Shortly after Luigi Mangione was apprehended on Monday, admirers of his began setting up GoFundMe pages to help the CEO murder suspect … but the company has officially shut down all the campaigns, TMZ has learned.
Here’s the deal … Luigi Mangione was apprehended Monday … and hours later, the Manhattan D.A.
What seems like mere minutes after his name and pictures were out there … twisted admirers of his began setting up several pages on the community-funding site to help Mangione with legal bills.
The bizarre admiration was stewing even before Mangione had been apprehended … but it really took off after he was captured.
Mere minutes after the suspect was identified and internet sleuths found his socials … admirers began posting Super Mario Bros. and “Sopranos” memes celebrating Mangione.
Following Luigi Mangione’s arrest on Monday, supporters of the CEO started creating GoFundMe pages to support the CEO in killing suspect Dot. But according to TMZ, the business has formally discontinued all of the campaigns.
Dot, here’s the deal. On Monday morning, Luigi Mangione was taken into custody. and the Manhattan DDOTA a few hours later. accused him of murder in the heinous shooting death of Brian Thompson on December 4.
Only minutes after his name and photos appeared online, do you think? His deranged supporters started creating multiple pages on the community-funding website to assist Mangione with her legal expenses.
But—dot. on the morning of Tuesday. According to the company, that kind of thing won’t work, so every page has been removed.
The company’s spokesperson tells TMZ dot. According to GoFundMe’s Terms of Service, fundraisers for the defense of violent crimes are not permitted. Our platform no longer hosts the fundraisers, and all contributors have received their money back. “..”.
The . said that. The business must keep playing a game of Whack-a-mole with the new pages that keep appearing.
Because of their intense dislike of health insurance companies, a sizable section of the populace undoubtedly supports the ruthless murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Consequently, Mangione, the suspect, has turned into a morbid folk hero.
Even before Mangione had been captured, the strange admiration was simmering. But after he was apprehended, it really took off.
Internet detectives discovered the suspect’s social media . just minutes after he was identified. Fans started sharing Super Mario Bros. and memes from “Sopranos” honoring Mangione.
The fact that merchandise honoring the suspect . is now available is not all that surprising. From cups to t-shirts, from a fake Time Person of the Year cover . to a Christmas ornament. The morbid offerings keep growing.
Dot: Monday morning. While seated inside a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Mangione was apprehended. Following Thompson’s murder, a customer identified Mangione from widely shared wanted posters and informed an employee dot. who then called the police in the area, who came and handcuffed the suspect.
Mangione’s alleged pistol used in the murder was found by authorities, along with a three-page manifesto he wrote criticizing the healthcare industry and corporate America.
