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A former co-worker of Luigi Mangione at the Stanford pre-collegiate studies program and a former student remembered Mangione as caring and outgoing when they met him, then a head counselor of the program, in 2019. A University spokesperson previously confirmed to The Daily that Mangione was employed as a head counselor for Stanford’s Pre-Collegiate Studies Program between May and September of 2019. The Daily also reviewed a Stanford Pre-College Studies spreadsheet that listed Mangione as living in the Kappa Alpha (KA) house that year. The program offers academic courses to high school students from around the world, both on Stanford’s campus and online. Mangione’s LinkedIn profile states that he “designed lesson plans and taught artificial intelligence to gifted high school students” and “led a 7-member residential staff” as an employee. A former student of the program who lived in KA with Mangione told The Daily they had a positive relationship. “[Mangione] was just a very good summer camp counselor,” he said. “He was very easygoing. Everyone, as far as I could tell, got along with him. He was funny, a very chill guy.” The former student, who requested anonymity due to concerns about online harassment, estimated that around 50 people lived in KA that summer, including students and staff. The former student said that during a hike for the program, he had a two hour conversation with him about computer science and early career advice. “He took the time to do that, to really talk to me as I was starting to think about what I wanted to study in college,” the former student said. “The way that I felt was, this is a guy who just inherently cares about others.” Summarizing his relationship with Mangione, the former student said he was “our cool counselor who was in a frat that we would have conversations with.” A former program staff member who worked in the Enchanted Broccoli Forest (EBF) house that summer shared a similar impression of Mangione with The Daily. “He was very friendly, very outgoing. The other staff members liked him. The high school kids liked him.” The former staff member requested anonymity because of concerns about online harassment. After rereading old staff group chats from 2019, the former staff member observed that Mangione was “always the one organizing staff volleyball games.” He added that Mangione organized a trip to Big Sur among the counselors and was “one of the community builders within the group.” For both the former staff member and student, the announcement that Mangione was a person of interest in the shooting came as a shock. “Of all the people I’ve known in my life, he would not have been in my top 10,000 guesses,” the former staff member said. “It feels like a fever dream,” the former student said.

Stanford Daily on Jan 7, 4:02 a.m. ET

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Twitter DM sent by Luigi Mangione to writer Paul Skallas on an unknown date, from an article by Skallas published in GQ on Jan 7.

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December 10, 2024 started like any other day. I took my laptop to the local café, ordered coffee, found a seat by the window. My plan was to work for a while and skim the news. Then my phone lit up with DMs flooding in. They were about Luigi Mangione, the alleged Manhattan shooter. The one who was accused of killing the health care CEO Brian Thompson. It turns out Mangione followed me on Twitter. He followed only about 70 people, and the rest of them had very large accounts with millions of followers. I was the only niche Twitter account. Not only that, but he subscribed and paid for my newsletter. I checked my DMs and saw he had messaged me about one article I wrote about the unhappiness of health influencers.

Paul Skallas for GQ on Jan 7

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Some notes on the new information presented by the documentary, for those who must wait until it is available more freely online. This information is sourced from social media and I can not necessarily verify it, as I was not able to view the program myself yet.

End of March 2024: While visiting Thailand, Mangione was reported to have gone to a shooting range, and remarked that the shooting range was expensive.

Also while in Thailand, Mangione was reported to have purchased 400 (likely electronic) copies of a book by an Indian writer, Jash Dholani, and was taking notes on the margins of a copy he printed out.

May 2024: Mangione visited Mumbai and met with writer Jash Dholani for an hour, which was confirmed by Dholani when contacted by TMZ but provided no further details.

July 2024: Mangione stayed in San Francisco at the Green Tortoise Hotel while identifying himself as Mark Rosario and paying only in cash, and was partying with other hotel guests.

This is the most interesting piece of information, as the beginning of July was when Mangione dropped off the grid from friends and social media, and had just been reported missing to San Francisco police by his family. The only other report of his activities between this time period and being apprehended in Pennsylvania is moving out of an apartment in Hawaii in August 2024 and being seen by a neighbor.

Not much else of interest was shared, other than a recording of Mangione with his family during Christmas for which it isn't clear how TMZ was able to obtain it. Those interviewed were not close relations of him, such as brief travelling companions or high school acquaintances. Some ire has been wrought from supporters of Mangione on account of mostly negative speculation the documentary presented.

