discover notebook Luigi Mangione Contains a description of killing one CEO consistent with the details of his accusation. murder of United HealthcareThe company’s chief executive was in New York last week, NBC News reported Wednesday.
“What do you do?” part of the notebook said.
“You surprised the CEO at your annual parasitic statistics conference,” the notebook read. “It was targeted, precise and did not endanger innocent people.”
The Ivy League graduate was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pa., after police found a gun, a silencer and ammunition in a backpack he was carrying at a local McDonald’s, along with the notebook.
NBC also reported Wednesday that fingerprints taken from Mangione matched those found near the Hilton Hotel in downtown Manhattan where the CEO of UnitedHealthcare was staying. Brian Thompson Shot to death on December 4th.
Thompson, a father of two, was scheduled to speak at the meeting that morning. investor day Sponsor UnitedHealth Grouphis company’s parent company, is held at the Hilton.
Surveillance footage of Thompson’s killing showed a masked man shooting the executive with what appeared to be a silenced gun outside the Hilton Hotel, with another person nearby.
Hours after Thompson was killed, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tish told reporters, “I want to be clear: At this point, all signs point to a premeditated, planned, targeted attack. “
It was previously reported that when Mangione was arrested in Altoona, he had a handwritten note with him that said, “You asked for these parasites.”
The note said he was not “cooperating with anyone,” adding, “I do apologize for any conflict or trauma, but it had to be done.”
The note criticized UnitedHealthcare, the U.S. health care industry and businesses.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson (left) and Luigi Mangione (right).
Source: UnitedHealthcare (L) | NYPD (right)
Mangione, who holds two degrees from Penn State, reportedly suffered from severe back pain for years.
UnitedHealthcare, the largest private payer of health insurance benefits in the United States, has been criticized for denying customer claims.
Mangione is being held without bail in Pennsylvania on state firearms and forgery charges related to his arrest. The forgery charge involves his alleged possession of several false identification documents, including one that was allegedly used to check into a hotel on Manhattan’s Upper West Side nearly two weeks before Thompson was killed.
He was charged with murder and gun crimes in Manhattan.
During a hearing in Blair County Court on Tuesday, Mangione refused to waive extradition to New York to face charges in Thompson’s murder.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and New York Governor Kathy Hochul said they would submit documents needed by a Pennsylvania judge to decide whether to order Mangione’s extradition.
—WNBC’s Jonathan Dienst contributed reporting.
