Is Luigi Mangione Too Hot for the New York Times?

The strikingly good-looking Mangione has become a folk hero to many since his identity was revealed when he was caught at a McDonald's in Altoona, PA earlier this week, He is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a brazen public shooting last week in New York City.

It appears, though, that limiting pics of Mangione has been a policy that the Times editors have been practicing since his arrest. While the Times has published dozens of stories related to the murderer, only a few show his face.

In one repeatedly used image, he is seen far afar, but with his face in profile fully lit. The photo is credited to Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times. A second use of the photo zooms in on his face. Otherwise he is seen wearing a mask. His mugshot, widely seen on television, was not published. Most other stories related to Mangione feature more generic images. Ironically Only a piece in the Style section concerning how his good looks are contributing to his folk hero status showed him full-face, looking down as he left a Pennsylvania court room this week. The image came from Getty Images.

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He went viral recently for having published Mangione's manifesto, as well as his personal details. He claims that media outlets received the full manifesto, but refused to published all of it, reports The Daily Caller. Mangione is the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a brazen public shooting last week in New York City.

"I queried the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and NBC to at least give them a chance to make their case for withholding the Luigi Mangione manifesto. They didn't even respond!" he wrote.

"CNN covered portions of the manifesto, though the outlet quoted selective passages rather than publishing the entire document," The Daily Caller writes. "CNN's digital and broadcast coverage revealed lines from the document including "These parasites had it coming" and 'I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done.' The network cited police sources familiar with the document for their coverage of the lines."

"In Mangione's brief manifesto, he detailed his broad frustration with the American healthcare, claiming the United States is first in healthcare spending but ranks 42nd in life expectancy."