How the CEO murder suspect became a social media folk hero
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
After nearly a week on the run, Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania for the murder of health insurance CEO, Brian Thompson. But in a macabre twist, Mangione has found widespread support on social media, which has dubbed him the ‘hot assassin’. Why?
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Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Taryn Siegel.
Guest: Sam Lovett, US reporter, The Times.
Clips: The Daily Show, ABC7 News, Fox11 News, TikTok/xyathanchekass, TikTok/dpshw, TikTok/imcodyjacob, other TikToks, Edith finding sources
Further reading: ‘The hot assassin’: how the internet became obsessed with Luigi Mangione
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| 1:34.2 | From The Times and the Sunday Times, this is The Story. I'm Luke Jones. |
| 1:43.3 | Our US reporter, Sam Lovovett has been on the trail of Luigi Mangione to what was his hometown in Baltimore. |
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