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The suspected killer of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson is the heir to a holiday resort fortune created by his grandparents – and the brother of a top doctor.

Luigi Mangione, 26, comes from a powerful Maryland family centered around the late patriarch Nicholas Mangiano, a first-generation American who built a real estate empire in the state that included country clubs and media. 

Nicholas, who died in 2008 aged 83 after suffering a stroke, was the owner of Turf Valley Resort and Hayfields Country Club, as well as the radio station at the WCBM-AM. 

Nicholas was born in Baltimore’s Little Italy to a poor family but worked his way up from nothing. He also founded the nursing home Lorien Health Services. Luigi volunteered at his grandpa’s nursing home in 2014, according to his LinkedIn.

Nicholas had 10 children, including Luigi’s father Louis, and was married to his wife Mary until his death. The couple lived in a $1.9 million mansion situated on their country club, with Mary dying in 2013. 

Luigi Mangione is also the cousin of Republican Maryland House of Delegates member Nino Mangione, as reported by The Baltimore Sun. 

Meanwhile Luigi’s mother Kathleen Zannino Mangione owns a boutique travel company, and his sister MariaSanta Mangione is a respected doctor. She currently works as a medical resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas after graduating from Vanderbilt medical school.

Luigi Mangione is being held at a jail in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after the UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot dead on the streets of Manhattan after his arrest Monday morning.

He was detained at McDonald’s in Pennsylvania around 9am ET on firearm charges and is said to have been found with a ‘ghost gun’ that may have been made using a 3D printer.

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The person of interest identified in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is an anti-capitalist former Ivy League student — who liked online quotes from “Unabomber’’ Ted Kaczynski raging against the country’s medical community.

Tech whiz Luigi Mangione, 26, of Towson, Md., was taken into custody Monday morning at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., after an intense manhunt following the coldblooded execution of Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel last week, sources said.

He has not been charged.

The former prep school valedictorian was caught with a manifesto that appeared to list grievances against the health care industry, including its taking of enormous profits and its alleged shady motives, sources said.

He is believed to have acted alone, and it was unclear if he had yet made any statements.

Mangione has subscribed to anti-capitalist and climate-change causes in addition to showing he despises the health care industry in the country, according to law enforcement sources, citing online activity gleaned by authorities.

On the Goodreads website, Mangione’s account shows quotes he particularly likes ranging from Socrates to Bruce Lee — to wacky anti-establishment Kaczynski, the infamous “Unabomber’’ who terrorized the country for nearly two decades by dispatching deadly bombs before he was nabbed in 1996.

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A person of interest in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been detained.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a man in Altoona, Pennsylvania is being held for questioning in connection with last week’s shooting in New York City.

Our sources tell TMZ … local police responded after receiving a tip that the person of interest was seen in a McDonald’s.

The man has a similar gun as the one used in the murder, the sources said.

The gun used in the shooting has been the subject of speculation — with some law enforcement sources saying the weapon is a veterinary gun commonly used on ranches and farms to put down animals, with a reduced-noise gunshot — instead of a pistol fitted with a silencer, as was originally reported.

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There was unusual evidence found over the weekend in the ongoing investigation into the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The new alleged items discovered in the NYPD’s investigation have ties to an iconic board game and popular designer brand.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … inside the backpack of the suspected CEO’s killer was fake money from the board game Monopoly and a Tommy Hilfiger jacket.

The backpack was discovered on Friday in Central Park. As we reported on Thursday, the backpack is an Everyday Backpack from Peak Design … a bag meant for serious photographers but designed for casual use as well.

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New Yorkers mockingly celebrated the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Washington Square Park with a truly tasteless shooter look-a-like contest — as the frantic manhunt for the brazen killer entered its fourth day.

Eight contestants donning hooded outerwear and face masks were surrounded Friday by dozens of onlookers, whose cheers amounted to votes in the nose-thumbing stunt.

The winner, whose green jacket and face covering made him a dead ringer for the cold-blooded assassin, said he headed toward the park after hearing about the contest that morning.

“I got no looks until I got over here and now everyone wants a picture with me,” he told The Post.

“He’s the one,” one onlooker remarked as he was introduced as “contestant number six.”

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The New York Police Department (NYPD) is crowd-sourcing their investigation into the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to the general public after two days with no positive ID on the shooter. But they may not get much help from the internet, according to multiple popular TikTok sleuths.

NBC News reported that law enforcement is banking on the American public helping them identify the man seen in new photos released this week, which show the alleged assassin lowering his mask while flirting with a hostel concierge. Those are currently the only photos of the alleged killer in which his mask isn’t concealing his face, and law enforcement veterans have called them a “turning point” in the investigation.

But Savannah Sparks — who has 1.3 million TikTok followers and is known for helping track down perpetrators of racist and hateful attacks — was unequivocal in her refusal to help find Thompson’s murderer. Thompson told NBC she was “pretty apathetic” about the ongoing manhunt, and that her impression of the online sleuthing community’s current mood was: “[C]oncepts of thoughts and prayers.”

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BRIAN Thompson could have been assassinated with a rare WW2-inspired spy gun that had bullets with a secret message on them.

The UnitedHealthcare boss was assassinated in a brazen execution in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday in a chilling act caught on CCTV.

The gun used by the shooter appears to match a Brugger & Thomet VP9 – a Swiss gun that is known for its use by vets to put down large sick animals, like a horse, sources told the New York Post.

The inspiration for the firearm comes from a Welrod pistol – a British gun developed by special forces in WW2.

Its mechanical design and inbuilt suppressor meant the Welrod is quiet – so the shooter could assassinate Nazis.

The B&T VP9 shares an almost identical design, but is meant to be quiet so as not to scare other animals.

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The NYPD has recovered a backpack believed to belong to the masked gunman who brazenly assassinated UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was brutally murdered in a targeted attack outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, where he was scheduled to attend UnitedHealth Group’s annual investor conference.

Surveillance footage reveals a masked assailant approaching Thompson from behind and firing multiple shots.

Despite an initial jam, the shooter quickly cleared the weapon and resumed firing, showcasing a high level of skill and experience.

“It does seem that he’s proficient in the use of firearms as he was able to clear the malfunctions pretty quickly,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said at the news conference.

After the attack, the gunman fled the scene on an e-bike, disappearing into Central Park.

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Detectives investigating the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson have uncovered a potential motive: shell casings at the crime scene were inscribed with words.

This discovery suggests the murder was a targeted act. Thompson, who earned nearly $9.9 million annually, had been with the company since 2004 and served as CEO for over three years.

Thompson, 50, was fatally shot on December 4, 2024, outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, where he was scheduled to host an investor conference.

Surveillance footage shows a masked gunman waiting for Thompson before approaching and firing multiple shots at close range.

Despite an initial jam, the shooter quickly cleared the weapon and resumed firing, showcasing a high level of skill and experience.

“It does seem that he’s proficient in the use of firearms as he was able to clear the malfunctions pretty quickly,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said at the news conference.

After the attack, the gunman fled the scene on an e-bike, disappearing into Central Park.

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