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ELEANOR PRINGLE
2024-12-12

26岁的卢吉·曼吉奥内因涉嫌枪杀布莱恩·汤普森被捕。

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• 26岁的卢吉·曼吉奥内因涉嫌枪杀联合健康保险公司(UnitedHealthcare)首席执行官布莱恩·汤普森被捕。他长期饱受慢性背痛的折磨。在此期间,他与一些家人好友失去了联系。

“嘿,你还好吗?几个月没有你的消息了,你的家人正在找你。”据媒体报道,这是一位朋友在10月30日通过X发送给谋杀嫌疑人卢吉·曼吉奥内的一条信息。后来,其账户被设定为私密账户。警方表示,一个多月后,曼吉奥内涉嫌在纽约市的一条街道上尾随联合健康保险公司首席执行官布莱恩·汤普森,并从背后将其枪杀。

到好友发出这条消息时,曼吉奥内已经有几个月没有联系一些家人和朋友,他们不确定曼吉奥内的行踪。这段神秘的时期恰好是在曼吉奥内接受了一次痛苦的背部手术之后。有多家媒体报道,这次手术让曼吉奥内一直备受折磨。

目前尚不确定曼吉奥内接受的这次手术、杳无音讯的那段时间以及汤普森遇害之间是否存在关联;警方目前正在展开调查。

26岁的曼吉奥内毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学(University of Pennsylvania),于2020年取得学士和硕士学位。从他的LinkedIn资料和X账户中的内容,可以对他有大致了解。他的网络账户在6月初还是活跃状态。

在被认为属于曼吉奥内的X账户中,横幅图片显示了三张照片:一张是他光着上身在一条远足小径上的自拍照,一张是《口袋妖怪》(Pokémon)里的角色Breloom,还有一张是脊椎的X光片,脊椎上打了四根钉子。

有消息人士对媒体表示,曼吉奥内一直饱受背痛折磨。

R.J.马丁与曼吉奥内相识于2020年,当时这名年轻男子正在檀香山为远程办公者的共享住宿进行面试。

马丁创建了Surfbreak,按每个月约2,000美元收取共享住宿费。他说曼吉奥内是一位多才多艺、积极乐观的工程师。

然而,据媒体报道,尽管曼吉奥内住的地方号称“冲浪者天堂”,但他却无法参加这项运动。

马丁解释说:“他的脊椎有点错位。他说他的下椎骨几乎脱落了半英寸,我认为这压迫了神经。”

马丁在接受《纽约时报》采访时表示,这个问题在冲浪时变得更严重:“由于某些原因,他的背部不适合做弯腰和抬头等动作。他承受了巨大的疼痛。”

这种疼痛也影响了曼吉奥内的个人生活。马丁继续说道:“他知道,背部的状况导致自己不可能进行约会和身体上的亲密接触。我记得他跟我说过这件事,我感到很难过。”

尽管如此,马丁并不记得曼吉奥内曾服用过任何止痛药。马丁表示,工程师曼吉奥内还喜欢健身和攀岩,但他会小心翼翼地避免撞到脊椎。

马丁在接受檀香山媒体Honolulu Civil Beat采访时补充道,曼吉奥内于2020年年中离开了Surfbreak,两人经常保持联系,后来曼吉奥内曾发给马丁脊椎手术的照片。马丁表示,他曾问过手术是否顺利,曼吉奥内回复了“一言难尽”,但没有透露更多具体的细节。

马丁表示,今年夏天,曼吉奥内失去了音讯。他最后一次发信息给曼吉奥内,是从新闻里看到他之前。他询问对方:“你到底在哪儿?”

曼吉奥内明显疏远朋友的做法,与他在老同学眼中的形象格格不入。

曼吉奥内曾就读于巴尔的摩的吉尔曼学校(Gilman School),这所学校最高年级的学费为37,690美元。在同学们的印象中,曼吉奥内为人友善且热爱运动。

他的同班同学弗雷迪·莱瑟博雷对美联社表示,即使按照这所私立学校的标准,曼吉奥内的家庭也堪称家境优渥。

曼吉奥内的LinkedIn资料显示,他当前的工作单位是在线汽车销售网站TrueCar,但该公司的发言人对《财富》杂志表示,曼吉奥内从2023年起就不再担任公司的工程师。

