Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was reported missing to police by his mother last month, according to local newspapers.
Kathleen Mangione made the report to the San Francisco Police Department on November 18, The San Francisco Standard reported on Monday, citing an unnamed police source “with knowledge of the case.”
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Luigi Mangione’s mother told police that her son hadn’t been heard from since July, citing an unnamed police source.
According to the Chronicle, she believed her son had been working for TrueCar, a car-buying website, in the city. However, a TrueCar spokesperson has confirmed that Mangione has not worked for the company since 2023.
The San Francisco Police Department has been contacted for comment via email.
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Luigi Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania on Monday in connection with Thompson’s killing. The CEO was fatally shot by a masked gunman as he walked alone to his company’s annual investor conference at the New York Hilton Midtown at around 6:45 a.m. on December 4.
The suspect contested his extradition back to New York, where prosecutors have charged him with murder, at a court hearing on Tuesday.
He is being held without bail in Pennsylvania on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police.
His attorney Thomas Dickey told reporters that Luigi Mangione was pleading not guilty to the charges he faces in Pennsylvania and that he would be filing a writ of habeas corpus to challenge the legality of his client’s detention. Newsweek has contacted Dickey for comment via email.
Since his arrest, it has emerged that Luigi Mangione hails from a prominent Maryland family known for its business and philanthropic pursuits.
His grandfather Nicholas Mangione, who died in 2008, was a wealthy real estate developer who left behind a portfolio that included two country clubs, a collection of nursing homes and a conservative talk radio station.
The patriarch prepared all 10 of his children—five sons and five daughters—to manage the family business, according to a report from The Washington Post in 2003.
Luigi Mangione’s father, Louis Mangione, still works for the family business while his mother runs a boutique travel company, The New York Times reported.
She also comes from a prominent Italian American family in Maryland. Her father, Joseph N. Zannino Jr., founded a funeral home in East Baltimore’s Highlandtown neighborhood, according to the newspaper.
Luigi Mangione’s family said they were “shocked and devastated” in a statement posted on social media by his cousin, Republican Maryland state legislator Nino Mangione, on Monday.
“Unfortunately, we cannot comment on news reports regarding Luigi Mangione. We only know what we have read in the media,” the statement said.
“Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved. We are devastated by this news.”