Birth and Early Life

• May 6, 1998: Luigi Nicholas Mangione Born to Louis and Kathleen Zannino Mangione at GBMC Hospital in Towson, Maryland.

Education

• 2009: Attended a private all-boys Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, graduating as valedictorian in 2016. Video
  
• 2016: Delivered a speech on “new ideas and challenging the world.”
• Played soccer
• Participated in robotics research at Johns Hopkins University during high school.
• 2014:
• May 2014 – September 2014 – Volunteered at Lorien Health Systems, fulfilling a high school community service requirement.
• 2015:
• Co-founded AppRoar Studios, developing applications for the App Store.
• 2016:
• May 2016 Interned at Firaxis Games as a UI programmer and conducted robotics research at Johns Hopkins University.
• Graduated High School as valedictorian Video
• August, 2016 Attended the University of Pennsylvania, earning dual degrees in Mathematics and Computer and Information Science.
• 2017:
• August 2017: left Firaxis Games, Sparks, Maryland.
  
• 2018:
• January: Teaching Assistant at Penn State.
• Founded the University of Pennsylvania Game Research and Development Environment (UPGRADE), a video game development club.
• 2019:
• Worked as a teaching assistant at Penn and as a head counselor and AI teaching assistant at Stanford University in California (email: lmangione@stanford.edu).
• 2020:
• Employed as a data engineer at TrueCar in Santa Monica, California.
• 2022:
• Graduated with bachelor’s in Mathematics and master’s degrees in Computer and Information Science.
• 2022:
• Summer 2022 – Mangione was interviewing to be among the initial 20 or so occupants paying about $2,000 per month to share quarters by R.J. Martin, the founder of Surfbreak, in Hawaii.
  
• 2023:
• February 2023 he was laid off, TrueCar cut more than 100 workers he was living in Oahu, Hawaii, at Surfbreak Coliving;.
• Mangione, suffered chronic back pain from an apparent pinched nerve – a misaligned vertebrae that would pinch spinal cord
  
• Summer 2023: Mangione left Hawaii, presumably for a back operation. In August of that year, RJ Martin said he checked in via text to see how he was doing, “and he sent me back pictures of his back surgery.”
• November 2023 he had gone back to Hawaii, visiting Maui, the Big Island and Oahu before returning to Baltimore to see his family.
• December 12, 2023: Arrested for trespassing in a Honolulu State Park, recorded in Kokua Court Records.
• 2024:
• February:
• Vacation in Japan
  
• November 18:
• Allegedly, Kathleen Mangione, his mother, reported him missing to the San Francisco Police Department.
• November 24:
• 9 p.m. – Surveillance footage shows the suspect getting off the bus in New York 10 days before the killing, he was seen walking through the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan.
• 10:11 p.m. – The suspect gets into a cab that takes him to the vicinity of the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, where he stays about half an hour.
• 11 p.m. – The suspect takes another cab to a hostel at 891 Amsterdam Ave. on the Upper West Side. He then checked into an Upper West Side hostel.
• Note: Investigators confirmed to that days before the shooting, the person of interest took a bus that had originated in Atlanta, Georgia, to New York City. It is unclear when the person of interest got on the bus, whether it was in Atlanta, or on another stop along the way.
• November 29 – November 30
• November 29, He checks out of the hostel.
• November 30 – He checks back into the hostel on Upper West Side and used a fake New Jersey driver’s license to check back in on November 30. While in the hostel, he slept in a multi-person room with two other men and wore a mask for the majority of his stay
  
• December 4:
  
• 5:30 – 5:41 AM Suspect around the vicinity of the New York Hilton Midtown
  
• 5:30 a.m. – The suspect leaves the hostel, possibly by bike.
• 5:41 a.m. – He is seen wandering around the vicinity of the New York Hilton Midtown, on Sixth Avenue between West 53rd and 54th Streets, and goes back and forth for a bit before heading toward a Starbucks.
• “We have him wandering around, walking in the vicinity of hotel, walking on 54th Street, walking back and forth,”
• 6:15 a.m. The hooded individual, dressed in the same black clothes with a light-colored Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack, as that of a man at the scene, is seen leaving the 57th Street F train station at 6:15am. The suspect proceeds to walk down the east side of Sixth Avenue toward the Hilton Hotel. Video
• Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack, which the company stopped producing in 2019. The shooter likely bought the bag between 2016 and 2019 or, less likely, bought the bag used from Peak Design’s website
• 6:17 a.m., the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was captured on surveillance footage inside a Starbucks on 6th Avenue, near the New York Hilton Midtown hotel.
• The suspect, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and carrying a distinctive gray backpack, purchased coffee, water, and granola bars.
• He discarded the coffee cup and water bottle nearby, items which investigators later recovered and are analyzing for DNA evidence.
• 6:19 a.m. – Surveillance video near a deli on West 55th Street appears to show the suspect walking and briefly stopping by a pile of trash.
• 6:39 a.m. – The shooter arrived at the New York Hilton Hotel, 237 W. 54th St. in Manhattan. Police believe the suspect knew which door Thompson planned to use and the time of his arrival. A video shows the suspect ignoring passersby and making a phone call outside the hotel.
• 6:33 a.m. – Brian Thompson – New York Hilton 6:44 a.m.
• 6:46 a.m. Shooter:
  
