Luigi Mangione’s back pain was so severe that he couldn’t be physically intimate with anyone, his former landlord tells the New York Times.
RJ Martin, who owns the “co-living” space in Hawaii where Mangione lived for six months, said the former Ivy League student revealed to him that he was in constant pain over a pinched nerve and “misaligned spine.”
Martin said Mangione spoke of suffering from a back condition called spondylolisthesis since childhood.
Mangione posted an X-ray on social media that shows surgical screws in his sacral spine following surgery on his lower back.
“He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasn’t possible,” Martin told the Times. “I remember him telling me that, and my heart just breaks.”
Mangione, 26, is suspected of ambushing and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on Dec. 4.
Police captured Mangione on Monday, Dec. 9 after responding to a 911 call from a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
He faces second-degree murder and other charges. Mangione attended an extradition hearing on Tuesday and is expected to be extradited to New York City to await trial.
Mangione may not be extradited to New York until early 2025.
Many Americans view Mangione as a hero for taking on the health insurance industry that prioritizes profits over healthcare. Women on Reddit.com are captivated by Mangione’s smoldering good looks.
One fan wrote: “Super hot and he has empathy for the poor despite being rich? I can only take so much!”
Another person wrote: “Damn this man is fine tho.”
A third person wrote: “I’ll be waiting for him to be released.”
