Luigi Mangione’s supporters have sent gushing messages to the alleged assassin as they raise thousands of dollars for his legal fund.
The CEO shooter of UnitedHealthcare, aged 26, has been accused of murder. He was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania for the killing of Brain Thompson on December 4 outside a hotel in New York City.
Mangione is now being inundated with support, with a huge fan base calling for him to be freed as they praise his actions.
Supporters started a GiveSendGo page to raise funds to cover his legal fees after GoFundMe took down pages set up for him.
Hundreds of donors have so far raised over $35,000 for the accused killer and even sent messages calling him a hero.
‘All revolutions start somewhere. May the American people begin to see,’ one donor said.
‘Every revolution has a pioneer, a martyr. You have chosen to be the one and you will be remembered to be the one,’ said another.
A supporter expressed remorse for the victim’s suffering while stating that taking someone’s life should not be a decision in our hands, but acknowledged that the message needed to be conveyed.
Supporters of suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione sent gushing messages to the alleged assassin
Mangione, 26, has been charged with murder for the December 4 slaying of Brain Thompson outside of a New York City hotel
‘When the poor fights back, it’s called violence,’ said a fourth person.
The organizers of the fundraisers said they do not celebrate violence but believe in the right to fair legal representation.
The fundraiser declared that all earnings would be forwarded to Luigi. Alternatively, if Luigi declines the funds, they will be contributed to legal aid for other political detainees in the United States.
Prominent attorney Thomas Dickey was hired to defend Mangione in the Keystone State.
Mangione had an action-packed day in court Tuesday where he fought against extradition to New York.
The former Ivy League student suffered a ferocious public meltdown and had to be restrained as he screamed at police while heading into the hearing.
The irate 26-year-old shouted out ‘this is completely unjust and an insult to the American people’ while being physically apprehended by officers on the scene.
Dramatic images from outside the building in Pennsylvania showed irate Mangione’s gritted teeth and furrowed brow as he yelled – before one cop grabbed his neck from behind and hurried him through the courtroom door.
Fingerprints found at the scene of the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder match those of the suspected killer, according to police.
NYPD sources say the gunman left a Kind bar and water bottle at the scene, and fingerprints on the objects have been matched to Mangione.
Police reportedly also found a water bottle the suspect bought at Starbucks shortly before the murder.
The fingerprint match would be the first scientific forensic evidence against Mangione.
Authorities have said Mangione was found with a three-page manifesto that is currently being investigated, which they have labeled a ‘claim of responsibility.’
The document is a different piece of evidence from spiral notebook reportedly found on him where he wrote a ‘to-do’ list flirted with the idea of bombing Midtown to kill the millionaire healthcare boss.
In the manifesto, Mangione allegedly wrote about the grandiose size of UnitedHealthcare and how much profits it makes, and went on to condemn health insurance companies more broadly for placing profits over care.
Details about his writing come amid the backdrop of the UPenn graduate’s own experience with the medical world, as he had been struggling after a spinal injury. His elaborate online presence also showed he’d read multiple books on back pain.
Mangione allegedly toyed with idea of bombing Manhattan to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson (pictured)
Mangione had an action-packed day in court Tuesday where he fought against extradition to New York
‘To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone. This was fairly trivial: some elementary social engineering, basic CAD, [and] a lot of patience,’ he allegedly wrote in the manifesto, according to the Daily Beast.
He went on to say he had ‘respect’ for federal investigators, and apologized for causing any ‘traumas,’ but seemed to defend his alleged actions.
‘Frankly these parasites had it coming,’ the manifesto wrote.
It claimed that the United States had the ‘most expensive healthcare system in the world,’ but blasted the system for making America only the 42nd in life expectancy.
