6,000 LETTERS, THOUSANDS IN DONATIONS, BILLBOARDS RENTED, LUIGI MANGIONE FANS WONT STOP
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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Spending thousands and thousands of dollars for billboards along the street. Tens of thousands of dollars of donation. Nearly 10,000 letters. I'm not talking about a rock star or a movie star. I'm talking about Luigi Mangione fans. They're crazy. I wonder how Brian Thompson's widow and orphaned boys feel about the billboards, the donations, and the letters. I'm Nancy Grace.
What led to the creation of the website for Luigi Mangione?
This is Crime Stories. I want to thank you for being with us. As the suspected killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO heads to court, Amazingly, his support amongst mostly female fans has not died. When Mangione arrived at a Manhattan courthouse for hearings, a billboard featuring a guy named Michael Kissling was mounted on a truck driving around outside. Who is Kissling? He is a 32-year-old amputee. who blames UnitedHealthcare for denying treatments he said would have saved his leg. Now, Kissling does not condone violence, but he does say the shooting death of the CEO, Brian Thompson, did draw attention to the many obstacles he and many others have faced getting insurance coverage. Kissling makes a point by saying if he, Mangione, is Malcolm X, then I'm emulating MLK, Martin Luther King.
Of course, UnitedHealthcare disputed Kissling's account, and I'm certainly not defending UnitedHealthcare in this. What I am supporting is the right to a trial. What happened? That early morning when Brian Thompson was gunned down on the street. A masked gunman shoots dead the UnitedHealthcare CEO in Midtown Manhattan. An urgent search ensues for the suspect. Last seen entering Central Park. Marriage secrets being revealed as this health boss worth millions of dollars is gunned down? In open? Around the public? What do we make of clues left behind? Cryptic and odd clues. For instance, bullets found actually have been inscribed with letters on them. A cell phone had been left behind. Is there DNA on a water bottle?
Was this a pro? A silencer was used. And in the middle of the assassination, the gun jams. And seemingly the pro shooter simply adjusted and continued firing. Everyone, thank you for being with us. If this can happen in public. What are we to think of it? Well, take a listen to what the chief of detectives has to say.
What evidence was presented during the suppression hearing?
This morning at 6.46 a.m., patrol officers from Midtown North Precinct responded to a 911 call of a person shot in front of the Hilton Hotel located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas. This is between West 53rd Street and West 54th Street. At 6.48 a.m., officers arrive and find the victim, Brian R. Thompson, a 50-year-old male on the sidewalk in front of the Hilton with gunshot wounds to his back and leg.
You know, the way the shooter handled the weapon, the use of a silencer, the mask, the lying in wait, all indicates a professional hit, but a pro wouldn't want to be caught. A pro would do everything not to get caught. So then why were there especially engraved bullets with cryptic messages on them? It sounds like a fifth grade girl writing a crime thriller, Something's way off with this. Joining me, an all-star panel to make sense of what we know right now. But first, straight out to investigative reporter Lauren Conlon joining us. Co-host Primetime Crime on YouTube. And you can find her at PopCrime.tv, who has gone to the scene and investigated. Lauren, what can you tell us?
Yes, Nancy. And the street, the entire street of West 53rd Street was blocked off. There was plainclothes detectives as well as uniformed officers. Basically not saying anything. I asked questions. I asked witnesses if they heard anything. And the parking lot attendants were actually there earlier that morning. But they said, you know, due to the silencer, they didn't hear anything.
Tell me your understanding, what you learned of what happened starting at the beginning.
starting at the beginning i learned that brian thompson arrived in new york monday now he was not staying at the hilton he was staying at a hotel across the street he was set to speak at 8 a.m at their annual investors conference and he was arriving early at 6 45. so as he walked
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:44
2
What led to the creation of the website for Luigi Mangione?
0:44–3:27
3
What evidence was presented during the suppression hearing?
3:27–9:50
4
How did the 911 call impact the case against Mangione?
9:50–13:30
5
What role did the McDonald's manager play in the investigation?
13:30–29:45
6
What are the implications of the 3D-printed gun found in Mangione's backpack?
29:45–1:16:19
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