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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Luigi Mangione's cellmate reveals 'CEO killer's' surprising life behind bars - and his 'obsession with fame'
A cellmate of Luigi Mangione has shared surprising details about the alleged CEO killer's life behind bars. Michael Daddea, 29, who was jailed briefly on federal ghost gun charges, said he spent two nights in the same unit as Mangione and described the accused killer as calm, friendly, and surprisingly well-adjusted to life behind bars. Daddea recounted how Mangione, 27, introduced himself right away, worked as a shower cleaner, and eagerly searched newspapers for coverage of his high-profile case. The video which was later deleted by Daddea has since resurfaced on TikTok attracting fresh attention not just for his jailhouse revelations, but for his looks, with commenters flocking to social media swooning over the Florida native and his brush with one of the country's most notorious murder suspects. Mangione is accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson with a homemade 'ghost gun' last December. Daddea, who served just two nights in the MDC's 4G unit before bonding out on $250,000 bail, recounted his shock at being housed with Mangione, reports the New York Post. 'I thought the guard was being a wise ass,' Daddea explained. 'But then I see him - Luigi, standing there, smiling, saying, 'Hey, how's it going?' Like we were at a cookout. 'Super nice. Introduced himself right away. I'd been in the unit for 10 minutes. I guess he must've seen another white kid,' Daddea recalled. Daddea claims Mangione has by all accounts, become a model prisoner - and something of a celebrity in the federal lockup. His video racked up more than 80,000 views before being pulled and begins with Daddea recounting his shock at being told he'd be bunking with the Luigi Mangione. According to Daddea, the two hit it off instantly. 'I told him, 'Yo, it's an honor to meet you.' And he actually seemed touched. Said we were the first guys who even knew who he was or cared.' Mangione responded, 'You two are the first kids that came in here who knew who I was or even cared about it.' The third member of the unlikely trio was a fellow inmate known only as 'V.' From there, Daddea claims a brief but intense bond was forged with the pair sharing every meal and talking about religion. He claims how they even received Ash Wednesday ashes together when a visiting priest made the rounds in early March. 'We would just eat, bulls***,' Daddea said in the clip. 'He'd grab his tray and come sit with us like clockwork.' Mangione's days behind bars appear to be mundane. According to Daddea, the Ivy League-educated suspect has adapted with an eerie calm, serving as a 'collie' - in prison slang, that means an inmate with an assigned job. His task is to scrub the communal showers clean 'He's the guy who cleans the washrooms,' Daddea said. 'Not what you'd expect from someone who allegedly assassinated a CEO, right?' In addition to his janitorial duties, Daddea told how Mangione spends his free time jogging laps around the unit and scouring the local New York Daily News and New York Post for mentions of his case. 'He'd have me help look through some to see if there's articles about him,' Daddea wrote in a now-deleted comment. While Mangione is said to be scrubbing showers and reading headlines about himself, it's Daddea who's drawing comments from TikTok and Instagram. 'Came here after the viral comments, stayed because you're fine as f***,' one user swooned. ' MDC got a dating app we should be downloading or??' joked another. 'Okay, so you were def in the pretty boy unit, right?' added a third. Daddea is still facing serious charges for allegedly manufacturing more than two dozen untraceable firearms using 3D printers. He was released on $250,000 bail But internet fame is a double-edged sword. On X, Daddea revealed he's also received hate comments and threats since his video gained traction. Daddea is still facing serious charges for allegedly manufacturing more than two dozen untraceable firearms using 3D printers. He was released on $250,000 bail and awaits his own trial. Despite his serious charges, Mangione seems to be making the most of federal detention. In an electronic message dated June 3, the accused killer expressed gratitude for 'Chicken Thursdays,' 'Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce,' and 'thousands of books and letters' from supporters. Mangione who faces a charge of first-degree murder and the potential for a death sentence if convicted described his current cellmate as someone who 'tolerates the clutter of all my papers, shares his unique wisdom, and doesn't hesitate to humble me when I need it.' He even praised the correctional officers and staff, writing: 'They're nothing like what The Shawshank Redemption or The Stanford Prison Experiment had me believe. There's the occasional minor dissent, but nothing like that.' Surveillance footage from December 4 appears to show a man alleged to be Mangione raising a home made firearm, one eerily similar to the type Daddea himself was charged with producing, and firing multiple rounds into the back of CEO Brian Thompson near 56th Street in Midtown Manhattan. He spent five days on the run before he was ultimately arrested in Pennsylvania and hit with a suite of federal charges, including murder and terrorism. Mangione has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to appear in court again on Thursday, June 26. According to an alleged manifesto found on him at the time of his arrest, Mangione was inspired by the appalling state of healthcare in the US. In it, he allegedly blamed healthcare insurers for 'continuing to abuse our country for immense profit because the American public has allwed [sic] them to get away with it.' He has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial. Mangione celebrated his birthday behind bars on May 6, with a letter he sent to mark the occasion emerging on social media last week. He 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!].' 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 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. The alleged killer is not expected to stand trial for Thompson's murder until 2026. He 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.' Mangione faces the death penalty if convicted.
