Would YOU Donate to a Killer? The Insane Reality of This Case
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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🗓️ 26 February 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Tony Brueski sits down with psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott to unpack the psychology behind why people are rallying behind a man caught on camera committing murder. Is it the anti-hero appeal? The deep-seated rage against corporate greed? Or is it just because he doesn’t look like the Unabomber? Turns out, being easy on the eyes might just make you easier to forgive.
We dig into Mangioni’s privileged upbringing, his descent into radicalism, and the allure of narcissistic personalities that seem to capture the public’s imagination. What drives people to glorify those who act out their darkest fantasies? And at what point does righteous fury turn into blind support?
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski. |
| 0:06.0 | In today's segment, we're going to be diving into the perplexing case of Luigi Manji Oni, the Ivy League graduate accused of the cold-blooded assassination of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson, |
| 0:21.2 | which truly astonishing in this whole case is the substantial public support. |
| 0:26.5 | And as of this second, nearly $300,000 in donations pouring in from Mangione's legal defense |
| 0:33.7 | to help us understand the psychological motivations behind the individuals |
| 0:37.2 | who choose to financially support someone accused of such a heinous act. |
| 0:41.9 | We are joined by psychotherapist Chavon Scott. |
| 0:44.6 | Chavon, uh, what drives something like this? |
| 0:47.9 | People to open their wallets to an alleged murderer. |
| 0:51.7 | I mean, yes, alleged, but we saw him do it on camera. He did do it. |
| 0:56.4 | Why the support? Yeah. You know, in our culture, we always love the anti-hero, the person who |
| 1:04.5 | does bad things, but they have a good reason. I'm thinking of Dexter, right? I never watched the show |
| 1:10.8 | too gruesome for me, too close |
| 1:12.6 | to things I've had to work with |
| 1:14.7 | that were unpleasant. |
| 1:16.6 | Batman, you know, |
| 1:18.5 | going back to Robin Hood. |
| 1:20.7 | We appreciate |
| 1:22.4 | someone who's fighting for us. |
| 1:24.7 | They're Avengers. |
| 1:26.5 | And I think |
| 1:27.4 | Luigi tapped into the anger at corporate |
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