Luigi Mangione, the man charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last week, said in his manifesto that he was acting alone. The indictment against him, which includes a terrorism charge, does not reference any accomplices or codefendants, nor has anyone been named in any media account as a coconspirator.
“To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,” Mangione wrote in his brief “manifesto,” which was published shortly after his arrest by journalist Ken Klippenstein. “My tech is pretty locked down because I work in engineering so probably not much info there. I do apologize for any strife of traumas but it had to be done.”
According to reports, investigators are convinced ‘CEO assassin’ Luigi Mangione did NOT act alone…and there are 3 key clueshttps://t.co/z2SAILsKcC
— Clutch Colony (@ClutchColony) December 18, 2024
However, some “experts,” according to a new report, are stating that they believe Mangione must have had help in committing the crimes.
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The Daily Mail reports in an “exclusive” that “Investigators are convinced ‘CEO assassin’ Luigi Mangione did NOT act alone…and there are three key clues.” The headline is a bit misleading in that it implies the “investigators” are law enforcement officials who are actually involved with the official investigation of the case.
But the Mail’s sources are actually “leaders in the investigative field who have analyzed the case.” One of the experts, who worked in Army intelligence and private intelligence, states “the coincidence of the shooter arriving within five minutes of Thompson emerging from his hotel, suspicious behavior by others on CCTV, and conflicting witness statements,” indicating that Mangione must have had help in knowing “exactly when to pounce.”
Investigator @BrianOSheaSPI convinced ‘CEO assassin’ Luigi Mangione did NOT act alone…and there are three key clues | Daily Mail Online https://t.co/Uxs8XmuE1H
— Amy Kelly (@ak_america) December 18, 2024
Another source, anonymous but described as an “industry leader in private intelligence for celebrities and CEOs,” pointed to footage of the suspect talking on the phone about 15 minutes before the shooting.
“‘The odds of you getting somewhere right when your mark is getting there are next to impossible,’ Brian O’Shea, the first expert, told the newspaper. “I’ve done probably over 2,000 hours of surveillance, and probably half of those in New York City. It takes a long time to get to the right place at the right time… The best way to be at the right place at the right time is to have a team, have intelligence on the movement of the target, and to have that team and yourself sit there for a long time until that person moves.”
“Right as Brian Thompson steps into view of the two dome cameras, that SUV steps on its brake lights for no apparent reason and holds them there,” O’Shea told The Daily Mail of someone spotted on surveillance video.
However, that UnitedHealthcare was hosting an investor conference in New York that day was not secret information. And Mangione could have been on the phone with anyone, or pretending to be on the phone.
Per CBS News, Mangione is expected to waive extradition, and will arrive in New York on Thursday to face the charges in connection with the murder. He has been in jail in Pennsylvania since his original arrest more than a week ago.
“If he waives extradition, that should be quite quick,” Anna Cominsky, a professor at New York Law School, told CBS News. “The idea is we want to be able to get him over here to answer the charges that are pending here in New York, so in a matter of a day or two at most.”
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