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UnitedHealthcare did not immediately respond to WIRED's request for comment. In a statement provided to other media outlets, a company spokesperson said: “We hope today's arrests can bring some comfort to Brian's family, friends, colleagues and the many others affected by this unspeakable tragedy. We are grateful law enforcement and will continue to work with them on this investigation. We ask that everyone respects the family’s privacy during their time of mourning.
A search of Mangione's online footprint paints a picture of a typical twenty-something, including accounts on Pinterest, Skype, Instagram and Facebook. On X, it looks like his account Showing what looks like an X-ray after major spinal surgery, it's one of the few explicit references to health care in the history of his online account.
The suspect's photo is on a GoodReads account that also shares a username and email address, while a GitHub account linked to Mangione contains several back pain-related books, including Bend: Outwit the back pain industry and get on the road to recovery. Other titles include Hillbilly Elegywritten by US Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and “Industrial Society and Its Future,” an anti-technology diatribe colloquially known as the “College Bomber Manifesto.” Your GoodReads account is set as private.
Mangione, who is valedictorian He attended private high schools in the Baltimore area and appears to be an avid gamer, listing dozens of games on the website. Xbox Live account His namesake. In 2018, Mangione expressed his passion for making video games and helped found a game development club at Penn that soon had about 60 students joined.
On a GitHub page believed to belong to Mangione, he shared a repository of code focused on machine learning and human-computer interaction. Among them is a project called “Meccanoid-Imitate,” which apparently uses Arduino (an open source and easy-to-use electronics platform) and a programmable Meccanoid robot. Included is an animated GIF showing Mangione looking like a classroom, moving his arms while the Meccanoid robot behind him mimics his gestures.
Updated December 9, 2024 at 5:30 pm ET to include more information about Mangione's work experience.
