--- title: "The Arrested CEO Killing Suspect Might Have the Wildest Goodreads Account We’ve Ever Seen" description: "We know who police have in custody for the murder of the UnitedHealthCare CEO — and digital sleuths have already found his Goodreads account. " 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/uhc-killer-suspect-goodreads" categories: - "Robots and Machines" tags: - "assassination" - "brian thompson" - "social media" - "united healthcare" --- # The Arrested CEO Killing Suspect Might Have the Wildest Goodreads Account We’ve Ever Seen ![We know who police have in custody for the murder of the UnitedHealthCare CEO — and digital sleuths have already found his Goodreads account. ]() *\Image: NYPD / Futurism\* We now know [who police have in custody]() for the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson — and [digital sleuths]() have already found his Goodreads account. Indeed, a perusal of 26-year-old suspect Luigi Mangione's apparent [Goodreads page]() shows that his [favorite books]() include Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World," Ashlee Vance's 2017 biography of Elon Musk, and — incredibly — "The Lorax" by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Along with that strange trifecta, the [thirst-inspiring person of interest]() also listed books about [artificial intelligence]() and [Big Data]() as some of his faves, rounded out with self-help drek about [forming better habits]() and attaining "[the ultimate male body]()." Outside of his favorites page, the [onetime high school valedictorian]() and [Ivy League graduate]() also [gave a four-star review]() to Unabomber Ted Kaczynski's manifesto, "Industrial Society and Its Future." "He was a violent individual — rightfully imprisoned — who maimed innocent people," the young suspect wrote in his review of the infamous document. "While these actions tend to be characterized as those of a crazy luddite, however, they are more accurately seen as those of an extreme political revolutionary." "When all other forms of communication fail, violence is necessary to survive," Mangione continued. "You may not like his methods, but to see things from his perspective, it's not terrorism, it's war and revolution." Among his [favorite quotes](), which the Amazon-owned social network allows users to select and show on their profiles, is another telling missive from Yuval Noah Harari, the author of "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind." "How many young college graduates have taken demanding jobs in high-powered firms, vowing that they will work hard to earn money that will enable them to retire and pursue their real interests when they are thirty-five?" the Harari quote reads. "But by the time they reach that age, they have large mortgages, children to school, houses in the suburbs that necessitate at least two cars per family, and a sense that life is not worth living without really good wine and expensive holidays abroad." Paired with close reads of [his other]() [social media]() accounts and [excerpts from his own manifesto](), Mangione seems very much like a lot of young men his age: intelligent but disaffected, struggling to figure out his place in the world, and interested in [what it means to be a man]() in a changing world. Put together, those positions [may have radicalized him]() — but just hours ago, we'd never have anticipated that the then-anonymous killer was a fan of Elon Musk and Richard Dawkins. **More on the Thompson murder:** [*Health Insurance Companies Pull Down Information About Executives After Assassination of CEO*]() ## 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]()