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Luigi Mangione, who’s suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, might have been a giant fan of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski‘s manifesto … however did not let on to his mates about this.
We caught up with RJ Martin, a pal of Mangione’s, on “TMZ Live” Tuesday … the place he recounted studying Kaczynski’s manifesto, also referred to as ‘Industrial Society and Its Future,’ of their guide membership a pair years in the past.
As RJ put it … he and one other member “half-jokingly” instructed they provide the controversial work a go for certainly one of their reads — however famous most members of the membership struggled to get by the primary couple chapters.
Whereas RJ stated the group had “a lively conversation” concerning the manifesto, he didn’t keep in mind Mangione being significantly moved by the fabric.
He added … “I didn’t detect any special passion regarding the manifesto. We read all sorts of different books. In our group text chat, we had a lot of great conversations — and there were all sorts of things we found fascinating.”
RJ emphasised that “nothing stood out about reading that book” when it got here to Mangione.
Nonetheless, the fabric did appear to resonate with Mangione … later giving the manifesto a 4-star evaluate on Goodreads, praising it as an “interesting” learn.
Nonetheless, RJ is unconvinced his pal might be able to the violence he is accused of, including … “The Luigi I know could’ve never murdered someone. It’s just inconceivable.”
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