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How is it we know more about Luigi Mangione than we do about Thomas Crooks?
American Thinker ^ | 11 Dec, 2024 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 12/12/2024 4:15:28 AM PST by MtnClimber

Within hours of his apprehension in Pennsylvania in connection with the cold-blooded murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, scads of information rolled out about the life and times of suspect Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man who has been accused of the killing, and in a very short period of time, the Internet being a fast medium.

We've seen pictures of his family, and heard their statements of shock and regret at the news. We learned he grew up wealthy, the son of the owner of two resorts near Baltimore. We learned he once worked in a nursing home owned by his family.

SNIP

It's in striking contrast to the last high-profile killer who came to our attention last July, Thomas Crooks, another young man with a similar background who got his name in the news for attempting to kill President Trump amid a sea of Secret Service incompetence, but did manage to murder an innocent firefighter who was nearby, and injure two others in addition to President Trump, before he was shot dead by a cop. His age was similar, his engineering background was similar, his working in a nursing home was similar

But we hear nothing of the level of information Mangione got from this miserable freak -- little about his political motivations, which political party he identified with, what his political views were, who his friends were, nothing about his very strange family who threw away their silverware to prevent police from finding it in a home search after the killing and attempted assassination, nothing about the strange associated classmates who could have been involved in the attack.

We know nothing about the strange ad he made for Blackrock, or the 18 burner phones in his backpack. We don't know who he was talking to on the phone

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; brianthompson; coverup; crooks; gunmen; luigimangione; mangione; murder; thomascrooks; thomasmatthewcrooks; unitedhealthcare
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To: MtnClimber

Someone(s) have long known the answers to all of those, in detail. Why WE the public do not know is interesting in of itself. Why?


21 posted on 12/12/2024 5:09:10 AM PST by desertsolitaire ( Lee Harvey Oswald and the Bands final performance)
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To: Jaysin
or what about Steven Paddock? the largest mass-shooter (supposedly) in US history we know NOTHING about him.

I saw quite extensive coverage of Steven Paddock shortly after the shooting. Details about his father, his father's crimes, Paddock's growing up, how he became a gambler, his history with women, how he behaved at the casinos, and more. It did not appear to be "NOTHING".

22 posted on 12/12/2024 5:11:31 AM PST by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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To: NautiNurse

[Crooks was a loner. Mangione had a very active social presence, until the last year.]


Mangione is popular, a valedictorian. Crooks was withdrawn, smart, but not a standout in the same way as Mangione. Socially, they were on different planets.


23 posted on 12/12/2024 5:18:15 AM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Sacajaweau

I know.

Interesting, isn’t it...


24 posted on 12/12/2024 5:21:41 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: unread; arthurus; Waverunner
"Charged with 2nd degree murder so I guess he didn’t plan it?"

2nd degree murder in NY is similar to 1st degree in most other states. In NY, 1st degree is reserved for special circumstances / victims, i.e., police officer, firefighter, EMT in the performance of their duties, witnesses to crimes in order to prevent their testimony, murder for hire, etc.

25 posted on 12/12/2024 5:21:47 AM PST by Joe 6-pack
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To: MtnClimber

There are murders daily across the USA. Why is the focus on this one?


26 posted on 12/12/2024 5:25:16 AM PST by 38special (The government is ruining our country!)
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To: arthurus

Bragg will reduce it to a misdemeanor noise violation.

EC


27 posted on 12/12/2024 5:28:44 AM PST by Ex-Con777
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To: Joe 6-pack
witnesses to crimes in order to prevent their testimony

That right there . Some chatter on the web about the DoJ having some questions for the CEO regarding a politician named Pelosi …

Would Nan order a hit on this guy ? Mob boss daughter from Maryland ? Wait, where is the shooter from ? Luigi from Maryland ? 🤔😂🙄

I can picture Hillary and Nancy having a conversation regarding how to silence troublesome people.

28 posted on 12/12/2024 5:30:07 AM PST by OldHarbor
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To: Jaysin

I saw this earlier today on FR:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4284015/posts


29 posted on 12/12/2024 5:51:12 AM PST by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: 38special

And why is the FBI so enthusiastic Johnny-on-the-spot about this case compared to the “DNC BOMBER?”


30 posted on 12/12/2024 5:57:51 AM PST by oldplayer
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To: NautiNurse

I watched Mangione’s Valedictorian speech on Tuesday. He was all over social media. Then he kind of dropped out as you stated.


31 posted on 12/12/2024 6:03:20 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: MtnClimber

Once Wray is gone we will find out which agency he worked for.


32 posted on 12/12/2024 6:20:51 AM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: MtnClimber

Crooks is dead. One of those rare times, apparently, when a SSERvice agent got on target.
Sooooo, it is old news. Don’t forget the motto of the HilaryHag: “At this point what does it matter?”

To do anything other than that would be a(futile) attempt to interject accountability. Can’t have that!!


33 posted on 12/12/2024 6:37:41 AM PST by bobbo666
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To: MtnClimber; All

Good questions & comments here & at the source.


34 posted on 12/12/2024 6:39:21 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: MtnClimber

We don’t know any more about Crooks than we did two days after the assassination attempt.


35 posted on 12/12/2024 6:42:02 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie ( @whoisourPresident)
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To: MtnClimber

The Feds don’t want information released about Crooks, he was their key man.


36 posted on 12/12/2024 6:42:08 AM PST by chopperk (airhi)
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To: MtnClimber

How is it that an SS (sic) agent can fire so many shots at a presidential assassin a few feet away and miss...?

A: Same reason.


37 posted on 12/12/2024 6:43:54 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: MtnClimber

Reason we know more is because the perp is alive. When he dies in custody no further investigation will be needed.

When the suspect is killed or dies there is no further investigation. They close it up because it would be a waste of resources.

Crooks was an obvious “the perpetrator is dead no further investigation needed situation.” same with Paddock.

The federal agencies have no interest in figuring out why because there is no need to build a case for prosecution.


38 posted on 12/12/2024 7:16:23 AM PST by NotQuiteCricket (~Not sure what the current thing(tm) is today...)
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To: MtnClimber

The media and the left are making a celebrity out of mangione because they admire him and totally support what he did.

They want us to forget the attempt on Trump’s life ever happened because then we might start asking who was behind it and who enabled it.


39 posted on 12/12/2024 8:06:54 AM PST by I want the USA back (Voltaire: To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.)
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To: MtnClimber

If we were to probe even past the surface of Crooks we would find that he was the unwitting victim of an FBI honey trap. They do it all the time.


40 posted on 12/12/2024 8:50:24 AM PST by nagant (PHENOMENON)
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