I have been experimenting with Amazon Rekognition by comparing some photos, and it seems that most CCTV images don't match LM. I even tried to "trick" the software using LM's funny faces, bad angles, artificially reducing the quality or photos of a very young LM, but the software still recognizes that it's him.

Let me know if you'd like me to compare more photos and post them here. Or you can try this yourself with a free-tier AWS account to verify my results.

Note 1: Keep in mind that, despite how impressive the software is, false negatives are not uncommon—especially with masks or blurry photos. But if we could find a match with one of LM's photos (or with someone else), it would provide us with more information, but so far, I haven't had any success.

Note 2: Someone suggested the great idea of comparing with Dane Elkins. I tried a few photos, but no luck. If you have other suspects in mind, let me know, and I can try them out.

This is a man's writing who talked to LM before the CEO murder case!

Western Union and their partner website have blocked me from sending money to Luigi’s commissary account. Now I can’t even log in to Western Union. Pretty sure I’m on a list now… Anyone else have success?

As if the timeline to the Hilton wasn’t impossible, let’s add at least 5 more minutes walking to the bike.

The image of the suspect with the battery is in the corner of Columbus and 103. Right in front of the Children’s Aid Frederick Douglas community Center. The second picture, with the suspect riding the bike, was taken at Central Park West and 103rd st. This means the bike was between those blocks.

This adds at least 5 more minutes of walking and setting the battery up as well.

• Also, where did the suspect get the bike?
• where is the bike now?

I know a bunch of people have already posted the new address for sending letters. I looked up info on sending packages and money, and found more detail from the Bureau of Prisons website. So here's what I found. And in case this gets deleted by Reddit, I have this information saved in an Evernote page, along with other info, here.

Last updated: Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024

How to send letters to Luigi:

Luigi is being held at MDC Brooklyn (Metropolitan Detention Center). Mail must have his name and register number, which is 52503-511. You can verify this is correct by looking up his name on the BOP (Bureau of Prisons) website.

You can send letters to this address:

Luigi Nicholas Mangione 52503-511
MDC Brooklyn
P.O. Box 329002
Brooklyn, NY 11232

\**Some people have commented that you must include a return address* on the letter, or it will not be accepted.

How to send packages to Luigi:

\**Note:* Some Redditors posted that their orders weren't delivered, and have a status message saying it's held for pickup at the post office. At least one commenter on that thread said that their Amazon order did get delivered.

A commenter in a different thread wrote:
"Also, when I was in prison, we were only allowed to have so much property before it was confiscated. For instance, I was only allowed to have 10 books, 5 pair of underwear, one pair of work books, etc. and anything over that amount was confiscated and I had to either mail it home, donate it or destroy it. The number allowed is different for every facility but they may have started refusing packages for him due to the overwhelming amount, is my best guess. My Amazon book was delivered at like 6:30am just fine but theres a lot of us and only one of him. We might have quickly turned into a hassle when we're only trying to be helpful."

Directions for sending packages:

From https://www.bop.gov/inmates/communications.jsp#money:

"Inmates are not allowed to receive packages from home without prior written approval from the inmate's unit team or authorized staff member at the institution...However, inmates may receive magazines, hard and paperback books directly from the publisher."

More information from https://www.bop.gov/policy/progstat/5266_011.pdf:

"At all Bureau institutions, an inmate may receive hardcover publications and newspapers only from the publisher, from a book club, or from a bookstore...At medium security, high security, and administrative institutions, an inmate may receive softcover publications (for example, paperback books, newspaper clippings, magazines, and other similar items) only from the publisher, from a book club, or from a bookstore."

The gist:

So you can order a book from Amazon, for example, and have it sent directly to Luigi, but you can not mail him the book yourself. Use the same address as the one for sending letters.

How to send money to Luigi's prison commissary account:

\**Note: Are your payments being denied?* One Redditor commented that there is a limit to how much money a prisoner can have on their commissary account. If you are unable to make a payment, it may be that he has reached his limit.

There are many options for sending money. For all of them, you will need Luigi's register number, which is 52503-511. More detailed directions are available at https://www.bop.gov/inmates/communications.jsp#money

By mail:

You can send a money order or cashier's check (no personal checks). Do not use the general mail address that's listed above. Instead, you send it to a FBOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons) processing center:

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Luigi Nicholas Mangione
52503-511
PO Box 474701
Des Moines, IA 50947-0001

Western Union:

You can do this in person from a Western Union location, over the phone by calling 1-800-634-3422 (option 2), on the web at www.send2corrections.com, or using the Send2Corrections app.