“体贴,富有同情心”

在仅限申请才能入住的夏威夷社区生活期间,曼吉奥内与马丁和来自纽约的食品技术专家杰基·韦克斯勒一起创办了一个读书俱乐部。

韦克斯勒对Honolulu Civil Beat表示,曼吉奥内非常体贴,在读书俱乐部里,他会认真倾听来推动讨论。

韦克斯勒补充道:“他做每件事情的时候都非常体贴,且富有同情心。”韦克斯勒曾与曼吉奥内一起就读于宾夕法尼亚大学,但直到他们在夏威夷共同生活后才成为朋友。

读书俱乐部的阅读书目包括蒂姆·厄本的《我们的问题是什么?》(What's Our Problem?)和史蒂夫·斯图尔特-威廉姆斯的《理解宇宙的猿:心灵和文化如何进化》(The Ape That Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve),前者被描述为一本社会自助书,后者探讨了如何从其他物种的视角审视人类。

韦克斯勒和马丁补充道,阅读泰德·卡辛斯基(后来被称为“大学航空炸弹客”)的宣言,最初只是一个玩笑,但后来却因为这份宣言导致读书俱乐部解散。

但曼吉奥内似乎读过这份宣言。今年1月,一个使用曼吉奥内的名字和照片注册的Goodreads账号,对西奥多·卡辛斯基臭名昭著的反技术评论《工业社会及其未来》(Industrial Society and Its Future)给出了四星评价。

曼吉奥内写道:“人们很容易迅速且不假思索地将其贬低为疯子的宣言,只是为了逃避其中提出的一些令人不安的问题。但他对现代社会的许多预测颇有先见之明,这是不可忽视的。”

后来,曼吉奥内的账户被设为私密,但据媒体曝光,他的账户中还包括一个有关背痛的阅读清单。

近日,警方在宾夕法尼亚州阿尔图纳的一家麦当劳(McDonald’s)内将曼吉奥内逮捕,事后这位常春藤盟校毕业生被指控在12月4日谋杀了医疗保险公司的老板汤普森。(财富中文网)

译者:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

• 26岁的卢吉·曼吉奥内因涉嫌枪杀联合健康保险公司(UnitedHealthcare)首席执行官布莱恩·汤普森被捕。他长期饱受慢性背痛的折磨。在此期间,他与一些家人好友失去了联系。

“嘿,你还好吗?几个月没有你的消息了,你的家人正在找你。”据媒体报道,这是一位朋友在10月30日通过X发送给谋杀嫌疑人卢吉·曼吉奥内的一条信息。后来,其账户被设定为私密账户。警方表示,一个多月后,曼吉奥内涉嫌在纽约市的一条街道上尾随联合健康保险公司首席执行官布莱恩·汤普森,并从背后将其枪杀。

到好友发出这条消息时,曼吉奥内已经有几个月没有联系一些家人和朋友,他们不确定曼吉奥内的行踪。这段神秘的时期恰好是在曼吉奥内接受了一次痛苦的背部手术之后。有多家媒体报道,这次手术让曼吉奥内一直备受折磨。

目前尚不确定曼吉奥内接受的这次手术、杳无音讯的那段时间以及汤普森遇害之间是否存在关联;警方目前正在展开调查。

26岁的曼吉奥内毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学(University of Pennsylvania),于2020年取得学士和硕士学位。从他的LinkedIn资料和X账户中的内容,可以对他有大致了解。他的网络账户在6月初还是活跃状态。

在被认为属于曼吉奥内的X账户中,横幅图片显示了三张照片:一张是他光着上身在一条远足小径上的自拍照,一张是《口袋妖怪》(Pokémon)里的角色Breloom,还有一张是脊椎的X光片,脊椎上打了四根钉子。

有消息人士对媒体表示,曼吉奥内一直饱受背痛折磨。

R.J.马丁与曼吉奥内相识于2020年,当时这名年轻男子正在檀香山为远程办公者的共享住宿进行面试。

马丁创建了Surfbreak,按每个月约2,000美元收取共享住宿费。他说曼吉奥内是一位多才多艺、积极乐观的工程师。

然而,据媒体报道,尽管曼吉奥内住的地方号称“冲浪者天堂”,但他却无法参加这项运动。

马丁解释说:“他的脊椎有点错位。他说他的下椎骨几乎脱落了半英寸,我认为这压迫了神经。”

