Luigi Mangione was charged with murder after the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
So what happened? Nothing seems to add up and we ALL know there is more to the story. Let's look at the facts:
Luigi comes from a very wealthy family.
He attended an all boys prep school and graduated valedictorian.
He continued on to attend the University of Pennsylvania in an Ivy League.
He received both a Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science.
It was then discovered he suffered from a horrific back condition, spondylolisthesis, that required surgery, pins/screws and left him in horrendous pain. For a young, active, otherwise healthy young man, I imagine this was devastating to deal with. He made it clear to everyone he didn't want to end up behind a desk somewhere because of his condition.
Let's look a little deeper into this mystery.... Have you heard of the 286 Theory? It is my opinion this sheds a lot of light into his mind. Let's look at this number as it pertains to the case.
On Luigi's X (formerly Twitter) banner he has a Pokémon character named Breloom. This Pokedex is #286 (I know nothing about Pokémon, but understand this to be an indexing number).
Luigi has EXACTLY 286 posts on his X account.
He was found in the city of Altoona which is precisely 286 miles from the murder scene.
There is a bible verse in Proverbs 28:6 "“Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.” KJV
Did you know that 286 is a denial code used in healthcare when appeal time limits for a claim aren't met, meaning an appeal wasn't filed in time after a claim was denied, resulting in rejection due to missed deadline.
Luigi was educated, intelligent and read a variety of books. As seen on social media and on membership sites, he would comment or post regarding his frustrations on the world...
His Goodreads profile featured quotes from various books including Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" stating "Unless someone like me cares a whole awful lot, nothings ever going to get better. It's not."
He commented on the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski's manifesto "Industrial Society and It's Future" saying "It's easy to quickly and thoughtlessly write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies. But it's simply impossible to ignore how prescient many of his predictions about modern society turned out."
Luigi despised the medical industry and stated they were "parasites who simply had it coming" as revealed in a three-page handwritten manifesto that was found on him.
Now that we have understood his upbringing, looked at this "286" Theory and gotten a glimpse of his personality, WHAT HAPPENED? Why did he snap? Here is what I sense:
I see this man as an over achiever. He came from a wealthy family, and he grew up with a pressure to perform. He graduated at the top of his class and went on to graduate from an Ivy League school. He was intelligent, philosophical, free-thinking and handsome. Many doors were open for him, but what he did not have was his health due to his debilitating back condition.
You can work to earn a good job, house, cars, etc. You can use your mind to achieve great things. What you cannot buy is a new back or spine. Based on his photographs he was clearly someone who cared about his physical appearance and was active. For someone who has it all, this health condition had to be beyond frustrating.
I suspect he had had high hopes of back relief and wanted a doctor to help him. I sense there was something they could have done or something that WAS done negligently and insurance denied correcting it [or something of that nature] and the rat race of appeals began. After reading comments he made of "not wanting to sit behind a desk all day everyday" his mobility and independence was incredibly important. It made me think that his mind could easily slip into thoughts that life wasn't worth living if he was always in pain, and was hyper-focused on taking take out the source of who he felt was responsible.
This guy is intelligent, and the 286 Theory feels like a game he concocted because he KNEW people would look at him under a microscope. I think the 286 denial from insurance came first, and then this plot started brewing. He used that number to plan his moves. He posted the Pokémon character, plotted out his X posts and picked a location to hide out. I think a religious person looking for breadcrumbs that well versed in the Bible found that verse- which fit his theme perfectly.
In the end this is sad all around. I may be right or I may be wrong, but the above is what my hunch strongly tells me. What do you think?
God Bless, Lynn
https://www.mdclarity.com/denial-code/286#:~:text=Denial%20code%20286%20is%20used,a%20denial%20for%20a%20claim.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/12/10/unitedhealthcare-shooting-suspect-luigi-mangione-appeared-to-suffer-from-rare-back-condition-heres-what-to-know/
I have a lot of mixed feelings.
The healthcare system is beyond broke, it is rotten to the core and it is an empire of the evil and so many sad stories of "claims denied"emerged, insurance companies are bad, hospitals are also bad and the cost with admins have increased and good doctors are crushed by the system ( I suggest the youtube video "Iwas an MIT Educated neurosurgeon now I'm unemployed and alone in the mountains how did I get here?), Pharma companies are also bad, why invest in cheap meds and treat the problems when they can pump pills and make money, finally the government is the last one - it feeds the machine and creates a revolving door between the FDA and big Pharma.
The CEO killed came from humble origins, as a matter of fact, had the opposite upbringing from Luigi. He didn't deserve to die, but now some people are having some discussions. Myabe we will pick it up from here.