{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/675ad35e67047a6a259855b9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How the CEO murder suspect became a social media folk hero","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1734011364733-193e7c37-79c9-447e-9a90-b423af50df05.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After nearly a week on the run, Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania for the murder of health insurance CEO, Brian Thompson. But in a macabre twist, Mangione has found widespread support on social media, which has dubbed him the ‘hot assassin’. Why?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Taryn Siegel.</p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Sam Lovett, US reporter, The Times.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>The Daily Show, ABC7 News, Fox11 News, TikTok/xyathanchekass, TikTok/dpshw, TikTok/imcodyjacob, <strong>other TikToks, Edith finding sources</strong></p><p><strong>Further reading: </strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/luigi-magione-suspect-internet-obsessed-n7fmsqmtr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘The hot assassin’: how the internet became obsessed with Luigi Mangione</a></p><p><strong>Get in touch: </strong><a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Benjamin B. Braun/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/AP.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}