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"Luigi Mangione reportedly experienced a whirlwind few months in Asia, including an encounter with Thai ladyboys before he was accused of murdering the CEO of United Healthcare on the streets of Midtown Manhattan.
Mangione, 26, was arrested last November in connection with Brian Thompson's brutal slaying. He was indicted in December and has been in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York.
Before he became the center of a case that captivated the nation, Mangione had backpacked through Asia and befriended American travelers, soccer player Christian Sacchini, and his friend.
In a recent interview with the New York Times, Sacchini revealed his encounter with Mangione in March 2024, just eight months before he would be accused of murder.
Sacchini's friend, who wasn't named in the article, revealed that after Mangione befriended him, he sent a message on WhatsApp revealing the wild nights he had in Thailand.
One message said Mangione was 'beaten up by seven ladyboys,' and lost his phone in a taxi. A 'ladyboy' is the English translation of 'katoey,' which refers to a transgender woman and is often seen as derogatory.
Mangione had also sent a photo to Sacchini's friend of his scratched-up arm after the encounter.
Mangione met the two American travelers at the Stumble Inn in Bangkok. He told the two that he grew up in Maryland and had been living in Hawaii.
They told The Times that they spoke with Mangione for hours about Sacchini's soccer career, artificial intelligence, and even the healthcare industry in the US.
Mangione reportedly was shocked when Sacchini told him how much an MRI scan cost in Thailand.
Sacchini's friend showed the Times several photos of their time with Mangione in Thailand, including a photo of the alleged murderer standing in a marijuana dispensary.
Mangione had planned on traveling with the men to Vietnam, but decided to venture to Japan instead.
In a voice memo to Sacchini's friend, Mangione said that although Vietnam sounded fun, he yearned to slow down from the chaos.
'I think I want to stay here for like maybe a month and just like meditate, just hot spring and do some writing,' the voice memo said, according to The Times.
When Mangione arrived in Tenkawa, a small Japanese village in the Nara Mountains, he sent his new friends another voice note, detailing how beautiful the area was.
'I'm just going to Zen out and do some, do some Buddha,' he told them, according to The Times.
During his time abroad, Mangione also had a video call with British writer Gurwinder Bhogal after subscribing to his Substack newsletter.
Bhogal told The Times that Mangione mentioned he was surrounded by people who weren't on his wavelength and that he craved a community of like-minded individuals.
Mangione had stayed in a small inn during his time in Tenkawa. The inn's owner, Juntaro Mihara, told The Times that he stayed there for six days and left the room immaculate.
Luigi Mangione was clawed by seven Thai ladyboys during mysterious disappearance months before United Healthcare CEO murder:
"Luigi Mangione reportedly experienced a whirlwind few months in Asia, including an encounter with Thai ladyboys before he was accused of murdering the CEO of United Healthcare on the streets of Midtown Manhattan.
Mangione, 26, was arrested last November in connection with Brian Thompson's brutal slaying. He was indicted in December and has been in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York.
Before he became the center of a case that captivated the nation, Mangione had backpacked through Asia and befriended American travelers, soccer player Christian Sacchini, and his friend.
In a recent interview with the New York Times, Sacchini revealed his encounter with Mangione in March 2024, just eight months before he would be accused of murder.
Sacchini's friend, who wasn't named in the article, revealed that after Mangione befriended him, he sent a message on WhatsApp revealing the wild nights he had in Thailand.
One message said Mangione was 'beaten up by seven ladyboys,' and lost his phone in a taxi. A 'ladyboy' is the English translation of 'katoey,' which refers to a transgender woman and is often seen as derogatory.
Mangione had also sent a photo to Sacchini's friend of his scratched-up arm after the encounter.
Mangione met the two American travelers at the Stumble Inn in Bangkok. He told the two that he grew up in Maryland and had been living in Hawaii.
They told The Times that they spoke with Mangione for hours about Sacchini's soccer career, artificial intelligence, and even the healthcare industry in the US.
Mangione reportedly was shocked when Sacchini told him how much an MRI scan cost in Thailand.
Sacchini's friend showed the Times several photos of their time with Mangione in Thailand, including a photo of the alleged murderer standing in a marijuana dispensary.
Mangione had planned on traveling with the men to Vietnam, but decided to venture to Japan instead.
In a voice memo to Sacchini's friend, Mangione said that although Vietnam sounded fun, he yearned to slow down from the chaos.
'I think I want to stay here for like maybe a month and just like meditate, just hot spring and do some writing,' the voice memo said, according to The Times.
When Mangione arrived in Tenkawa, a small Japanese village in the Nara Mountains, he sent his new friends another voice note, detailing how beautiful the area was.
'I'm just going to Zen out and do some, do some Buddha,' he told them, according to The Times.
During his time abroad, Mangione also had a video call with British writer Gurwinder Bhogal after subscribing to his Substack newsletter.
Bhogal told The Times that Mangione mentioned he was surrounded by people who weren't on his wavelength and that he craved a community of like-minded individuals.
Mangione had stayed in a small inn during his time in Tenkawa. The inn's owner, Juntaro Mihara, told The Times that he stayed there for six days and left the room immaculate.
