Since the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, its been hard to escape images of the suspected shooter. Even though a suspect – Ivy League grad Luigi Mangione – was identified, authorities have revealed that none of the hundreds of tips received came from his family and friends.
That might seem surprising in light of the public’s response to Mangione. There have been numerous social media posts and memes about everything from his good looks to his reviews on Goodreads. As information came out about his medical issues and critique of the insurance industry in his manifesto, Mangione has also garnered an unusual amount of public sympathy for a suspected killer, with some sharing their medical horror experiences in response to his story.
One surveillance photo of the suspected killer appeared to show him smiling at an employee in a New York hostelafter Thompson, a father of two, was killed in Manhattan. Another shows him in a face mask with his eyes and …