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When he was discovered at an Altoona, Pa., McDonald’s, Luigi “Pep” Mangione had his semi-famous backpack full of items that linked him to the murder of Brian Thompson. The CEO of UnitedHealthcare had been gunned down on the streets of Manhattan in front of multiple witnesses. It was caught on video. We saw the tools the killer used to murder Thompson, and now we’re learning about his healthcare issues that may have contributed to his rage.
Magione was a 26-year-old certified smart kid, who went to the University of Pennsylvania, one of the Ivy League’s premier schools, and attended a summer camp at Stanford University between high school and college that was open only to kids who work hard and are smart enough to get in. But when he graduated, he worked some menial jobs. Then he went dark.
If Mangione did pull off this murder, it’s reasonable to wonder how such a smart person made so many mistakes in carrying off this horrendous act. His mistakes were legion. And why would someone with his smarts still have the apparent murder weapon five days later?
Mangione’s backpack, a photographer’s pack made by San Francisco manufacturer “Peak Design”, was made between 2016 and 2019 and was called the “Everyday Backpack.” Police leaked to reporters that Mangione’s backpack still contained a “3D-printed pistol, 3D-printed silencer, a loaded Glock magazine, and multiple fake IDs in his backpack”, and, of course, his manifesto.
It’s almost as if he wanted to be found and linked to the murder.
The smart young man reportedly had a pre-existing degenerative back injury, for which he reportedly had surgery but tried to manage his fitness by working out and eating right.
He followed famous fitness and life hackers on social media.
