Luigi Mangione: Unraveling the Alleged United Healthcare CEO Assassin

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode, retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong digs into the case of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brain Thompson. Candice breaks down what we know so far – from the morning of the deadly shooting to the moment of Mangione’s arrest – and gives her analysis of what could have caused a wealthy Ivy league grad to eventually become an alleged killer. Also, listen as Candice explores the psychology behind the viral reactions to the murder – and the growing social media support for the suspect himself. Candice is also joined by legal analyst Josh Ritter, who discusses the next steps in Mangione’s legal proceedings and the mounting evidence in this case.

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0:31.1	Welcome to a special episode of Killer Psyche. Today, we are diving into a developing case that
0:41.3	has captivated headlines, sparked heated debates, and raised some surprising questions about justice,
0:49.0	empathy, and the human psyche. I'm talking about the case of Luigi Mangione,
0:56.0	the man accused of the shocking murder of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson.
1:03.0	This case has everything, power, wealth,
1:07.0	and a crime that feels ripped straight from the pages of a thriller novel.
1:11.9	But as details continue to emerge, one thing has become clear,
1:16.7	this story is far more complex than at first appeared.
1:21.7	Public sentiment is not exactly where you might expect it to be.
1:26.3	Instead of rallying behind the victim, many people
1:29.8	are rallying behind Mangione himself. Why is that? What does that say about us as a society?
1:38.3	What does it say about how Americans feel about the health care system? And what could have driven Mangione to allegedly
1:46.4	commit such a brazen act? In this episode, I'm going to walk you through the timeline of the crime
1:54.2	and the subsequent manhunt that gripped the nation. I will tell you what we know so far from the moment Brian Thompson's
2:02.8	death was discovered to the capture of Luigi Mangione and everything in between. Then I will
2:10.9	offer my own psychological analysis of the case. We will talk about Mangione's possible motives,
2:19.7	what his behavior and background might reveal about his mental state and, perhaps most interestingly, why so many people seem to be
2:27.2	siding with him over the victim. What drives people to empathize with an accused killer
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