马丁在接受《纽约时报》采访时表示,这个问题在冲浪时变得更严重:“由于某些原因,他的背部不适合做弯腰和抬头等动作。他承受了巨大的疼痛。”

这种疼痛也影响了曼吉奥内的个人生活。马丁继续说道:“他知道,背部的状况导致自己不可能进行约会和身体上的亲密接触。我记得他跟我说过这件事,我感到很难过。”

尽管如此,马丁并不记得曼吉奥内曾服用过任何止痛药。马丁表示,工程师曼吉奥内还喜欢健身和攀岩,但他会小心翼翼地避免撞到脊椎。

马丁在接受檀香山媒体Honolulu Civil Beat采访时补充道,曼吉奥内于2020年年中离开了Surfbreak,两人经常保持联系,后来曼吉奥内曾发给马丁脊椎手术的照片。马丁表示,他曾问过手术是否顺利,曼吉奥内回复了“一言难尽”,但没有透露更多具体的细节。

马丁表示,今年夏天,曼吉奥内失去了音讯。他最后一次发信息给曼吉奥内,是从新闻里看到他之前。他询问对方:“你到底在哪儿?”

曼吉奥内明显疏远朋友的做法,与他在老同学眼中的形象格格不入。

曼吉奥内曾就读于巴尔的摩的吉尔曼学校(Gilman School),这所学校最高年级的学费为37,690美元。在同学们的印象中,曼吉奥内为人友善且热爱运动。

他的同班同学弗雷迪·莱瑟博雷对美联社表示,即使按照这所私立学校的标准,曼吉奥内的家庭也堪称家境优渥。

曼吉奥内的LinkedIn资料显示,他当前的工作单位是在线汽车销售网站TrueCar,但该公司的发言人对《财富》杂志表示,曼吉奥内从2023年起就不再担任公司的工程师。

“体贴,富有同情心”

在仅限申请才能入住的夏威夷社区生活期间,曼吉奥内与马丁和来自纽约的食品技术专家杰基·韦克斯勒一起创办了一个读书俱乐部。

韦克斯勒对Honolulu Civil Beat表示,曼吉奥内非常体贴,在读书俱乐部里,他会认真倾听来推动讨论。

韦克斯勒补充道:“他做每件事情的时候都非常体贴,且富有同情心。”韦克斯勒曾与曼吉奥内一起就读于宾夕法尼亚大学,但直到他们在夏威夷共同生活后才成为朋友。

读书俱乐部的阅读书目包括蒂姆·厄本的《我们的问题是什么?》(What's Our Problem?)和史蒂夫·斯图尔特-威廉姆斯的《理解宇宙的猿:心灵和文化如何进化》(The Ape That Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve),前者被描述为一本社会自助书,后者探讨了如何从其他物种的视角审视人类。

韦克斯勒和马丁补充道,阅读泰德·卡辛斯基(后来被称为“大学航空炸弹客”)的宣言,最初只是一个玩笑,但后来却因为这份宣言导致读书俱乐部解散。

但曼吉奥内似乎读过这份宣言。今年1月,一个使用曼吉奥内的名字和照片注册的Goodreads账号,对西奥多·卡辛斯基臭名昭著的反技术评论《工业社会及其未来》(Industrial Society and Its Future)给出了四星评价。

曼吉奥内写道:“人们很容易迅速且不假思索地将其贬低为疯子的宣言,只是为了逃避其中提出的一些令人不安的问题。但他对现代社会的许多预测颇有先见之明,这是不可忽视的。”

后来,曼吉奥内的账户被设为私密,但据媒体曝光,他的账户中还包括一个有关背痛的阅读清单。

近日,警方在宾夕法尼亚州阿尔图纳的一家麦当劳(McDonald’s)内将曼吉奥内逮捕,事后这位常春藤盟校毕业生被指控在12月4日谋杀了医疗保险公司的老板汤普森。(财富中文网)

译者:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

• Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old arrested in connection with the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, suffered with prolonged chronic back pain. The condition coincided with a period in which he stopped contacting some family and friends.

