Luigi Mangione effect: String of suspects invoke alleged CEO assassin amid growing wave of violence

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. OutKick founder Clay Travis joins ‘The Faulkner Focus’ to discuss the threat of political violence in America after the accused Palisades arsonist was reportedly ‘fixated’ on Luigi Mangione. The man who was arrested on charges of setting the deadly Palisades Fire early last year was allegedly an admirer of Luigi Mangione, the infamous suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Jonathan Rinderknecht's apparent admiration of Mangione adds to a growing list of accused violent criminals who have reportedly invoked his name, as experts warn of the rise of assassination culture in the United States. Rinderknecht, 30, a former Uber driver, was arrested in October 2025 and charged with destruction of property by means of fire in relation to the Palisades Fire in California, which kicked off on New Year's Day 2025. Estimates say the fire caused