stranger than heaven moment as historian draws shocking parallel between Luigi Mangione case and Dreyfus affair
A University of Chicago history professor is setting the internet ablaze after comparing the unfolding legal saga of accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione to the infamous Dreyfus Affair of the late 19th century. In a viral Substack post, Dr. Eleanor Vance argues that the "stranger than heaven" media frenzy surrounding Mangione mirrors the anti-establishment outrage and deep class divisions that fueled Alfred Dreyfus' wrongful conviction. "We are seeing a repeating historical pattern where a single figure becomes a vessel for society's fury against a corrupt elite," Vance writes, pointing to parallel mob mentalities and suspect journalism. The comparison has split Twitter, with some calling it a "desperate stretch" and others hailing it as a "prophetic warning from the past."