Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old Ivy League graduate accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, carefully wrote down his plans in a diary, according to prosecutors. These writings, found after his arrest, show a step-by-step account of his growing obsession with Thompson and his plan to use the murder as a way to push for major changes in the American healthcare system.
The journal entries trace Mangione’s thought process, from his first ideas to the actual killing, revealing his reasoning and strategy. Months before the shooting, Mangione wrote that he felt more certain his plan was justified, and he noted that delaying the act allowed him to collect more information about UnitedHealthcare. As reported by CNN, he specifically named the health insurance industry, and UnitedHealthcare in particular, as his target, believing it represented everything wrong with American healthcare.