MoneyGram:

You can do this in person from a MoneyGram location, or online at https://www.moneygram.com/mgo/us/en/paybills - enter the receive code 7932 or Federal Bureau of Prisons.

I would love to compile a list of other creators who are discussing this topic who may have information that is not shared in this sub. Please see comments below and comment any links that you may know off the top of your head!

Would love to wear this look, head to toe, to work. Can anyone link the components of this outfit, or close enough? We could all wear this to show support

I was doing some research and there's a lot more rules to buying books for Luigi than I and probably a lot of others realized, so I just wanted to spread the word. These are just general things about sending books to prisons. All sources are at the bottom.

NEW & PAPERBACK ONLY: Used books aren't allowed, as with hardcover books. Technically speaking, some prisons allow hardcovers, but not the higher security ones. To be safe, get paperback.

3 BOOKS MAX: Don't send more than 3 books at a time and don't send packages more than once every few months. (why? idk, I'm just the messenger)

FOR BOOKS BOUGHT ON AMAZON: There's a lot of ins and outs with this one, best to read the link at the bottom. Make sure to only buy directly from Amazon.com (none of the alternate offers) and understand the part about how to ensure your order is shipped with USPS.

USPS ONLY: Inmates can't get items from UPS, FedEx, or any other private shipping company. This one's a little harder since you have to have the publisher/bookseller ship it to the jail, and you don't always know what carrier they'll use so you should ask before you buy. There's a way to force Amazon to use USPS by putting the prison initials into the PO box number section (detailed in link at bottom). Amazon says they'll return your money if your book can't be sent, but I would still make sure you do your homework before sending, just in case.

SOLITARY: Inmates in solitary can't receive books (or mail). Luigi IS CURRENTLY in solitary. I don't know what happens to the mail. I assume it's kept until they leave solitary but can't be sure.

LUIGI'S DEETS (ss of reddit post) (not pictured: recommended to include his middle name so it says Luigi Nicholas Mangione) https://imgur.com/a/mgvZ8ab

https://rebatekey.com/blog/send-amazon-inmates-amazon/

https://help.barnesandnoble.com/hc/en-us/articles/5336581838875-Placing-Orders-to-Correctional-Facilities

https://www.left-bank.com/orders-inmates

Disclaimer: I don't have firsthand experience successfully sending mail to prisons, I'm just aggregating info I'm seeing online & trying to learn myself. If I'm wrong please correct me in the comments. (I will try to edit this as needed but I am on vacay)

EDIT: edited to say that he is in solitary confinement

I remember seeing an article claim that during LM’s first court appearance (the one where no cameras were allowed) he interrupted his lawyer and said the money in his backpack was planted on him, but I can’t find that anywhere now. Does anyone have it? I found it interesting he only claimed that the money was planted but not the gun, notebook, and clothes.

This is what I have so far on his timeline. Let me know what else you have and I will update the post accordingly.

Jan-Jun 2022:

• Lived at SurfBreak (Civil Beat)

Oct. 1, 2022

• LM moves in to 801 South Street. (KHON2)

June 14, 2023

• LM laid off from Truecar? Truecar lays off 24% of its staff, 102 employees. (Techcrunch)

July 21, 2023

• LM underwent L5/S1 spinal fusion surgery after years of dealing with spondylolisthesis.(Reddit)

October 28, 2023

• Updated his recovery progress on Reddit, reporting no pain and success with the surgery.

November 12, 2023

• Cited for trespassing in a closed area of Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout, O‘ahu, Hawaii. (Honolulu Civil Beat)

December 2023

• Returned to Baltimore from Hawaii.

February 2024

• Moved back to Hawaii, living at 801 South St. (NY Post)
• Shortly after, left Hawaii for Asia, beginning his backpacking and cross-country motorcycling journey. (Reddit)

February 5, 2024

• Shared a (Reddit) update about successful recovery 6 months post-surgery.

February 25, 2024

• Visited Tokyo and met Obara Jun. (NBC)

April 2024

• Traveled to Thailand, visiting Bangkok and Krabi. (TikTok)
• Had a positive interaction with writer Tim Urban. (NYT)

April 6, 2024

• Subscribed to Gurwinder’s platform as a founding member. (Gurwinder Substack)

May 2024

• Believed by Gurwinder to still be in Japan.
• May 6, 2024: Sent Gurwinder a gift via Readwise email. (Gurwinder Substack)
• May 17, 2024: Made his last Reddit comment in the spondylolisthesis community. (Reddit)
• May 25, 2024: Posted about "Streaming Overdose 2024" on Reddit. (Reddit)

