The suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare's CEO received more than 140 messages during his brief stint in a Pennsylvania prison, including from drooling groupies and adoring fans. That's what the Post found out.
During his 10-day confinement at Huntingdon State Correctional Institute in the Keystone State, Luigi Mangione received 54 emails and 87 physical letters, plus access to snacks and other concession items. They also received 163 deposits into the account, corrections officials said.
Authorities declined to discuss the amount sent to the 26-year-old or the contents of the letter.
However, some fans were happy to share the sweet treats they sent to the accused murderer's girlfriend.
“Hi Luigi, I'm sure you've received countless messages from people all over the internet, but I'm actually in love with you.” written by an admireraccording to a partial screenshot she posted on TikTok. Painful and troublesome fans claimed that Magnione offered himself as someone his own age to talk to while in prison.
Suspected gunman is 'okay' [as f–k,]” a perverse supporter said before the Ivy League graduate insisted he “did nothing wrong.” [sic] He shot and killed Brian Thompson, a father of two.
“There is nothing wrong with killing someone who has taken thousands of lives,” she told the Post, echoing the callous attitude of some of Mangione's most ardent fans.
Another woman against the gunman, Gaga, shuddered as she recalled sending Mangione a recent birthday photo and letter.
“Honestly, it feels cathartic and sexy when you want to do something and do it. I mean, write a letter,” the woman said in a TikTok post.
“The act of mailing something, even the act of putting your words in the mailbox, wow!” she said. groaned.
The would-be pen pals are just a handful of crazed fans who paint pictures of the hooded gunman on their bodies, praise him on social media, and praise the suspected killer.
One TikToker even filmed himself dancing to Charli XCX earlier this week outside the Huntingdon Penitentiary in Pennsylvania, where Mangione was being held.
User @adamlicious666 captioned the Dec. 14 video, “Lougie come on out, I heard you like charlie was prevented.
The next day, Gangster Gruber posted another TikTok video titled “2nd day of apple dancing in front of Luigi's prison.”
The 15-second clip garnered 1.8 million views and nearly 2,500 comments.
Lindsay Floyd, 40, who wrote the letter to Mr. Mangione while he was locked up in Pennsylvania, said that “Mr. Mangione deserves dignity and humanity,” and that he will be given at least a month's notice during his trial in the Big Apple. He said he plans to continue sending letters at least once.
In his first message, Floyd, an advocate for prison reform, offered advice for surviving life behind bars, drawing on Mangione's 26 months in prison for DUI manslaughter.
“I see what you have shared and I acknowledge your pain. OK, I see it,” she said. read aloud In a TikTok video.
