Luigi Mangione: Who is The Alleged CEO Killer?

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The 28-year-old, who has been accused of fatally shooting Thompson on a Manhattan street in 2024, recently admitted to the murder after more than a year and a half of high-profile legal proceedings. Mangione comes from a prominent Baltimore area family that owns businesses ranging from country clubs and nursing homes to a radio station. He attended the Gilman School, a private school in Baltimore, where he graduated as valedictorian before studying computer science at the University of Pennsylvania. Mangione later worked as a data engineer for the car-buying website TrueCar, where he remained until 2023. He also spent time in a co-living surf community in Hawaii, but reportedly left when his back pain worsened. When police began investigating Thompson's killing, a missing persons report filed by Mangione's mother was flagged to When police contacted his mother, she reportedly said it might be something that she could see him doing.