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Luigi Mangione Will Face the Death Penalty

Pam Bondi calls UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder a 'premeditated, cold-blooded assassination'

(Newser) - US Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4. Mangione, 26, faces separate federal and state murder charges for the killing. The...

California Considers a 'Luigi Mangione Act'

Ex-litigator behind proposed ballot initiative says he shares alleged killer's concerns about health insurers

(Newser) - Proposed laws are sometimes named after victims of crimes. But alleged murderers? Not so much. That's where a ballot initiative in California breaks with tradition. The "Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act," a ballot initiative named for the man who allegedly killed United Healthcare CEO Brian...

Among Prosecutors' Gripes: Mangione's 'Fashion Needs'

They respond to lawyers' request that accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer get a laptop

(Newser) - Someone tucked a heart-shaped note of encouragement into socks packed for Luigi Mangione to wear to court last month in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case, prosecutors said in a filing made public on Wednesday. A court officer intercepted the note, which urged the jailed defendant to "know there are...

Man Charged in CEO's Death Wants a Laptop in His Cell

Lawyers say Luigi Mangione needs it to properly review all the documents in the case

(Newser) - As Luigi Mangione navigates the charges against him from his jail cell, he's making a request: The 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson wants access to a laptop so he can review the 15,000 pages of documents and thousands of hours of video that prosecutors have...

Mangione: Cops Illegally Took My DNA

Lawyer says officers tricked him with snack and a soda, meaning samples should be thrown out

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, claims police illegally took his DNA. Mangione was arrested Dec. 9 at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania after a customer reported that he resembled the suspect seen in surveillance footage. But Altoona police "had no...

Man Charged in CEO's Death Posts Thanks on New Website

Note asks that supporters send no more books

(Newser) - The man charged in the shooting death of Brian Thompson, an insurance company CEO, has posted his thanks to supporters on a website set up by his lawyers. "I am overwhelmed by—and grateful for—everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support,"...

The 'Slippery Road' of Unending, 'Unbearable' Pain

Melanie Thernstrom explores the 'travesty' of navigating chronic pain for WSJ

(Newser) - At the center of the Brian Thompson murder is suspect Luigi Mangione , whose "evolution from valedictorian to vigilante may never be fully understood." But Melanie Thernstrom thinks Mangione's "bleak inner reality" can be partly explained by his chronic back problems, which caused "unbearable pain" that...

Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to NY Charges

Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO faces murder and terror charges

(Newser) - The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution. Luigi Mangione , 26, was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone...

Mayor, Dozens of Cops Meet Helicopter Carrying Mangione

Feds unseal charges including murder against alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO

(Newser) - Federal charges against Luigi Mangione, including a murder charge that could carry the death penalt y, were unsealed Thursday as the 26-year-old was brought to New York City from Pennsylvania. The four federal charges also include two counts of stalking and a firearms offense, the New York Times reports. The...

Mangione Agrees to Be Extradited to New York
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Dec 19, 2024 10:15 AM CST

Mangione Is Headed for New York

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing agrees to extradition, could be arraigned in court Thursday

(Newser) - The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO will return to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week after five days on the run. As the AP reports, Luigi Mangione waived a...

Report: Mangione Could Face Death After Federal Indictment

He's reportedly been indicted by grand jury, though charges have yet to be announced

(Newser) - The suspect in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, expected to be extradited from Pennsylvania to New York on Thursday to face state murder charges, is reportedly facing federal charges as well. Prosecutors with the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York have secured a...

Mangione Indicted on Terror-Related Charges

NY charges against alleged CEO shooter include 'first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism'

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione has been indicted on charges in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson that could send him to prison for life. The 26-year-old was indicted in New York Tuesday on charges including "first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism," an upgrade from earlier charges, ABC...

Michael Moore Responds to CEO Shooting

He says he condemns murder, which is why he condemns 'bloodthirsty' health care industry

(Newser) - "It's not often that my work gets a killer five-star review from an actual killer," Michael Moore writes in a post on Substack addressing the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Moore was named as one of the people who have "illuminated the corruption and greed"...

Unabomber Admirers, He Wasn't the Man You Thought

Read his personal diaries to understand the evil of Ted Kaczynski, suggests author

(Newser) - Suspected CEO shooter Luigi Mangione appears to have been an admirer of the Unabomber, writes author Maxim Loskutoff in a guest essay at the New York Times . Mangione posted a glowing review of the Unabomber's manifesto online and—like a surprising number of young men—appears to have embraced...

Defense Fund for Suspected CEO Killer Hits $125K

Meanwhile, CEO of company whose backpack Mangione had is getting threats

(Newser) - Supporters of the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson set up several online legal defense funds for him, one of which had raised $125,000 as of early Monday. ( Other campaigns have been established, but not raised nearly as much.) "We are not here to...

New Apple AI Tool Botches a Serious News Headline

Notification on phones incorrectly stated that shooting suspect Luigi Mangione shot himself

(Newser) - Some Apple customers might be under the false impression that CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione shot himself—because their iPhones told them so. It seems that a new artificial intelligence tool botched a headline notification sent to people, reports Gizmodo . The errant notification under the BBC logo read: "Luigi...

In Baltimore, the Mangiones Were 'Royalty'
In Baltimore,
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Dec 14, 2024 6:00 AM CST

In Baltimore, the Mangiones Were 'Royalty'

A look at the prominent family of suspected shooter Luigi Mangione

(Newser) - "It's a very strong family," says former Baltimore city councilman Anthony J. Ambridge of the Mangione family, whose name recently leaped into the national consciousness with the arrest of Luigi Mangione in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. But as the New York Times reports, long...

Health Insurer's Top Boss Speaks Out After Murder

Andrew Witty of UnitedHealth Group acknowledges the system is flawed

(Newser) - The top leader of insurance giant UnitedHealth is speaking out publicly for the first time since the murder of underling Brian Thompson. In a guest essay at the New York Times , Andrew Witty—CEO of UnitedHealth Group, parent company of UnitedHealthcare—condemned the killing while also acknowledging that the insurance...

NYPD: Mangione May Not Have Been UnitedHealthcare Client

Chief of detectives says CEO may have been targeted because company is so big

(Newser) - The NYPD chief of detectives says there is "no indication" Luigi Mangione, charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is a client of the insurer. "We have no indication that he was ever a client of UnitedHealthcare, but he does make mention [in his alleged writings]...

Report: Mangione Detailed His Plans in Notebook

NYPD says evidence includes fingerprints near scene of CEO shooting

(Newser) - "I haven't seen any evidence that they have the right guy," Thomas Dickey, a lawyer for Luigi Mangione, said Tuesday. The NYPD says otherwise. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday that the gun found on the 26-year-old is a match for the shell casings found at the...

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