He’s tall, dark, handsome, and facing a maximum sentence of life behind bars. Accused killer Luigi Mangione is not the classic example of “a catch,” but that hasn’t stopped women from showing their “love” for him online, in person during his pretrial proceedings, and even in the form of an AI persona.
These women, some of whom call themselves Mangionistas, have sparked controversy, derision, and backlash.
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