A week after loved ones laid UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to rest, a film about his alleged killer Luigi Mangione is reportedly already in the works.
Anonymous Content and Jigsaw Productions will collaborate on the documentary surrounding the purported murder of the 50-year-old insurance executive who was shot to death by a masked gunman – later suspected to be 26-year-old Mangione – outside a New York City hotel, shortly before his company's annual investors meeting Dec. 4.
The documentary will reportedly explore "how killers are created, what this killing says about our society and the values we place on who lives and who dies," according to Variety and Deadline.
The Ivy League graduate managed to evade capture for nearly a week until he was taken into custody at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania on weapons charges.
Authorities later charged him with Thompson's murder.
Upon his arrest, Mangione had on him a three-page, handwritten manifesto that reportedly described both his and his mother's chronic pain while blaming UnitedHealthcare, specifically, for his actions.
The manifesto reportedly contained phrases like "these parasites had it coming" and "I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done," a senior law enforcement officer familiar with the investigation previously told WNBC-TV.
Mangione has experienced a burst of public support, specifically from individuals expressing their contempt for health insurance companies, which oftentimes deny coverage for claims and care.
"This is not to say that an act of violence is justified, but I think for anyone who is confused or shocked or appalled, they need to understand that people interpret and feel and experience denied claims as an act of violence against them," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told CBS News in response to Thompson's killing.
Mangione is from an affluent Maryland family. His late grandfather is multimillionaire real estate developer Nicholas Mangione. His family has owned country clubs and nursing home.
Mangione graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Masters in Engineering in 2020. Before then, he attended an all-boys preparatory school in Baltimore where he was valedictorian.
The accused murderer reportedly cut ties with family following a spinal surgery months ago and they reported him missing Nov. 18, the New York Post reported.
Mangione last worked as a Data Engineer for TrueCar, according to his LinkedIn.
Since his arrest, several online fundraisers aimed at raising money for his legal fees have been launched by supporters who appear to empathize with the alleged shooter's disdain for the health insurance industry.
Originally published in Lawyer Herald
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