CBS News
7 days ago
- CBS News
Teenager pleads guilty after investigators uncover cache of illegally possessed weapons
Here's a look at the deadly arsenal St. Paul police confiscated from a 17-year-old Here's a look at the deadly arsenal St. Paul police confiscated from a 17-year-old Here's a look at the deadly arsenal St. Paul police confiscated from a 17-year-old An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to owning a machine gun after an investigation at a St. Paul home in March recovered a cache of illegally possessed weapons, including a ghost gun. The teenager was 17 years old when Ramsey County authorities found the "ghost guns, automatic machine guns, multiple extended magazines and enough ammunitions for multiple drive-by shootings." According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a "ghost gun" refers to a firearm that has been assembled or completed by someone other than a licensed manufacturer. They do not have a serial number, which often makes them difficult to track. The teenager was charged with 12 felony counts all relating to the cache of weapons investigators found during their search. He pleaded guilty Friday in juvenile court to one count of owning a machine gun. He was placed on electronic home monitoring and house arrest. His sentencing is scheduled for Wednesday. Ramsey County Sheriff's Office Court records show that he was previously charged in a 2024 incident where he was alleged to have pulled a gun on someone at a rec center in St. Paul, though the charge was dismissed from the record after he served 180 days probation and a term of community service. Note: The above video first aired on April 2, 2025.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Santa Rosa PD: Ghost gun, fentanyl found in Gucci-like man bag; three arrested
(KRON) — Three men were arrested during a traffic stop in Santa Rosa Friday after police allegedly found a Gucci-inspired handbag containing a ghost gun and fentanyl pills. The traffic stop occurred after a Santa Rosa Police Department officer saw a car with no front license plate driving near the intersection of B and 3rd streets in Santa Rosa around 11:20 p.m. Driver slams into car while evading DUI checkpoint, suspect at large During the stop, the officer allegedly smelled marijuana wafting from the car and saw open containers of marijuana and alcohol in plain sight. Based on the evidence, the officer proceeded to search the car. 'In the backseat of the vehicle was a satchel,' Santa Rosa PD said. 'Inside the satchel contained a loaded, unregistered, unserialized 9mm P80 privately made firearm, as well as suspected fentanyl pills.' After finding the evidence, Santa Rosa PD's gun-detecting K9 'Ghost' was called to the scene. Ghost allegedly alerted officers to a second gun inside the car's trunk. The officers proceeded to search the trunk and found a loaded, unregistered, .40 caliber handgun. The driver, 27-year-old Antonio Monter of Rohnert Park, was arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Jail for possession of a concealed firearm in a vehicle and possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle. Man charged with DUI, manslaughter for running over woman in SF intersection Front-seat passenger, 25-year-old Michael Diaz-Fernandez of Rohnert Park, was arrested for possession of a concealed firearm in a vehicle, possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle and possession of narcotics with a loaded firearm. The back-seat passenger, 23-year-old Aaron Cade of Sacramento, was arrested for an outstanding felony warrant out of Sacramento County for a firearm violation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Burien police: Gang member detained with ghost gun
BURIEN, Wash. - Police in Burien say they have taken a ghost gun off the streets from a gang member. Detectives with Burien Crime Reduction say they were conducting area checks throughout the city when they saw several "male gang members at the Puget Sound park." This is when the department says patrol deputies were brought in to help make the arrest of a man with a fully loaded gun. Law enforcement checked the gun following the arrest and now report it was an untraceable "ghost gun" and a functioning firearm after conducting test fires. The Source Information in this story came from the Burien Police Department. Viral TikTok warns women of convicted rapist released in Seattle Over 100 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores to close, including 8 in WA Seattle Seahawks 2025 schedule released, here are all 17 matchups Marymoor Park announces 2025 summer concert series lineup in Redmond, WA Viral TikTok captures truck break-in after Seattle Mariners game, despite police presence Bryan Kohberger back in court for pretrial hearing in Idaho students murder case 'Scared of accountability': Crowd calls out West Seattle leaders at public safety meeting FBI nabs Thurston County, WA fugitive hundreds of miles from crime scene To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Burien police seize ghost gun in gang arrest
The Burien Police Department (BPD) recovered an untraceable firearm or 'ghost gun' in an arrest on Friday, BPD posted on Facebook. BPD said detectives saw several gang members at Puget Sound Park, and one of them could be seen with a gun. After arresting the suspect, officers found that the gun was fully loaded and by test firing it with a blank cartridge, learned it was a functioning firearm, the post said.
