Severe back pain considered central to Mangione’s alleged motive for murder

Published December 11, 2024 5:24pm ET



Luigi Mangione, the suspect in last week’s murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears to have suffered a spinal condition that gave him crippling back pain for years, possibly contributing to a resentment of the U.S. healthcare system.

Mangione, 26, has been charged with murdering Thompson in New York City and is expected to plead not guilty. Authorities said they found a three-page handwritten document on Mangione that detailed disdain for the U.S. healthcare system.

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