This,below,is what occurs to me,if you wanted to go full conspiracy theory,mission Impossible mask type stuff would you not change identities as listed below?
below from the link:
To determine if their activities have been uncovered and maintain persistence, Scattered Spider threat actors often search the victim's Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Exchange online for emails [T1114] or conversations regarding the threat actor's intrusion and any security response.
The threat actors frequently join incident remediation and response calls and teleconferences, likely to identify how security teams are hunting them and proactively develop new avenues of intrusion in response to victim defenses. This is sometimes achieved by creating new identities in the environment [T1136] and is often upheld with fake social media profiles [T1585.001] to backstop newly created identities.
Is this what Mangione is up to or am I just a major conspiracy guy gone wild?
I don't know if Magione has a gun history, is slick enough to instantly become a hit man,fire a round or two and than clear a jammed weapon in the middle of a hit,if he is I missed all that in his background.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y79k8vg3lo
What is a ghost gun, the weapon allegedly used in New York CEO shooting?
6 days ago
James FitzGerald
BBC News
From the link:
Investigators say the black pistol allegedly recovered from Luigi Mangione, the suspect arrested in connection with the killing of a healthcare executive, appeared to be a ghost gun - a firearm that can be assembled at home.
Officials said the device might have been made using a 3D printer, but would have to be tested by ballistic experts to confirm.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing has once again thrown the spotlight on this controversial weapon that has been called "the fastest growing gun safety problem in the country" by advocacy groups.
Here's what to know about these firearms.
What is a ghost gun?
Ghost guns are so-called because they are potentially untraceable. They can be assembled at home, either from scratch or through weapon parts kits, and they are not marked with serial numbers.
The weapon allegedly carried by Mr Mangione in his backpack seems to have been typical. The arrest warrant described it as a "semi-automatic pistol with what appears to be a 3D-printed loaded receiver with a metal slide and silencer".
Police said it was capable of firing 9mm rounds, and was consistent with the type of weapon used in the fatal shooting of Mr Thompson in New York the week before.
The Biden administration, arguing in favour of regulating the firearms, has previously described ghost guns as being "ridiculously easy" to put together.
Until August 2023, anyone with internet access could legally buy many of the parts needed to make a gun without a background check. Online tutorials explain how to fit together the pieces into a fully functioning firearm in less than an hour.
Here's a glimpse into this guys history:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9nxee2r0do
Below from the link above:
The scion of a prominent Maryland family who came top of his class at an elite private school before graduating from an Ivy League college, Luigi Mangione seemed to have everything going for him, according to friends.
They have been left stunned by the 26-year-old's arrest for the murder of UnitedHealthcare's chief executive Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot last week in New York City. Mr Mangione will plead not guilty, his lawyer says.
According to a law enforcement bulletin seen by US media, Mr Mangione was allegedly motivated by resentment at what he called "parasitic" health insurance companies.
He had spent time in a surfing community in Hawaii, but left owing to debilitating back pain, say those who remember him. It is unclear, however, to what extent his own health troubles shaped his views of the medical industry.
He was arrested on Monday at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and was allegedly in possession of a gun, bullets, multiple fake IDs and cash.
(So here we go a valedictorian,smart guy,ivy league grad with masters degree and he and he carries the gun,bullets,fake id's and cash around with him!!Or is this a guy just begging to get caught for some reason?)
Mr Mangione also had a handwritten document that expressed "ill will" towards corporate America and included passages such as "frankly, these parasites had it coming", according to police.
(he's either gone nuts with back pain/drugs or something else is going on,I dont know) Investigators say the words "deny", "defend" and "depose" were written on shell casings found at the scene of Mr Thompson's murder.
Law enforcement sources say this may be a reference to the "three Ds of insurance" - tactics used by companies to reject payment claims by patients.
Mr Mangione comes from a prominent family in the Baltimore area who are known for businesses including country clubs, nursing homes and a radio station according to local media.
The suspect's paternal grandparents, Nicholas and Mary Mangione, were real estate developers who purchased the Turf Valley Country Club in 1978 and Hayfields Country Club in Hunt Valley in 1986.
Shortly after Mr Mangione was charged, his cousin, Republican state lawmaker Nino Mangione, released a statement saying the family was "shocked and devastated".
"We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved", the statement read.
Thomas Maronick, a defence attorney who knows members of the family, told the BBC of his shock at the charges.
"You wouldn't think someone of privilege or means from a family that's known for doing so much for the community would do something like this," he said.
Mr Mangione attended the private, all-boys Gilman School in Baltimore. He was valedictorian, an accolade usually bestowed on the student with the highest academic achievements.
Speaking to the BBC's US partner, CBS News, one of his classmates said Mr Mangione "didn't have any enemies" and was a "valedictorian for a reason".
PA Department of Corrections A man in a blue shirt staring at a cameraPA Department of Corrections Police released this mugshot of Mr Mangione after he was charged with murder.
Mr Mangione went on to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, where he gained a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science, according to the school, and founded a video game development club.
A friend who attended the Ivy League college at the same time as Mr Mangione described him as a "super normal" and "smart person".
Mr Mangione was employed as a data engineer for TrueCar, a digital retailing website for new and used cars, according to his social media profiles. A company spokesman told the BBC he had not worked there since 2023.
He also spent time in a co-living surfing community in Hawaii called Surfbreak. Sarah Nehemiah, who knew him then, told CBS he left due to his back injury, which had worsened from surfing and hiking.
NY shooting suspect 'is no hero', says Pennsylvania governor Friends have told US media he had surgery on his back. The background image on an X account believed to belong to Mr Mangione shows an x-ray of a spine with hardware in it. A former roommate, RJ Martin, told the BBC that while Mr Mangione "never complained", his back pain at times "prohibited him" from doing "many normal things", such as surfing or playing volleyball.
Mr Martin - who eventually lost contact with Mr Mangione - said that he believed his former friend "would have never conceived of hurting someone else".
"There's no making sense of it," he added.
Obtained by CBS News Picture of a gun that was found with Luigi Mangione. It is a pic of a black gun with a clip on the left of it. It appears to be on a piece of brown cardboard Obtained by CBS News
The gun found with Luigi Mangione when he was found in Pennsylvania
A person matching his name and photo had an account on Goodreads, a user-generated book review site, where he read two books about back pain in 2022, one of them called Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry.
He also gave four stars to a text called Industrial Society and Its Future by Theodore Kaczynski – also known as the Unabomber manifesto.
Starting in 1978, Kaczynski carried out a bombing campaign that killed three people and injured dozens of others, until he was arrested in 1996.
In his review, Mr Mangione acknowledged Kaczynski was a violent individual, but also described him as a political revolutionary.
According to local media reports, Mr Mangione's mother had reported him missing last month to San Francisco authorities, telling them she had not heard from her son.