A Luigi Mangione super-fan has claimed on TikTok that he responded to her letters with a handwritten note of his own – but viewers aren’t buying it.
Holli Lambirth has shared a memo she says the accused killer penned from his New York City prison cell, talking about his time in isolation and lamenting being unable to watch the new season of Netflix show Squid Game, dated February 13.
The content creator is a married 26-year-old living in Iowa according to her bio. She said she wrote Mangione a letter telling him she had been wearing a t-shirt with a photograph of him on the front to show her support.
Responding to this, the accused assassin apparently wrote back: ‘Dear Holli, Oh god.
‘I hope your mugshot t-shirt has the photo of me in blue the day I was picked up at the McDonald’s for the heinous crime of ordering a hash brown, and not the photo of me in orange looking disheveled after they held me in isolation for a week in an 8-by-15 cell when the lights never go off.
‘Though even seeing me at my worst didn’t deter TikTok, LOL.
‘Regardless – thank you! I’m flattered. I obviously can’t watch Squid Game in here, but I did watch season one when it first came out. Great series.
‘Thanks for the letter and happy (belated holidays) – Luigi.’ The note has not been verified, with many people questioning whether Mangione would actually comment on his ongoing court case.
Luigi Mangione super-fan Holli Lambirth (shown left) has claimed on TikTok that he responded to her letters with a handwritten note of his own (shown right) – but viewers aren’t buying it
Mangione (pictured in court) has been imprisoned at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9
Lambirth’s video then panned to a mirror selfie of herself wearing the t-shirt bearing a photograph of Mangione.
Her TikTok clip also showed the apparent address of the sender – the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where Mangione, 26, is being held.
The video was met with a flood of skepticism from viewers who questioned the legitimacy of the note.
‘He didn’t write this LOL’, one person said, while another wrote that the letter contained ‘grammatical errors he wouldn’t make’.
Lambirth responded with a second video showing her name on the same envelope with the prison address on, and a third video of her apparently opening the letter for the first time while telling the non-believers to ‘shut the f*** up’.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Lambirth for comment.
Mangione has been imprisoned at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9.
The Ivy League graduate, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson in Manhattan on December 4, broke his silence from prison via a website launched by his attorneys earlier this month.
His defense team, from Agnifilo Intrater, established the site to document the case – and it includes a message from the alleged killer thanking his supporters after he received a flood of fan mail.
Mangione, 26, is alleged to have gunned down the giant health insurer’s chief executive, Brian Thompson outside the New York Hilton Midtown on December 4
Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson (pictured)
‘I am overwhelmed by – and grateful for – everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support,’ he said.
‘Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MDC from across the country, and around the globe.
‘While it is impossible for me to reply to most letters, please know that I read every one that I receive.
‘Thank you again to everyone who took the time to write. I look forward to hearing more in the future.’
Mangione has attracted a substantial fanbase, mainly female supporters.
They packed out the New York courthouse where he appeared on Friday, desperate for a glimpse of the accused murderer.
Fans waited in the corridors of the state court and a truck circled the building with a large picture of the alleged killer dressed as a saint, complete with halo.
Court officials estimated the crowd at between 250 and 300 people.
