Suspect Luigi Mangione Critical of Social Media, AI

An X-ray image appears to show screws and plates inserted in a lower back. Social media commentary praises the Unabomber and criticizes the use of smartphones by children.

Such posts by a Luigi Mangione, the name New York police have announced as the 26-year-old suspect in last week's killing of a health insurance executive in New York, portray an Ivy League graduate who had grown critical of social media and artificial intelligence.

What Police Say

Mangione was born and raised in Maryland, went to college in Pennsylvania and is thought to have had "ill will toward corporate America" based on a document found on him, according to Joseph Kenny, chief of detectives for the New York police.

Mangione has ties to San Francisco, lived in Honolulu until recently and is believed to have acted on his own. He has no known criminal record in New York.

Educational Background

A person with the same name was the 2016 valedictorian of the private, all-boys Gilman School in Baltimore. The school did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

"This is deeply distressing news on top of an already awful situation," said principal Henry Smyth from Gilman School via email to alumni.

The University of Pennsylvania said a person named Luigi Mangione graduated in 2020 with a master of science in engineering, majoring in computer and information science.

Stanford University said a person by the same name was employed as a head counselor under the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies program between May and September of 2019.

Work

Luigi Mangione worked for TrueCar until 2023, according to a spokesperson for the car retail site.

"There has to be a mistake. The Luigi I know is a super kind guy," said a former colleague who asked to remain anonymous. "All I remember is a very sweet guy. Always ready to help people. Very smart."

Online Presence

A Facebook profile for Luigi Mangione identifies him as being from Towson, Maryland. Local media said his family owned a country club and radio station in Baltimore area; his cousin was Maryland House Delegate member Nino Mangione who did not respond immediately for comment.

A banner on Mangione's X page suggests he lives in Honolulu; it includes an X-ray image suggesting medical implants into someone's lower back.

X posts from two years ago critique artificial intelligence while reposting commentaries against diversity programs alongside remarks about smartphone harm toward children plus commercial agriculture damage concerns too.

A post discusses senior high school speech topics ranging AI through human immortality questioning technology once awed over during those times.