An independent journalist released the full text of the “manifesto” written by murder suspect Luigi Mangione, in which he said health-care officials “had it coming.”

In a post Tuesday, Ken Klippenstein said he was releasing the text in favor of full public disclosure, noting that quotes from it had been cited but numerous legacy news media outlets were not release the whole thing.

“My queries to The New York Times, CNN and ABC to explain their rationale for withholding the manifesto, while gladly quoting from it selectively, have not been answered,” he wrote.

In the manifesto, Mr. Mangione, who has been charged with murder in the targeted slaying of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, says America’s healthcare system is broken because of the profit motive.

In a lengthy paragraph that resembles standard progressive talking points on healthy care, the Ivy League graduate said “frankly, these parasites simply had it coming.”

“A reminder: the US has the #1 most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet we rank roughly #42 in life expectancy. United is the [indecipherable] largest company in the US by market cap, behind only Apple, Google, Walmart. It has grown and grown, but as our life expectancy? No,” he wrote.

Mr. Mangione said health-care companies “have simply gotten too powerful, and they continue to abuse our country for immense profit because the American public has allwed [sic] them to get away with it.”

• Victor Morton can be reached at vmorton@washingtontimes.com.