Prior to his arrest, Mangione was an unknown. Police had released a grainy security camera photo showing half of their suspects face, but beyond that, all anyone knew was that someone had killed the CEO of a health insurance company—and that someone quickly became an online folk hero. He was painted as an avenger, a response to a health care system that had fallen short. Some called the mysterious suspect “ The Adjuster .” On TikTok , people performed ballads dedicated to whomever the shooter
