Who are Luigi Mangione’s wealthy parents, Louis and Kathleen – and what have they said since his arrest? The couple are involved in the healthcare and travel industries, and also have 2 daughters
Luigi’s father Louis is the owner of Lorien Health Services and his mum Kathleen runs a travel company; meanwhile, one of his sisters is a doctor and his cousin Nino a state legislator
Mangione’s friends and former colleagues have expressed their shock after hearing the news. “I can make zero sense of it,” one of Mangione’s former housemates R.J. Martin said, per CNN. “It’s unimaginable.”
But who are Luigi Mangione’s parents – and what have they said about their son since his arrest?
Who are Luigi Mangione’s parents?
Mangione hails from an influential Italian-American family in Baltimore and is the son of Louis, 71, and Kathleen Zannino Mangione, 60, according to the Daily Mail.
Louis is reportedly the owner of Lorien Health Services, while Kathleen runs a boutique travel company and is from a prominent Italian American family.
Luigi’s paternal grandfather, Nicholas Mangione Sr, was a self-made real estate developer. The New York Times notes that Luigi’s grandparents bought the Turf Valley Country Club in Maryland in the 1970s and expanded their business ventures by purchasing the Hayfields Country Club too. The family also owned the local radio station WCBM. Luigi had a privileged upbringing and went to an Ivy League school.