--- title: "Suspected Insurance CEO Assassin Manifesto Starts to Trickle Out: “These Parasites Had It Coming”" description: "The suspected killer of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was reportedly carrying a two-page document when he was arrested." date: "2024-12-09" modified: "2024-12-09" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/ceo-suspect-manifesto-excerpts" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "assassination" - "brian thompson" - "the digest" - "united healthcare" --- # Suspected Insurance CEO Assassin Manifesto Starts to Trickle Out: “These Parasites Had It Coming” ![The suspected killer of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was reportedly carrying a two-page document when he was arrested.]() *\Image: Luigi Mangione via Facebook\* ## Impact Statement The suspected killer of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson was [reportedly carrying a several-page document]() when he was arrested — and though its contents are just starting to trickle out, they hold the promise of fleshing out the worldview that drove him to murder a healthcare CEO in broad daylight. A police official who'd viewed the document found with suspect Luigi Mangione [told *CNN*]() that it was two pages long and included the phrase "these parasites had it coming." "I do apologize for any strife and trauma," the missive reportedly reads, "but it had to be done." As the [*Daily Beast* noted]() based on *CNN*'s on-air reporting about the pages found on Mangione, the document also claimed that protest was ineffective and that violence was the only answer — a claim echoed in his [four-star Goodreads review]() of the Unabomber manifesto. "Peaceful protest is outright ignored, economic protest isn't possible in the current system," the suspect wrote in the January review, "so how long until we recognize that violence against those who lead us to such destruction is justified as self-defense\[?\]" ## Manifesto of Interest Described [to the *New York Times*]() as a handwritten "manifesto" against the healthcare industry, the document is said to speak to the mindset of the 26-year-old suspect. Police also told the *NYT* that Mangione is now considered a "strong person of interest" in light of the new evidence. Mangione, a [prep school valedictorian]() and [Ivy League graduate](), was captured by police in Altoona, Pennsylvania earlier on Monday. His arrest followed a days-long manhunt for Thompson's suspected assassin that [included the deployment of drones](), scuba divers, and K-9 units. As [digital sleuths]() discovered soon after Mangione's name was released, the young man's social media accounts contain a wealth of information about his worldview, which seems to have morphed from [disgruntled academic]() to angry manarchist [over the course of this year]() — before dropping off completely months before the killing. This entire debacle has been incredibly dramatic — and as we learn more about law enforcement's primary suspect, we're likely in for a few more shocks. **More on the murder of Brian Thompson:** *[Bill Burr: Murdered Insurance CEO Was a "Gangster"]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()