UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Alleged Killer, Luigi Mangione, Raged Over Back Surgery Before the Shocking Murder

According to accounts, the former Ivy League computer scientist who was charged in the ambush shooting death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, had battled back problems and the aftermath of a spinal surgery.

CivilBeat, a Honolulu-based magazine, reports that 26-year-old Luigi Mangione disclosed to his former roommates that he had a pinched nerve and persistent back discomfort.

Former roommate RJ Martin told the site that Mangione resided there for at least six months in 2022 and that his lower back issues, which were caused by misplaced vertebrae that occasionally pinched his spinal cord, had plagued him for years.

After leaving the Surfbreak co-op where they shared a room, Mangione informed his roommate that he had undergone surgery, and “he went radio silent.” In his purported manifesto, Mangione made particular reference to UnitedHealthcare and the shareholder conference that Thompson was attending at the time of the killing, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on Tuesday.

The chief stated that authorities were investigating if the health insurance business had refused a claim from Mangione or withheld care because he had allegedly blogged about his injury online. He added that out of the more than 200 tips that NYPD investigators received, none specifically named Mangione.

The University of Pennsylvania graduate’ agony was so intense that at times it became incapacitating to the point that it ruined his dating life, Martin, who was not immediately available for comment, told the New York Times.

Mangione’s now-suspended Reddit account was discovered by Forbes, where he talked about the excruciating symptoms of spondylolisthesis, a disorder involving sliding vertebrae. According to an archived version, he reported lower back pain and “numbness/tingling” in his toes.

To relieve pressure on their backs, he suggested that people develop their core muscles.