Ask HN: Did Luigi Mangione's background as a SD help him evade capture?
Were there software developer skills that he used to evade capture, or is it more or less trivial to pull off this kind of attack for regular people? Wasn't it the author of homebrew or something that failed to reverse a binary tree in a Google interview and took to social media to cry about it? He would've been caught on the spot. He used a ghost gun reportedly printed on a 3D printer and had several fake IDs. That was the extent of his evasion. He was valedictorian of his elite private high school and attended an Ivy League university. He was also an athlete. By all accounts, he was an accomplished, ideal young man. The news accounts from there are sketchy. He had spinal fusion surgery "back home" before returning to Hawaii. His family lost contact with him for over six months. In short, I doubt his SD career had much to do with his physical/mental situation and his murder of the UHC executive. It seems like he didn’t really do too much besides wear a mask and not use a real ID? And he didn't really evade very much. Look how quickly he was caught. He didn't ditch the crucial evidence, so when he's questioned he is so busted. Maybe that's good for bringing more awareness to the type of gun used, but who would be caught with the murder weapon in their possession? That gets dropped in any deep body of water you can find. yeah, he didn't go into hiding, which would have been the smart thing to do (Except also not killing people) If you think like a hacker, you will always be able to evade and exploit weak systems to some degree. Especially if you have time to plan and act accordingly. But then when it is time to improvise, the lack of experience with high dose of adrenaline usually will play against most hackers/nerds. it only took a week to catch him. this is not unprecedented in murder cases
Step 1 - Shoot insurance CEO
Step 2 - Escape from the police by reversing a binary tree
Step 3 - ???
Step 4 - Profit!