Luigi Mangione's Grandma Leaves Millions to Family, Excluding Felons

Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, was not left a fortune by his grandmother, as per her will, which states that the descendant must not have been charged, indicted, convicted of, or pleaded guilty to a felony.

Mary Mangione, a Baltimore-area millionaire philanthropist, left an estimated $30 million or more to her family when she died in 2023. She had 10 children and 37 grandchildren.

"The Trustees have the discretion to implement this Section if the felony is a common law felony, a statutory felony if it is the codification of a common law felony, a heinous felony, any felony involving a physically violent act against another person or property, or any drug-related felony involving distribution or intent to distribute any type of drug or illegal substance. The decision of the Trustees is final and binding on everyone."

In 2016, Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old grandson of hers, graduated valedictorian from the Gilman School, a private, all-boys high school in Baltimore. He later earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020.

On Monday, Luigi was arrested in a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after allegedly presenting police with a fake ID and appearing to shake when asked about his recent activities in New York City. Authorities believe Luigi took a bus from New York City to Philadelphia, then from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and on to Altoona, a rust-belt town located between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.

A handwritten manifesto criticizing the health care industry, including UnitedHealthcare, was discovered by officials, as previously stated by NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny to Planet Chronicle.

The public is speculating about the possible motive behind Luigi's alleged crimes, which have brought his background under intense scrutiny.

The public has speculated that the suspect had strong grievances with both the health care industry and capitalism in general, although officials have not commented on an official motive.

Some commentators have pointed out Luigi's affluent background when commending the suspect's supposed decision to carry out a violent act to convey a message to the health care insurance sector.

On Thursday evening, UnitedHealthcare informed employees that Luigi Mangione was not included in their coverage.

A professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where Mangione studied, praised the suspect on TikTok and Instagram, but later retracted her praise.

On Wednesday, UPenn School of Arts and Sciences Deputy Dean Jeffrey Kallberg released a statement concerning the post of UPenn Assistant English Professor Julia Alekseyeva.

"Recent social media posts by Assistant Professor Julia Alekseyeva raised much concern, as her comments regarding the shooting of Brian Thompson in New York City were antithetical to the values of both the School of Arts and Sciences and the University of Pennsylvania. The School and the University did not condone her comments. After reflection, Assistant Professor Alekseyeva has agreed that the comments were insensitive and inappropriate and has retracted them."

LUIGI MANGIONE'S VALEDICTORIAN SPEECH:

Taylor Lorenz, a former reporter for The Washington Post and The New York Times, expressed her and "so many other Americans" feelings of "joy" upon hearing the news of Thompson's death to Piers Morgan.

"Lorenz expressed his belief in the sanctity of life and felt joy, along with many other Americans, on Monday. However, he later clarified that he did not feel empathy."

Mangione wrote a review for a book by the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, on Goodreads, a platform for tracking and reviewing books.

"He argued that it is easy to dismiss the document as the delusional ramblings of a madman in order to avoid confronting the uncomfortable issues it highlights. However, he acknowledged that it is impossible to ignore how accurate many of his predictions about contemporary society have proven to be."

In New York, Mangione is charged with one count of murder, two counts of second-degree criminal weapons possession, one count of second-degree possession of a forged document, and one count of third-degree criminal weapons possession.

According to court documents, he is charged with one count of forgery, one count of carrying a firearm without a license, one count of tampering with records or identification, one count of possession of instruments of a crime, and one count of presenting false ID to law enforcement in Pennsylvania.

Planet Chronicle' Mollie Markowitz and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.