“Hey, are you ok? Nobody has heard from you in months, and apparently your family is looking for you.” That post on X was reportedly sent to murder suspect Luigi Mangione on Oct. 30 by a friend whose account has since been made private. A little more than a month later, Mangione calmly walked up to UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the street in New York City and shot Thompson in the back, police say.

By the time of the message on X, Mangione had gone several months without contacting some members of friends and family, who had become unsure of his whereabouts. The mysterious period coincided with the aftermath of a difficult back surgery that reportedly left Mangione in constant discomfort, multiple reports have said.

It’s not clear whether the surgery, Mangione’s period of silence, and the killing of Thompson are linked; police are investigating that right now.

An impression of Mangione, a 26-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate who earned a combined MA and BA in 2020, can be pieced together from his online presence, across both his LinkedIn profile and his X account—which was active until early June.

The banner image on the X account thought to belong to Mangione shows three pictures: the man himself shirtless on a hiking trail, a Pokémon character named Breloom, and an X-ray scan of a spine with four large pins held together at their heads.

Mangione had long suffered with a back injury, sources told media.

R.J. Martin met Mangione in 2020 when the young man was interviewing for shared accommodation for remote workers in Honolulu.

Martin founded Surfbreak, which charges around $2,000 a month for the shared quarters, and described Mangione as an accomplished and upbeat engineer.

Yet despite living in surfers’ paradise, Mangione reportedly struggled to enjoy the sport.

Martin explained, “His spine was kind of misaligned. He said his lower vertebrae were almost like a half-inch off, and I think it pinched a nerve.”

Speaking to the New York Times, Martin added the problem became worse while surfing: “For some reason, the motion—the arching, the looking up—was just the wrong thing for his back. He was in a lot of pain.”

The pain also impacted Mangione’s personal life, Martin continued: “He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasn’t possible. I remember him telling me that, and my heart just breaks.”

That being said, Martin didn’t remember Mangione being on any type of pain medication. The engineer also enjoyed going to the gym and rock climbing, Martin added, though he would be careful of jarring his spine.

Speaking to the Honolulu Civil Beat, Martin added Mangione left Surfbreak in mid-2020 and the pair stayed in regular contact, with Mangione later texting over images of his spinal surgery. Martin said he questioned how the surgery had gone, and Mangione replied “long story” without any further details.

Then this summer Mangione went “radio silent,” Martin added. His last text to Mangione—before seeing him on the news—read, “Where in the world are you?”

Mangione’s apparent withdrawal from his friendships is at odds with the impression he left on former classmates.

A former student at Baltimore’s Gilman School, which charges $37,690 in tuition for its oldest students, Mangione is remembered by peers as friendly and athletic.

His classmate Freddie Leatherbury told the Associated Press that Mangione came from a wealthy family, even by the school’s standards.

Mangione’s LinkedIn profile lists his current workplace as TrueCar, an online car sales site, though a spokesperson for the company fold Fortune he hasn’t worked there as an engineer since 2023.

‘Thoughtful and deeply compassionate’

While living in the applications-only Hawaiian community, Mangione founded a book club alongside Martin and Jackie Wexler, a food technologist based in New York.

Wexler told the Honolulu Civil Beat that Mangione was thoughtful and facilitated conversations at the book club by listening carefully.

“He was just such a thoughtful and deeply compassionate person at everything he did,” added Wexler, who had studied at UPenn alongside Mangione but hadn’t become friends with him until they lived together in Hawaii.

Reading for the club included What’s Our Problem? by Tim Urban—described as a self-help book for society—and The Ape That Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve by Steve Stewart-Williams—a book that examines how mankind might be reviewed by other species.

Reading the manifesto of Ted Kaczynski—later known as the Unabomber—was first suggested as a joke, Wexler and Martin added, and ultimately led to the book club disbanding because of the material.

But Mangione seemingly read the script. In January, a Goodreads account with Mangione’s name and photo gave a four-star review to Theodore Kaczynski’s infamous anti-technology critique, Industrial Society and Its Future.

“It’s easy to quickly and thoughtless write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies,” Mangione wrote. “But it’s simply impossible to ignore how prescient many of his predictions about modern society turned out.”

Mangione’s profile has since been made private but also reportedly included a reading list about back pain.

Mangione was charged with the Dec. 4 assassination of health insurance boss Thompson after the Ivy League graduate was arrested in connection with the event yesterday, when police apprehended him in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa.

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