TMZ documentary on Luigi Mangione to premiere on Jan. 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox

A documentary by TMZ entitled "Luigi Mangione: The Mind of a Killer" will be shown for the first time via live broadcast through the Fox network, which owns TMZ. Based on articles released by TMZ prior to the documentary airing, it is likely that new details that have not been previously released by news sources will be mentioned.

To watch the premiere, you can watch on cable through Fox or livestream through any of the following services, all with free trials available:

DIRECTV Stream

fubo

Hulu

Sling

The documentary will be available to stream on Hulu starting Jan. 7.

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Luigi confirmed to have responded to a letter

A moderator on a Luigi Mangione focused subreddit has confirmed that a Reddit user has received a reply to a letter sent to Luigi Mangione, stating the user provided a photo of the envelope which came from informed delivery, a service by the USPS that provides preview images of one's incoming and outgoing mail.

The moderator also stated they asked the user whether they could see and share the contents of the letter publicly, and is awaiting their response.

As a reminder, given that staff at the facility holding Luigi Mangione have stated that excessive mail is subject to disposal, those interested in sending letters should instead consider participating or contribute funding to a prison penpal program or other organizations that provide mailings to those incarcerated.

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This might be a stupid question, but is it okay to send him letters since he is in an ongoing investigation?

I sent my letter today showing support for his current prison circumstances and him as a person, I didn’t mention the alleged crime at all but don’t know if my wording can be assumed as being that way. Idk if there are lists anywhere about people who write to criminals, but yeah. Someone jokingly said I’d now be on a no-fly list for supporting a terrorist which is clearly silly but should I be worried at all that I sent a letter to him? In any capacity? Letters are private and it’s not illegal to send mail to inmates as far as I know. Plus he’s a high profile case, many fellow Americans are sending him books, letters, etc.

I find it interesting that your concerns lies with how it could impact you, but not Mangione.

But sorry, letters to incarcerated people are not private, aside from official legal correspondence. Correctional facility staff open letters and read them in order to review the content, and will often scan letters, like the facility Mangione is held in does, or otherwise save them electronically. According to the Innocence Project, one of course could expect that letters sent to an incarcerated person pertaining to their case can be used against them.

In the case of Luigi Mangione, recall that the Manhattan DA has charged him with counts of murder in the first and second degree in furtherance of terrorism. As mentioned in the indictment, one of the requirements in New York state for convicting someone on terrorism-related charges is that the crime must have been done "with intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population." If the prosecution wanted to argue that the public reaction to the UnitedHealthcare shooting fits this requirement, which would not be unreasonable considering the many politicians who have been making a stink about this, it is conceivable that letters that are supportive of the crime, maybe even just sharing displeasure about the insurance or healthcare industries, could be used as evidence for this purpose.

To answer the question on whether this would impact someone sending letters, the answer is likely to be no, not really. I believe it may be true that the correctional system keeps track of who is sending mail to an incarcerated person. But generally if a letter or its content doesn't fit guidelines, it will be returned to sender. Excessively gratuitous infractions like threats or extortions may receive special attention, but that is not for certain. These matters are generally covered in the Bureau of Prisons' policy on correspondence, which oversees the federal facility that Mangione is in.

Although I should wrap this up, speaking more generally I discourage sending mail and other things to Mangione, and for this reason I have never shared or publicized information on how to contact him. My main reasoning for this is that the majority of people already speak disrespectfully of him. Many only see him as a symbol for a cause they are rallying against, and not as a person, who is non-coincidentally going through the worst experience of his life. Many who are interested in him as a person are flat-out creepy and invasive, condoning the way media and individuals have been dissecting his life under a microscope. To me, it sounds nightmarish to be in a concrete box inundated by letters that dehumanize you or have details about your private life.

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Luigi Mangione's defense attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, has confirmed to social media users that he is receiving mail in prison. Do be aware that it is not advisable to attempt to contact Friedman Agnifilo, so that defense work can go on unimpeded by distraction.

Given that staff at the facility holding Luigi Mangione have stated that excessive mail is subject to disposal, those interested in sending letters should instead consider participating or contributing funding to a prison penpal program or other organizations that provide mailings to those who are incarcerated.