June 2024

• June 6, 2024: Retweeted a post quoting Peter Thiel on startups and Asperger’s. (X)
• June 10, 2024: Retweeted Andrew Huberman’s podcast about mental health and social media. (X)
• Gurwinder received L’s last communication—a request to help curate his social media feed. (Gurwinder Substack)

July 2024

• July 1, 2024: Last contact with family.
• July 7, 2024: Last active on Substack. (Substack)
• July 9, 2024: Danny reached out, asking if LM would attend a wedding. (X)

August 15, 2024

• Notebook entry mentioned: “The target is insurance” and detailed plans involving "Company-1." (Federal Complaint)

August 31, 2024 

• LM moves out of 801 South Street via roommate swap. (KHON2)
• Neighbor sees LM at 801 South Street Address. (Hawaii News)

September 2024

• L’s phone number disappeared from a WhatsApp group for Penn alumni in Hawaii, as noted by Raj George, president of the Penn Club of Hawaii. (NBC)

October 1, 2024

• Freddie Leatherbury, a former classmate from the Gilman School in Maryland, said he received messages from friends asking if he had spoken to LM. (NBC)

October 22, 2024

• Notebook entry referenced an investor conference as a “true windfall” and noted, “1.5 months.” (Federal Complaint)

October 30, 2024

• X (formerly Twitter): A user reached out publicly, asking if LM was okay, as no one had heard from him in months. (Daily Beast)

November 18, 2024

• L’s mother filed a missing persons report in San Francisco. (SF Standard)

November 24, 2024

• LM was seen arriving in New York City by bus, captured on a surveillance camera at Port Authority Bus Terminal at 9 p.m. (Federal Complaint)

November 25, 2024

• X post: “Thinking of you and prayers every day in your name,” expressed by a concerned user. (Daily Beast)

November 30, 2024

• Sources indicated LM likely checked back into the HI New York City Hostel on the Upper West Side. (Federal Complaint)

Some basics

First thing, look up the rules for the prison itself. Every prison is a little different and so each prison will have their own rules about sending things like letters and packages so make sure you do your research before sending anything. This is important because anytime you mess up at best it means that the package or delivery will just be sent back and at worst it could mean that the prisoner themselves could be punished. At worst worst you could be punished but very unlikely unless of course you send something illegal. So do some research into the prison and their rules, they have rules so look them up.

Letters

Letters are the most basic thing you can send and letters are fun to get. You should know that prisoners often when they send letters back they have to send it with their own post stamps and those cost money inside the prison so if you don't get a message back it's nothing personal it's probably just because they can't afford it, they're too busy, or they have too many letters to respond to. But that is okay. You should also know that prison guards typically remove the envelope and the letter from each other because they have to open the letter and read it themselves first. This causes some problems such as the fact that the envelope gets separated meaning that anything you write on the envelope will not be necessarily given to the prisoner. If you want to return address put it in the letter itself. If you send anything like photographs, make sure to number all of the photographs and then in the letter itself inventory all of the photographs. When it comes to the letters number the letters like this "## out of [total]" this is so they know how many letters there were total and what number the letter currently is. This is so if the letters ever get lost which if they're read by the guards they might the prisoner will know which letters are missing. It's helpful because they could try to petition to have them. Check the rules of the prison as I already said because sometimes there are different rules about the restrictions on letters. Sometimes these restrictions make no sense but they have to be followed anyway. Restrictions on color, restrictions on whether or not you can print on both sides of a page, the number of pages you can send total, all of these things could be restrictions depending on the prison. Check the rules first.

Etiquette

When it comes to letter etiquette there are also different rules to follow. The first thing is do not talk about the crime that they had committed. Don't do that. First off if they have not been sentenced yet and are still awaiting trial then it could be a problem for them. Don't do it it puts them in a weird position. Second even if they do get charged it's still a really weird position to put them in because it's very personal as well as the fact that they may not want to talk about it. If they want to talk about it then that's different but don't ask them about it. Instead talk about other things. It's okay to talk about other stuff about the prison, you don't need to pretend that they're not prisoners but don't talk about their crime, and don't talk about any other illegal activity either. Remember, anything you say will be read by the guards. This is also one of the reasons why when you send letters it will take a while for them be able to be read by the prisoner because they have to be read by the guards and if your letter is 1 in 1000 letters, it's going to take a while.

Packages

Who doesn't love a surprise package? Prisoners. The thing is is that surprises are not really the best thing for prisoners. You because when you surprise a prisoner you end up typically actually surprising the guards. Prisoners can be punished for things like the books that you send or the the gifts that you give. If you want to give a gift sometimes there are organizations out there that are things like books behind bars or some kind of organization like that and they are dedicated to providing approved books to prisoners. There are probably organizations out there to help give approved to gifts for prisoners.

