True crime fans hatch bizarre Luigi Mangione conspiracy theory

As the identity of the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer was revealed, true crime internet sleuths have posed a slew of bizarre theories about the cold-blooded killer.

On Monday, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione was arrested in connection with the grisly, targeted attack on the healthcare tycoon, Brian Thompson, sending internet detectives into a frenzy, concocting a myriad of theories about the troubled assassin.

One internet sleuth claims to have 'figured something out' about the Ivy League student turned killer, as she suggests Mangione may have been playing his own version of Monopoly - a multiplayer economics-themed board game.

The sleuth, @lindsunhinged on TikTok, boldly claims that Mangione 'wanted to go to jail,' as part of his alleged Monopoly-related scheme.

However, the user, Lindsay Mitchell, seems to have built her claims off of another theory ravaging the internet, namely the '286 Conspiracy Theory.' 

As part of the viral conspiracy theory, online sleuths have noticed that the number 286 seems to be a key element in the investigation as it has appeared in numerous elements of Mangione's high-profile case.

For instance, internet detectives have deduced that Mangione's X account has exactly 286 posts and features a Pokémon called Breloom. 

Digging deeper, other eagle-eyed sleuths have pointed out that Breloom has the pokedex number #286.

Mangione was also apprehended at a McDonald's in Altoona, which is oddly 286 miles away from the murder scene outside the Hilton hotel in Manhattan.

If that wasn't eerie enough, Proverbs 28:6 in the Bible states: 'Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.'

Finally, the number 286 is a denial code used in healthcare in the USA when the appeal time limits for a claim haven't been met.

Adding to the reaching theory, @lindsunhinged claims Mangione may have been intentionally plotting in adherence with common Monopoly rules as she suggested his escape into Central Park may have served as the 'free parking' feature of iconic board game.

The free parking space on the board game acts as a form of lottery, as players who land on this space collect the sum of money tallied for that purpose.  

Mitchell, likens Mangione's successful escape to the 'free parking lottery.'

In the near minute long clip, posted on Tuesday, Mitchell mentions a common Monopoly rule that suggests when a player rolls doubles three times that the player then is sent immediately to jail.

'I thought, "Oh my god, you can roll doubles in Monopoly," but what happens when you roll three times, three doubles? Two, eight, six, you go to jail,' she said.

'Which means, I don't think he did this by himself, he did this on purpose,' she alleged, adding 'he wanted to go to jail [get caught].'

She claims Mangione must have 'rolled three times' before he ultimately went to jail.

'There is way more to come in this situation,' she added. 'I am so excited, I can't wait.'

Adding to the peculiar theory, on Friday, when members of the New York Police Department found the backpack Mangione wore when he shot-and-killed Thompson, packed inside they discovered colored money used in the Monopoly board game.

Theorists have even gone so far as to claiming the 26-year-old suspected killer traveled to Pennsylvania as a nod to the board game's Pennsylvania Railroad feature.  

Mitchell, is just one in a seemingly endless sea of online sleuths who have theorized about Mangione's motive in the December 4 slaying. 

Numerous self-proclaimed detectives have claimed Mangione was set-up by the FBI, while others suggest he may be a 'fall guy' in the high-profile case that has swept the nation.