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Is the Fox tmz doc live rn??? I can’t find it ANYWHERE on Sling

I know it is, because people are posting about it online as they're watching right now. I can't help you with troubleshooting that streaming service, but I imagine it might not be available to viewers outside the United States, but I wouldn't know if that applies to you.

Personally, I'm having trouble finding piracy service to watch this on, so I may wait until tomorrow and hope it gets posted on streaming services sometime early in the day and subsequently ripped distributed quickly. If possible, I will try to post a link or embed to the documentary when it does leak.

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Majority of books sent to Luigi Mangione in prison are being returned to sender

According to a Reddit user who has been asking others who have sent books to Luigi Mangione to update them on the status of the packages, the majority of books appear to have been returned to sender. This is in line with reports from staff that at the facility holding Mangione that excess books received in the mail will be discarded.

Also posted by the Reddit user is a list of books that were reported to them to have been sent to Mangione, along with information on mailing statuses, which they claim to continue to update.

Given the difficulties for Luigi Mangione in receiving books sent to him so far, those interested in mailing books to him should instead consider donating books or funds to charitable prison book programs which mail books to those who are incarcerated.

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Luigi Mangione's upcoming federal hearing has been postponed from Jan. 18 to Feb. 17, at the request of the prosecution and with the consent of Mangione and his defense counsel, according to court documents.

Unless something changes, it appears that Mangione will not appear in court in the month of January, and his next court appearences will be in Feb. 17 and 21, in federal and New York state courts respectively.

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TMZ documentary on Luigi Mangione to premiere on Jan. 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox

A documentary by TMZ entitled "Luigi Mangione: The Mind of a Killer" will be shown for the first time via live broadcast through the Fox network, which owns TMZ. Based on articles released by TMZ prior to the documentary airing, it is likely that new details that have not been previously released by news sources will be mentioned.

To watch the premiere, you can watch on cable through Fox or livestream through any of the following services, all with free trials available:

DIRECTV Stream

fubo

Hulu

Sling

The documentary will be available to stream on Hulu starting Jan. 7.

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Luigi's travel companions [from his vacation in Asia], Paul and Max, tell us Mangione hung back from a beach day in Thailand to go to a shooting range instead, later reporting back to them that it was expensive. But, that's not the only strange thing Luigi did around the German tourists. Paul and Max tell us Luigi was obsessed with a book from Indian author Jash Dholani, "Hit Reverse: New Ideas From Old Books," so much so, Luigi purchased 400 [ebook] copies and flew to Mumbai to meet Dholani and give him feedback.

TMZ on Jan 6, 4:00 a.m. ET

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A person operating Luigi Mangione fan accounts on Threads (@luigiupdates and @luigicrave) appears to be using their following to engage in cryptocurrency scams and sell apparently stolen goods on their accounts.

According to a Reddit post on the matter, the person behind these accounts appears to have a prior history of scamming online, such as by selling counterfeit Melanie Martinez perfume through TikTok.

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Court sketch artist Susan Bin, yosb has made a court sketch depicting Luigi Mangione and his lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, based on photos from 23/12

She's seeking work as a court sketch artist for the case

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An interview from May 2020 with the prison consultant retained by Luigi Mangione, Craig Rothfeld, on a podcast hosted by a criminal defense attorney, discussing Rothfeld's experience with incarceration and aspects of his consultancy practice.

Of note, Rothfeld states that Marc Agnfilo was his criminal defense attorney, and that at the time of this recording was referring clients to Rothfeld.

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According to Business Insider, Rothfeld was present at Mangione's federal court hearing on Dec. 19, so this likely checks out despite the reputation of Page Six.

Luigi Mangione has retained [...] prison consultant Craig Rothfeld, sources tell Page Six. Rothfeld previously spent time in prison for white-collar crimes, and had become a top consultant. In a 2020 interview, he told NBC of his clients, “Often, I tell people you’re going into a Byzantine black hole.”

Page Six on Dec 30, 4:27 p.m. ET

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Luigi Mangione has retained [...] prison consultant Craig Rothfeld, sources tell Page Six. Rothfeld previously spent time in prison for white-collar crimes, and had become a top consultant. In a 2020 interview, he told NBC of his clients, “Often, I tell people you’re going into a Byzantine black hole.”

Page Six on Dec 30, 4:27 p.m. ET