Why is the internet obsessed with a suspected CEO killer?
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday after a days-long, multi-state manhunt following the suspected murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, Brian Thompson.
It’s led to a debate about the health system in America and also prompted anonymous donors to chip in thousands of dollars towards Mangione's defence through online fundraisers.
Sarah, Anthony and Marianna assess the reaction to the case, and why the case is dividing the public.
This episode was made by Chris Flynn with Catherine Fusillo, Rufus Gray and Claire Betzer. The technical producers were Michael Regaard and Hannah Montgomery. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Marianna, there is so much news in America this week. |
| 0:08.2 | In Washington, we've been covering the developments in Syria. |
| 0:11.3 | We've been watching appointments to the Trump administration. |
| 0:14.1 | But the only story we're really all talking about among ourselves, to be honest, |
| 0:17.5 | whenever we gather around the kettle, is the suspected United Healthcare Shooter in New York, Luigi Mangione. |
| 0:24.3 | First of all, the manhunt for him and then everything we've discovered about him since he was arrested. |
| 0:29.7 | It is gripping. |
| 0:31.0 | Yeah, and he's not just been the talk of Washington, D.C. from the Sons of it, Sarah. |
| 0:34.6 | He's also been the talk of social media. |
| 0:37.0 | I mean, you almost cannot move for the amount of posts and content about this man, everything from |
| 0:43.6 | people digging up his own kind of social media profiles, the kinds of stuff he's been reading |
| 0:49.2 | and reviewing, but then also different people posting there takes and views about what's happened, |
| 0:55.3 | abuse targeting people in McDonald's who spotted him, you name it. |
| 0:59.8 | Everything is unfolding online. |
| 1:02.3 | So it feels like it's a very appropriate topic for today's episode. |
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