray of some metal rods from a back surgery.
Apparently there’s a manifesto:
A multi-page, handwritten document was recovered from the person of interest arrested in the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Tuesday.
I wonder if we’ll get to see it, the FBI is surely worried about copycats given the internet’s reaction.
Edit: welp apparently he gave a positive goodreads review to Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto…
Also I think everyone here has noticed how much money, time, and effort went into catching this guy compared to, say, any other shooter in New York in 2024.
The FBI has arrested and named a suspect. Luigi Mangione. Normally I’d be shy about sharing the name this early, but it’s already widely reported and looks pretty clear cut.
I looked over what is presumably his social media (before it’s inevitably(?) deleted), and what stood out to me was how normal it is. Some bad takes for sure, and a few man-o-sphere retweets, but nothing he wrote jumps out to me as particularly radicalized or inauthentic. The only direct mention of health problems is an x-ray of some metal rods from a back surgery.
Apparently there’s a manifesto:
I wonder if we’ll get to see it, the FBI is surely worried about copycats given the internet’s reaction.
Edit: welp apparently he gave a positive goodreads review to Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto…
Also I think everyone here has noticed how much money, time, and effort went into catching this guy compared to, say, any other shooter in New York in 2024.