Inside the Mangione Empire

At the restaurant of the Turf Valley Resort in western Baltimore, businessmen in golf attire perch at dimly-lit bar tables sipping bottled beer through the late afternoon.

It is a typical weekday scene at the luxury conference and golf complex, except that the conversation revolved around the arrest of Luigi Mangione.

Once best known in the area as a relative of the club’s owners, Mr Mangione’s name is now plastered across every newspaper in the country. On Tuesday, he was charged with the murder of Brian Thompson, one of America’s biggest health insurance moguls.

“There’s definitely an undercurrent,” said one customer who often visits the Ellicott City club.