Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing May Have Spiraled From Debilitating Pain, Had ‘Ill Will’ Toward Corporate America

Luigi Mangione, 26, isolated himself for months leading up to the violent murder.

Courtesy of the Altoona Police Department
Luigi Mangione's booking photo, released December 9, 2024, by the Altoona Police Department. Courtesy of the Altoona Police Department

The prime suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, may have fallen into a spiral of despair after having back surgery for a chronic condition — recently cutting himself off from family and friends.

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