STORY. IT APPEARS LUIGI WAS POISED TO FOLLOW IN THE FAMILY FOOTSTEPS AS VALEDICTORIAN OF GILMAN, AND WITH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES FROM AN IVY LEAGUE COLLEGE. THAT IS, UNTIL HIS ARREST YESTERDAY. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY BECAUSE I HEAR THEY’RE A REAL RESPECTFUL FAMILY. MANGIONE IS A NAME THAT’S WELL KNOWN AND WELL RESPECTED IN NORTHERN BALTIMORE COUNTY. IT’S NOT A NAME ANYONE. 11 TALKED TO, EXPECTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A NATIONAL MANHUNT AND MURDER INVESTIGATION. BUT MONDAY, 26 YEAR OLD LUIGI MANGIONE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SHOOTING AND KILLING THE CEO OF UNITED HEALTH CARE. THE BOY JUST THREW HIS LIFE AWAY, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT’S THE POINT? LUIGI IS THE SON OF LOU AND KATHLEEN MANGIONE. LOU TOOK OVER HIS FATHER, NICHOLAS REAL ESTATE EMPIRE, INCLUDING HAYFIELDS AND TURF VALLEY COUNTRY CLUBS. THE LAURENE HEALTH NETWORK OF NURSING HOMES, AND A LOCAL RADIO STATION. THOSE BUSINESSES ALL FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF MANGIONE FAMILY ENTERPRISES. HE WAS PROBABLY GOING TO INHERIT A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, MONEY, LAND, PROPERTIES, YOU KNOW. I MEAN, WHY WOULD HE DO IT? IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE. LUIGI IS ONE OF NICHOLAS’S 37 GRANDCHILDREN. ANOTHER IS BALTIMORE COUNTY DELEGATE NINO MANGIONE, WHO ANNOUNCED HE IS CANCELING HIS FUNDRAISER THURSDAY IN LIGHT OF LUIGI’S ARREST, WRITING HIS FAMILY IS SHOCKED AND DEVASTATED. HE POSTED I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, PRAYERS AND SUPPORT. MY FAMILY AND I ARE HEARTBROKEN AND ASK THAT YOU REMEMBER THE FAMILY OF MR. THOMPSON IN YOUR PRAYERS. SOME IN THE BALTIMORE AREA WONDER IF THIS ARREST WILL TARNISH THE FAMILY’S LEGACY. WE WILL PROBABLY NEVER, EVER BE FORGOTTEN. WOULD IT? I MEAN, ESPECIALLY IN THE LOCAL AREA, RIGHT? WHO WOULD FORGET IT? THE MANGIONE FAMILY IS ALSO KNOWN FOR PHILANTHROPY AND SUPPORTING MANY LOCAL HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE GBMC IN
'They're a real respectable family': 11 News examines Mangione family's ties to Baltimore
Updated: 6:12 PM EST Dec 10, 2024
The Mangione name has some clout in the Baltimore area. Former patriarch Nicholas Mangione had 10 children and built a real estate empire that Luigi Mangione's father inherited.It appeared, until he was charged with murder on Monday, that Luigi Mangione was poised to follow in the family footsteps. Luigi Mangione was the 2016 valedictorian of Gilman with undergrad and graduate degrees from an Ivy League college."My heart goes out to the family because I hear they're a real respectable family," a man named Larry said.No one who 11 News spoke with expected the Mangione name to be associated with the fatal shooting of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.| VIDEO BELOW: Man with Maryland ties now charged in CEO's killingLuigi Mangione is the son of Lou and Kathleen Mangione. Lou Mangione took over his father's real estate empire, including Hayfields and Turf Valley country clubs, the Lorien Health network of nursing homes and a local radio station. Those businesses all fall under the umbrella of Mangione Family Enterprises."It's kind of shocking, because I didn't know that. Yesterday, when I came back from lunch, they had the golf course out there blocked off, and they had security and everything. And I'm like, 'I wonder what's going on,'" Larry said.Luigi Mangione is one of Nicholas Mangione's 37 grandchildren — another is Baltimore County Delegate Nino Mangione, R-District 24A, who announced he is canceling his fundraiser Thursday in light of his cousin's arrest. | VIDEO BELOW: Former classmate speaks after Mangione detainedThe Mangione family is "shocked and devastated," Nino Mangione shared in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. "I want to thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and support. My family and I are heartbroken and ask that you remember the family of Mr. Thompson in your prayers," he said.Some in the Baltimore area wonder if this arrest will tarnish the family's legacy."It'll probably never ever be forgotten, will it? I mean, especially in the local area, right? Who would forget it?" Larry said.The Mangione family is also known for their philanthropy, including supporting local health care companies like the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — The Mangione name has some clout in the Baltimore area.
Former patriarch Nicholas Mangione had 10 children and built a real estate empire that Luigi Mangione's father inherited.
It appeared, until he was charged with murder on Monday, that Luigi Mangione was poised to follow in the family footsteps. Luigi Mangione was the 2016 valedictorian of Gilman with undergrad and graduate degrees from an Ivy League college.
"My heart goes out to the family because I hear they're a real respectable family," a man named Larry said.
No one who 11 News spoke with expected the Mangione name to be associated with the fatal shooting of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
| VIDEO BELOW: Man with Maryland ties now charged in CEO's killing
Luigi Mangione is the son of Lou and Kathleen Mangione. Lou Mangione took over his father's real estate empire, including Hayfields and Turf Valley country clubs, the Lorien Health network of nursing homes and a local radio station. Those businesses all fall under the umbrella of Mangione Family Enterprises.
"It's kind of shocking, because I didn't know that. Yesterday, when I came back from lunch, they had the golf course out there blocked off, and they had security and everything. And I'm like, 'I wonder what's going on,'" Larry said.
Luigi Mangione is one of Nicholas Mangione's 37 grandchildren — another is Baltimore County Delegate Nino Mangione, R-District 24A, who announced he is canceling his fundraiser Thursday in light of his cousin's arrest.
| VIDEO BELOW: Former classmate speaks after Mangione detained
The Mangione family is "shocked and devastated," Nino Mangione shared in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"I want to thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and support. My family and I are heartbroken and ask that you remember the family of Mr. Thompson in your prayers," he said.
Some in the Baltimore area wonder if this arrest will tarnish the family's legacy.
"It'll probably never ever be forgotten, will it? I mean, especially in the local area, right? Who would forget it?" Larry said.
The Mangione family is also known for their philanthropy, including supporting local health care companies like the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
