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Luigi Mangione‘s mom knew he was able to excessive actions — hinting at his present way of thinking when questioned by police simply days earlier than his arrest for the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Following Luigi’s first-degree homicide indictment Tuesday, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny revealed throughout a Manhattan D.A. press convention that, earlier than his arrest, they referred to as the suspect’s mom, Kathleen Mangione, whereas vetting a tip from the San Francisco FBI workplace associated to a missing-person case.
Kenny mentioned Kathleen appeared unsurprised, saying, “That they had a dialog the place she didn’t point out that it was her son within the {photograph}, however she mentioned it is likely to be one thing that she might see him doing.”
Regulation enforcement sources inform TMZ … Kathleen’s assertion indicated she knew her son was offended on the healthcare trade and that he was able to going to excessive lengths to hold out these crimes.
We’re instructed it’s attainable she knew about his writings or that he had verbally expressed points with the healthcare trade. Backside line: she knew her son.
Days earlier, it emerged that the FBI contacted Kathleen to replace her after she reported Luigi lacking final month … telling her the suspect bore some resemblance to her son — simply the day earlier than he was arrested for Thompson’s homicide.
It was police in San Fran, the place Luigi was reported lacking, who tipped off the feds that the suspected shooter and the lacking 26-year-old may very well be the identical individual.
Luigi was caught the following morning whereas consuming at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, after prospects instructed an worker he seemed just like the man from the nationwide manhunt.
Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg introduced Tuesday that Luigi has been charged with first-degree homicide within the deadly taking pictures of Thompson.
