Supporters of Luigi Mangioni are flooding him with love letters and jail spending cash as he awaits trial on homicide costs.
Mangioni, 26, is at present awaiting trial after being arrested and charged with the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The stunning homicide passed off outdoors the Hilton Lodge in Midtown Manhattan on December fifth.
After a manhunt lasting a number of days, he was ultimately noticed at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania and apprehended shortly after.
According to The New York Put up, Mangioni has already obtained 54 emails, 87 bodily letters, and 163 deposits into a jail spending account that permits him to buy snacks and different objects.
The report described among the messages he obtained:
“Hey Luigi, I’m sure you’ve obtained numerous messages from individuals everywhere in the world the web is definitely in love with you,” one admirer wrote, in response to a partial screenshot she posted on TikTok. The recent-and-bothered fan claimed she provided herself to Magnione [sic] as somebody round his age that he may chat with whereas in jail.
The accused gunman is “fantastic [as f–k,]” the twisted supporter mentioned, earlier than insisting the Ivy League grad “didnt rlly do something mistaken tbh” [sic] by gunning down father of two Brian Thompson.
“Killing somebody that has taken 1000’s of peoples lives himself isn’t mistaken imo,” she instructed The Put up, echoing a callous stance held by a few of Mangione’s die-hard followers.
One other girl gaga for the gunman quivered whereas recalling sending Mangione a letter plus photographs from her latest birthday. “Actually, it feels cathartic and attractive to need to do one thing after which do it — I imply writing a letter,” the lady mentioned in a TikTok publish.
Thompson’s homicide has led to widespread debate about vigilanitism, with many people expressing sympathy for Mangioni and saying he was justified on account of the greed of the healthcare trade.
A shock ballot carried out this week discovered that over 40 precent of younger individuals consider the homicide was justified, whereas 41 p.c felt it was not.
SHOCK POLL: Over 40 Percent of Young People Say Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Was Justified
Mangione waived his extradition to New York in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Thursday, permitting New York Metropolis police detectives to escort him again for a day look in Manhattan.
In the meantime, federal prosecutors announced 4 extra costs in opposition to Mangione: homicide, use of a weapon outfitted with a silencer, and two counts of stalking. These costs come on high of the 11 state costs already filed by the Manhattan district lawyer.
If convicted on all costs, he could also be eligible for the loss of life penalty.