• The shooter then walks toward the victim and continues to shoot. A woman a few feet from Thompson runs away as It appears the gun malfunctions as he clears the jam and begins to fire again,
• Suspect immediately fled the scene “northbound into an alleyway between 54th Street and 55th Street,” before walking up Avenue of the Americas and getting on an bike and riding towards Central Park.
• The suspect was last seen in Central Park Wednesday morning, according to police.
• 6:47 a.m. – The suspect was spotted carrying the gray backpack when he opened fire on CEO Brian Thompson. He was still wearing the bag when he fled on a bike and entered Central Park minutes after the shooting.
• 6:48 a.m. – NYPD officers arrive at the scene and find Thompson bleeding on the sidewalk with a gunshot wounds to his back and leg. He was taken to the hospital by EMS.
• Police recovered “three live 9mm rounds and three discharged 9mm shell casings” from the scene
• It appears that the suspect used a silencer on the gun
• A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation told CBS News police believe the suspect used a B&T Station SIX gun to carry out the shooting. Investigators have been visiting gun dealers in Connecticut looking for where the gun was purchased.
• 6:56 a.m. – The suspect rides out of the park.
• 6:58 a.m. – He is seen on the bike at 85th Street and Columbus Avenue. The Shooter was captured on surveillance footage leaving Central Park without his backpack. Police have been searching the park, but the backpack has not been found.
  
• 7:00 a.m. – He is no longer on the bike and is heading northbound on 86th Street.
• 7:04 a.m. – The suspect gets into a cab.
• 7:12 a.m. Thompson was pronounced dead at the hospital
• 7:30 a.m. – The suspect is seen near the George Washington Bridge and a Port Authority bus terminal off 178th Street.
• December 5, 2024
• On Wednesday night, police executed a search warrant at a building on the Upper West Side where the suspect had been seen earlier that day. Surveillance footage showed him entering the building while wearing the distinctive gray backpack identified in the video of the shooting, according to NYPD officials.
• December 6, 2024
• Police searched trash cans, grates, storm drains and leaf piles in the park and found a backpack in Central Park in a vast area with lakes and ponds, meadows, playgrounds and a densely wooded section called “The Ramble.”
• Atlanta Police Department said they are assisting the New York City police department “as needed” as part of the investigation into the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
  
• December 7, 2024
• Police divers searched a pond in Central Park, seeking additional evidence in their investigation of the suspect who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel earlier this week.
• Surveillance Photos: NYPD releases 2 new photos of man sought in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO The photos are the latest in a series released by the NYPD of the individual they say is a person of interest wanted for questioning.
  
• December 9:
• 9:14 a.m. – Spotted at a McDonald’s in New York by an employee who identified him as a suspected killer.
• Items recovered included:
• A 9mm ghost gun, potentially made with a 3D printer.
• A suppressor.
• Multiple false IDs, one matching the ID used to check into a Manhattan hostel.
• multiple masks
• $8,000, $2,000 in foreign currency and a passport.
  
• A handwritten manifesto criticized healthcare companies and corporate America, containing quotes such as
• “These parasites had it coming” and “I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done.”

Court Appearance

• December 9, 2024:
• Luigi stated he had not been in contact with his family and had no prior criminal record or history of substance abuse.
• Provided his childhood home address before later admitting to his Hawaii residence.
• A preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 23, 2024, as he decides between private counsel or a public defender.

Luigi Nicholas Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Monday morning after a McDonald’s employee spotted him and thought he matched the suspect on a wanted poster. Police responded to the location for reports of a person matching the description of the man wanted for questioning in Thompson’s murder, but Altoona police said they initially took him into custody on unrelated charges.

December 10, 2024:

• Luigi Mangione denied bail in Pennsylvania following New York murder charge
• Mangione defense attorney Thomas Dickey said in court that they are seeking a hearing
• Mangione did not waive extradition to New York, which means he will be held in Pennsylvania until his next hearing
• Mangione has 14 days to file a writ of habeas corpus to challenge his detention. If he does so, a hearing will then be scheduled.

December 13, 2024

UnitedHealth Group Press Release  Link

• Whether the killer and his parents were UnitedHealthcare members Regarding the murder of Brian Thompson, we are re-affirming that the killer and his parents were not UnitedHealthcare members.

