Crime
Luigi Mangione Was Almost the Subject of ‘Monster,’ Ryan Murphy Says, But ‘We Know Nothing About Him’
The third season of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix anthology series, Monster, tells the story of serial killer Ed Gein, who committed multiple horrific murders in the 1950s.
However, Murphy told Variety in a story published on Tuesday, September 30, that he considered covering a far more recent crime: The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Luigi Mangione, 27, was arrested and charged with the December 4, 2024 murder, which took place on the street in New York City. He has pleaded not guilty.
New York prosecutors have since released copies of notes they described as his “manifesto,” in which he expresses “hostility towards the health insurance industry and wealthy executives in particular.”
Mangione gained notoriety among people who were similarly disillusioned, leading some to dub him an unlikely folk hero.
And while Murphy — whose previous Monster seasons centered on Jeffrey Dahmer, and Erik and Lyle Menendez — specifically chooses subjects that make viewers ask “questions about society,” he told Variety, it was too early to focus on Mangione.
“We know nothing about him,” the American Horror Story producer, 59, said, adding, “We have a ‘maybe one day’ file.”
Mangione, who recently had two terrorism charges dropped against him, is due back in court on December 5. He faces the death penalty if convicted in federal court.
