Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, released a list last week of 27 things he is grateful for.
Celebrating his 27th birthday last month, Mangione included in the list people close to him, foods, his online fans and political ideologies.
Mangione said he is grateful for the numerous letters and books he has received during his time at the detention center MDC Brooklyn.
The fourth item on the list is letters. Mangione said he “spend[s] each day between the same four walls of my unit, where I receive both holiday cards sent in December and birthday cards sent between March and May, creating a bizarre and disorienting Groundhog Day scenario where every day is both Christmas and my May 6th birthday.”
Mangione added “[the] monotony of my physical environment is offset by the variety and richness of the lives I experience through letters: multi-page life stories, retellings of workplace conversations, stream of consciousness journal entries. Admissions of greatest fears, eager recaps of recent triumphs, mothers reliving senseless tragedies. Soulful creations, generous offers, advice.”
Mangione noted he also appreciates “the countless books I’ve been sent,” including his favorites: Ayn Rand’s Anthem, Patrick Bet-David’s Your Next Five Moves, and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
Ayn Rand is a highly influential libertarian philosopher, with Anthem being one of her most famous works.
A few other miscellaneous things included in the list are “Chicken Thursdays, and Sweet Baby Ray’s bbq sauce,” “Latinas for Mangione,” and his “lucky long sleeve.”
Notably, Mangione also expressed gratitude for both conservatives and liberals. He said he appreciates the “conservatives” for “fiercely [conserving] the aspects of our society that make us great,” and the “liberals” for “[liberating] us from the outdated aspects of our society that prevent us from being greater.”
Mangione also shared an appreciation for “being born in who America,” and he said, despite believing America to be “haunted by her past,” “sick,” and “plagued by inner turmoil,” he also believes its “frame is robust” and its “potential unmatched.”
Last on Mangione’s list is “free speech, the basis of our way of life,” which aligns with his earlier mentioned favorite books being pieces of libertarian philosophy like Anthem or explorations of the importance of free speech like Fahrenheit 451.
Mangione faces federal murder and stalking charges, as well as state murder and terrorism charges in New York. He also faces five additional charges in Pennsylvania.
Mangione pleaded not guilty on both the New York charges and federal charges. He did not enter a plea in Pennsylvania before being extradited to New York.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal attorneys to pursue the death penalty for the federal charges.
Mangione had a hearing in a federal court in April, and his next court date is expected to be June 26.
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Author: Kristina Watrobski
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