Summary
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has asked his supporters to limit the number of photos they send him to 5 at a time due to overwhelming volume and screening delays.
Charged with murder, he has pleaded not guilty. Mangione’s case sparked debate about healthcare, with supporters sending fan mail and donations.
His legal defense fund has raised over $615,000. He expressed gratitude for the letters, acknowledging support across “political, racial, and even class divisions.”
Mangione also faces federal and Pennsylvania charges. His attorney argues he’s being treated differently, held in federal custody.
Keep in mind that everything he gets has to be screened. This means that the more things he gets from random people, the longer the screening line is, which will certainly slow delivery of things from people close to him. And he needs those things a lot more right now.
He’s aware of the level of support he has. If you want to continue to support him, do so by contributing to his legal defense fund. Sending things to him in jail anymore has reached the “diminishing returns” stage now, I think.
If you want to write him stuff. Set a 2 year reminder from now. Talk to him when things die down. Right now there are way too many people sending him mail for him to reply to anything.
You can also look up prison penpal charities. Think of all the lonley people in prison who don’t have fame.
If you are from area where you can be a juror on his case, don’t donate and don’t talk about him online as this will disqualify you.