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Luigi Mangionewho is suspected of murdering the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompsonmust have been a big Unabomber fan Ted Kaczynskimanifesto of … but did not let his friends know about this.
We arrived RJ MartinA friend of Mangione’s, on “TMZ Live” Tuesday … where he recounted reading Kaczynski’s manifesto, also known as “Industrial Society and Its Future,” at their book club a few years ago.
As RJ put it… he and another member “half-jokingly” offered to present their controversial work at one of their readings, but noted that most club members struggled to get past the first two chapters.
While RJ said the group had a “lively conversation” about the manifesto, he doesn’t recall Mangione being particularly moved by the material.
He added … “I didn’t notice any particular passion about the manifesto. We had a lot of great conversations in our group text chat, and there were all sorts of things we found fascinating.”
RJ emphasized that “nothing stood out in reading that book” when it comes to Mangione.
However, the material seemed to resonate with Mangione…later giving the manifesto a 4-star review on Goodreads, praising it as an “interesting” read.
Still, RJ isn’t convinced his friend could be capable of the violence he’s accused of, adding… “The Luigi I know could never kill anyone. It’s just unimaginable.”
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