Luigi Mangione’s intense back pain stopped him from being ‘physically intimate’: Former landlord

Luigi Mangione’s intense back pain stopped him from being ‘physically intimate’: Former landlord

The landlord claimed that Luigi Mangione confided in him about his “constant pain”. He recalled the suspected shooter as a “smart, accomplished engineer.”

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was reportedly suffering from physical and psychological pain for months. His former landlord has opened up about a part of his suffering, his intense back pain, which, according to the man, stopped Mangione from being “physically intimate” with anyone.

RJ Martin, the owner of a co-living space in Hawaii where Mangione reportedly stayed for six months, told the New York Post that the man from a wealthy Maryland family with a medical background suffered from “misaligned spine” and “constant pain over a pinched nerve.”

“He said his lower vertebrae were almost like a half-inch off, and I think it pinched a nerve,” Martin told the outlet. “He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasn’t possible,” he said, adding, “I remember him telling me that, and my heart just breaks.”

Martin recounted meeting Luigi Mangione in 2022 when the suspected shooter applied to rent his first Honolulu property, which was listed at approximately $2,000 per month.