The man arrested as a person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson appears to have left a digital footprint that showed scattered political beliefs and an embrace of extreme measures — including a comment about Ted Kaczynski, the domestic terrorist known as the “Unabomber.”
Authorities have identified the arrested man as Luigi Mangione, 26. Mangione was arrested by law enforcement in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday.
Mangione is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, having majored in computer science and earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree. He was a member of the class of 2020, a spokesperson for the university confirmed to The New York Times and CBS News. A commencement program identified Mangione as being a member of Eta Kappa Nu, an academic honor society for computer scientists and electrical engineers. And a since-removed Penn Today article credited him with establishing a video game development club at the school. Several reports, including from The Baltimore Sun, have also identified him as the valedictorian of the Gilman School in Baltimore.