Phone calls

When it comes to LM it's very unlikely that you'll be able to call him however when it comes to other prisoners you may be interested in corresponding with, prisoners typically have a call list and they will put people on that call list. The prisoner can put people on that call list such as family and friends. If you're not on the list you will not be approved when you call the prison. If you are not on the call list or they don't put you on the call list don't take it personally, it's because they don't have space or they're trying to save that space for someone else. Also they have to pay for their own minutes.

Money

Okay maybe you want to give money to LM instead. Maybe he could use it to buy things. That's a nice thing to do but the problem is is that one there is a cap on the amount of money that you can put on someone's books which means account but also don't give them too much money because if a prisoner has too much money they can end up being a Target in prison because once it starts getting around that person has a lot of money they could be targeted by other prisoners to essentially try to give them things. And the thing is that at least in the US male prisons are especially violent. A lot more than female prisons apparently. So yeah probably don't put money on people's accounts without asking.

Other

I don't really know where to put this information but I also just want to share some personal experience that I have when it comes to how restrictive the rules for sending letters can be sometimes. When I was involved in a different political movement and there were people who were arrested on bogus charges relating to the violation of their civil rights, and this was happening in Atlanta Georgia, restrictions involved requiring special USPS postal paper. So it had to be pre-stamped postal paper from USPS and it couldn't be anything else. It was really that restrictive. This meant that if you didn't send a letter on that little piece of paper that was no bigger than a napkin folded mind you, and it had a pre-printed stamp on so they were prepaid, then the prison would not accept it. Do I think that they made this rule specifically to make it harder to send to those prisoners? Absolutely, I absolutely think so. That was not a normal rule and I know that for the most part when it comes to sending letters to prisoners that rule is not in place. If you go on to websites to write to prisoners you will not find that rule. That was a rule that I believe they implemented because of the nature of those people. So watch out.

Hi everyone!

LMs next court hearing is scheduled for January 18, 2025. While I currently live in Norway, I’ll be in Denmark at that time visiting friends. I’ve decided to take this opportunity to raise awareness about the issues in the healthcare industry by organizing a small solidarity event outside the US Embassy in Copenhagen.

The address is: Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24, 2100 København Ø

This is especially important to me because I have family in Boston, and I want to show my support for them and others impacted by the challenges in healthcare.

I’m wondering:

1. Is this realistic?

2. Is anyone in the Copenhagen area interested in joining?

This will be a peaceful effort to bring attention to a very important cause.

Let me know your thoughts on this and share if you have other ideas on how to make something like possible!

Random question, but do you have healthcare? If so, did you know many people, faced with fighting insurance companies, simply give up: One study found that Americans file formal appeals on only 0.1% of claims denied by insurers under the Affordable Care Act.

So if you do, and you require better care that they aren't providing for you, you need to file a formal appeal right now. Do it right now.

Various resources you may find helpful:

• https://www.healthcare.gov/appeal-insurance-company-decision/
• https://www.healthcare.gov/marketplace-appeals/appeal-form-instructions-s/
• https://content.naic.org/sites/default/files/consumer-health-insurance-appeal-denied-claims.pdf
• https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/in-person-assisters/applications-forms-notices/eligibility-appeals
• https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=34&contentid=20275-1
• https://www.patientadvocate.org/explore-our-resources/insurance-denials-appeals/things-to-include-in-your-appeal-letter/

Feel free to copy and paste this everywhere

According to prison consultant Sam Mangel, L's being held in SHU.

Page 15 of this doc shows what personal items he's allowed (mail/books) https://www.bop.gov/policy/progstat/5270.012.pdf

I have looked around a little, I found Luigi’s NY state prison address and inmate number. It has been taken down since. Also I have attached NY prison guide for family and friends to send mail in comments. You can actually send a good many items. This is a long shot, he is segregated and not being treated like a suspect. Everyone do your part.

Check out getty images.

I have the address to send mail to Luigi, but I’d also like to send him money for the commissary, etc. What’s the best way to do that? I’m afraid if I just send cash it will be stolen by jail admin.

Hi Everyone!

Many of us want to start a national movement for healthcare reform. However, inexperienced, amateur activists have no idea where to start! I was in the same boat.

The problem with reddit is that it's a public platform that censors anything that breaks their strict terms of service. Real activism is difficult to start on reddit.

If you're interested in finding people, DM me, I'll vet you and if you look serious (no trolls allowed!) I'll invite you to the movement.