Luigi Mangione's bizarre rant after trip to Japan: 'Sex toys and vending machines should be banned'

Since the shock slaying of UnitedHealthcare heavyweight Brian Thompson in New York City rocked America last week, people who knew the alleged assassin have been sharing surprising nuggets of information about his past. One person posted a photograph of the detainee enjoying a laid-back meal with a group of half a dozen young men on Reddit captioned: 'I had dinner with Luigi Mangione in Japan last year'. One person posted a photograph of the detainee enjoying a laid-back meal with a group of half a dozen young men on Reddit captioned: 'I had dinner with Luigi Mangione in Japan last year' On TikTok, a woman posted a video of herself joking around with Mangione in a grocery store. Mangione also spoke about his worries via email with Bhogal, saying Japanese citizens appeared overly-obedient to the point of being 'NPCs' - 'non playable characters' in video games which are not controlled by a player but by the wider environment. Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at point-blank range on December 5 Mangione spoke about his worries via email with the man he met in May, saying Japanese citizens appeared overly-obedient to the point of being 'NPCs' - 'non playable characters' in video games which are not controlled by a player but by the wider environment When asked for more information about Mangione's views on Japan, Bhogal told DailyMail.com: 'All I recall is him complaining about how people in Japan don’t really live their lives.