This is a new murder ink.
Fans of Luigi Mangione have started getting tattoos as a lasting tribute to the man accused of executing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Less than two weeks after the Ivy League alumnus allegedly shot and killed a 50-year-old father of two in midtown Manhattan, images showing off ink honoring Mr. Mangione, 26, have surfaced. Many of them have started to be posted online.
The next phrase even has the image of a hooded gunman inside the heart of love. [heart] my boyfriend. ”
another Images shared on Instagram Etchings of Mangione's face showing “delay”, “rejection”, and “defense”. It's the title of a book about insurance companies, and it's almost the same three words that Thompson's killer left on the bullet and shell casing at the scene.
“You're killing me,” one person wrote in a disgusting comment praising a Toronto tattooist's work. “That's crazy,” another wrote.
Some designs feature the actual words written on the bullets, such as “reject,” “defend,” and “resign,” while others glorify them. put words On top of a red rose, he shared it on TikTok along with a news clip about the crime.
When someone noted how quickly he gets tattoos, the tattooed TikTokker wrote, “I've had so many.”
Other followers also gushed about the “beauty”, with one commenting: “Oh my god this is my first tattoo.”
Others shared their tattoos in the now-infamous photo of a suspect at a New York City hostel who took off his mask to smile at a flirtatious front desk staff member. [heart] my boyfriend. ”
Another had a Mangione tattoo on his ankle. According to X's post.
A social media user who shared the image wrote: “People are already getting Luigi Mangione tattoos.”
Tattoo enthusiasts aren't the only ones caught celebrating a murder suspect. Last week, Amazon was forced to remove products sympathetic to the killer, including items with the phrases “Deny Free” and “Free Luigi.”
Even before Mangione was identified as a suspect, gifts such as glasses, tumblers, shirts and hats with the words “Deny Defend Depose” were distributed on Amazon, TikTok and eBay during the holiday season, a busy season for online retailers. It started appearing on websites such as.
Amazon removed the product because it violated its guidelines, but did not say which product.
Thompson, a father of two, was executed just outside a hotel meeting by a masked and hooded gunman who approached him from behind several times.
Although the details of the crime were gruesome, the case quickly closed thanks to Thompson's leading role in the healthcare industry and Mangione's good looks when he was arrested at McDonald's. became admired by many people.
Many accused the fast-food restaurant employee who informed police of his whereabouts of being a “snitch” and a “rat.”
GoFundMe was also forced to shut down a fundraising page created to support the suspected shooter.
The newspaper attempted to contact several people who posted photos of Mangione's tattoos, but no one immediately responded.