December 17, 2024

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., and New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced the indictment of LUIGI MANGIONE, 26, for the murder of 50-year-old United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of the Hilton Hotel in Midtown on December 4, 2024. MANGIONE is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count of Murder in the First Degree, in furtherance of terrorism; two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, one of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism; two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree; four counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree; one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree; and one count of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree. Link

• On the morning of December 4th, MANGIONE left the Hostel at 5:34 a.m. and travelled to Midtown using an e-bike.
• Between 5:52 a.m. and 6:45 a.m., MANGIONE walked near and around the Hilton Hotel.
• At approximately 6:15 a.m. he purchased a water bottle and granola bars at the Starbucks at 1290 6th Avenue.
• Between approximately 6:38 a.m. and 6:44 a.m., MANGIONE stood against a wall on the north side of West 54th Street across from the Hilton, fully masked with his hood up.
• At 6:45 a.m., MANGIONE crossed the street to the Hilton Hotel and, armed with a 9-millimeter 3D-printed ghost gun equipped with a silencer, approached Mr. Thompson from behind and shot him once in the back and once in the leg.
• MANGIONE then fled northeast on 54th Street and took an e-bike uptown.
• He eventually got into a taxi and was dropped off at West 178th Street and Amsterdam Avenue and then fled the state.
• Mr. Thompson was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:12 a.m.
• Two of the discharged shell casings had the words “DENY” and “DEPOSE” written on them, and the word “DELAY” was written on a bullet, all found at the scene.
• On December 9th, MANGIONE was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being spotted at a local McDonalds. When he was arrested, police recovered a 9-millimeter handgun with a 3D-printed receiver, two ammunition magazines, multiple live cartridges, a homemade silencer, and the fake New Jersey ID used at the hostel.

December 19, 2024:

• Luigi Mangione waived his extradition to New York and will head there to face a first-degree murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. Federal Indictment
  

December 23, 2024

• Luigi Mangione plead not guilty to murder and terror charges. 
• Court Hearing Link

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was ordered held without bail and did not enter a plea in his first court appearance today in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He faces five charges, including one felony count of forgery and one felony count of carrying a firearm without a license, according to the criminal complaint.

While Luigi Mangione was being led into the courthouse, he could be heard shouting, in part, “it’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people. It’s lived experience!” according to video of the event.

Mangione was detained at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, a city about 275 miles from New York City, with a fake New Jersey ID that matches the identification the suspect used to check into a hostel days before the shooting PA Charges

December 19, 2024:

Luigi Mangione waived his extradition to New York and will head there to face a first-degree murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect indicted in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s death, arrived back in New York City to face murder charges. He faces four federal counts related to the shooting death of Thompson, including murder, stalking and interstate travel

December 23, 2024:

Luigi Mangione plead not guilty to murder and terror charges. 

The state of New York claims to have nearly 2 terabytes of evidence related to Luigi Mangione.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect indicted in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s death, arrived back in New York City to face murder charges. He faces four federal counts related to the shooting death of Thompson, including murder, stalking and interstate travel

Incident Details:

• Date/Time: December 9, 2024, at 9:14 AM.
• Location: McDonald’s at 407 E Plank Road, Altoona.
• Dispatch Reason: Suspicious male resembling a suspect from a New York shooting on December 4, 2024.

Initial Contact:

• Description: Male wearing a medical mask and a beanie.
• Behavior: Found sitting at a table with a silver laptop and a backpack nearby.
• Initial Interaction: Provided a New Jersey driver’s license under the name Mark Rosario (07/21/1998), which was later found to be false.

Identification:

• Further questioning revealed the suspect’s actual name as Luigi Mangione (05/06/1998).
• The license was determined to be fake.

Search and Discovery:

• The backpack contained:
• A 3D-printed pistol with a metal slide and threaded barrel.
• A 3D-printed silencer.
• A loaded Glock magazine with six 9mm full metal jacket rounds.
• One loose 9mm hollow-point round.
• Luigi Mangione had $8,000 USD, $2,000 in foreign cash, and cellular data blocking bags to prevent tracking

Charges:

• Forgery: False identification.
• Firearms Not to Be Carried Without a License: Possession of a firearm without proper licensing.
• Tampering with Records or Identification: Use of fake identification.
• Instruments of Crime: Possession of tools related to criminal activity (3D-printed firearm and silencer).
• False Identification to Law Enforcement: Providing false identity to officers.

Procedures:

• The suspect was arrested and taken into custody.
• His property was inventoried according to police policy.
• He is to be fingerprinted and photographed as part of the processing.

This affidavit documents the actions taken by officers and the charges against the defendant based on their investigation and findings. Let me know if you need further analysis or clarification!

Evidence:

• the two-and-a-half-page manifesto that was addressed to “the Feds,”
• a 3D-printed pistol, 3D-printed silencer, a loaded Glock magazine
• multiple fake IDs in his backpack.
• water bottle
• a granola bar wrapper

Police said the ballistics from the ghost gun matched the shell casings recovered from the crime scene, with Mangione’s fingerprints matching a water bottle and a granola bar wrapper found near the crime scene. Mangione is facing murder charges and is being held at the State Correctional Institution in Huntington, Pennsylvania, after a judge denied him bail earlier this week.

Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told NBC that he suspects the alleged 26-year-old gunman may have targeted Thompson due to the size and influence of the health insurance company.