Luigi Mangione pens astonishing letter of gratitude listing all the things he's thankful for after his birthday

Daily Mail​

4 days ago

Luigi Mangione penned a heartfelt letter to his family and fans as he shared a list of 'things I'm grateful for' on his 27th birthday.
The accused assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson celebrated his birthday behind bars on May 6, with a letter he sent to mark the occasion emerging on social media this week.
Mangione wrote that the number one thing he was grateful for is 'my friends, for being there when I needed it most.'
'(Number two), my family, for [REDACTED - my personal life is none of your business!]' the heir to a property fortune continued.
Mangione sent the letter from the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, where he is locked up alongside Sean 'Diddy' Combs as the disgraced rap mogul is in the middle of his federal trial.
He paid tribute to the guards and mail staff at the federal correctional facility in the letter, thanking the mail room workers for having 'photocopied and processed thousands of letters sent to me from over 40 countries - your efforts are appreciated by so many.'
'The MDC staff and CO's, who are nothing like what 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'The Stanford Prison Experiment' had me believe,' he added at number 10.
The 27-year-old went on to thank an array of people in his letter, from those who donated over a million dollars to his legal defense, to his 'Latinas for Mangione' fan club.
Mangione sent the letter from the MDC Brooklyn jail, listing a wide variety of things he is thankful for from the 'Latinas for Mangione' fan club to his legal team and people who have donated over a million dollars to his legal fund
Mangione said one of the things he has been most grateful for since his arrest in December 2024 is social media memes, saying a correspondent told him, 'Laughter is louder than logic and makes a lot more sense.'
That suggests Mangione is being shown photocopied versions of the visual jokes. It's unclear if he also has some limited internet access which may allow him to browse the web.
The alleged killer, who is next in court on June 26 but is not expected to stand trial for Thompson's murder until 2026, described his life in jail as a 'predicament' that has pros and cons.
While saying he lives a 'Groundhog Day' lifestyle of monotony in the MDC Brooklyn walls, Mangione said this has also brought him close to 'many talented and generous individuals.'
He thanked fans for sending him books, and surprised some observers with his 'favorites' so far: Ayn Rand's dystopian classic 'Anthem'; podcaster Patrick Bet David's self-help book 'Your Next Five Moves'; and Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451.'
Mangione said he has been sent so many books he can't read them all, but has been able to hand them out to people like his cellmate 'J.'
'Despite spending half of every day inside a shared birdcage and being sentenced to a decade away from his six kids who he loves - (he) tolerates the clutter of all my papers, shares his unique wisdom, and doesn't hesitate to humble me when I need it,' he said of his cellmate.
'He reads more books than I do, and appreciates all the Calvin and Hobbes,' Mangione added.
He mysteriously referenced his 'lucky long sleeve' and said he was thankful for 'hearts', without explaining what exactly he was referring to.
As he faces the death penalty, Mangione added that he is thankful for 'the trials that I've endured, which have - I hope - prepared me for anything that might lie ahead.'
Mangione said he was thankful to both conservatives and liberals - the former for 'conserving the aspects of society that make us great' and the latter for helping ditch 'outdated' ideas that hold the United States back.
He concluded that he is grateful to have been born in America, because even though 'she is haunted by her past... despite her flaws, her frame is robust and her potential unmatched.'
Mangione said his final thing he is grateful for is 'light.'
Several sign-offs have emerged on social media, with one Luigi wrote in pen to a fan saying: 'Thanks for the birthday message.
'Never lose the plot. Luigi.'
Multiple versions of the same letter with slightly different sign-offs have been shared online.
That suggests Mangione is sending them out to anyone who wishes him a happy birthday.
Mangione faces both state and federal charges over Thompson's killing.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi has said she'll seek to have Mangione executed if he's found guilty of a federal count of using a firearm to commit murder.