Luigi Mangione

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Manhattan DA Wants Mangione Trial to Start July 1

State prosecutors seek to try defendant in CEO's killing before feds do

(Newser) - Prosecutors in Manhattan want their turn with accused killer Luigi Mangione sooner rather than later. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office has asked a state judge to set a July 1 trial date in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing the New York case should go first...

Mangione Cousin to Play Pro Soccer Near Federal Lockup

Former Penn State star midfielder Peter Mangione joins Brooklyn FC

(Newser) - A promising midfielder is headed to Brooklyn's new pro soccer team, and his arrival comes with an unusual family backdrop. Brooklyn FC has signed 24-year-old Peter Mangione to its first USL Championship roster, the club announced, pending league and federation approval. A Hunt Valley, Maryland, native and former Penn...

Tekashi 6ix9ine Now in Same Lockup as Maduro, Mangione

Rapper reports to notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn

(Newser) - Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has joined Venezuela's president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare's CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City. The embattled 29-year-old artist, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, reported to the Metropolitan Detention Center in his native Brooklyn on Tuesday...

Luigi Mangione: Bondi Has Conflict of Interest

Alleged killer says attorney general sought death penalty despite her previous lobbyist work

(Newser) - Lawyers for Luigi Mangione contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi's decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer's parent company, per the AP . Bondi was a...

On Luigi Mangione's To-Do List: 'Pluck Eyebrows,' Avoid FBI

Notes found on suspect in health care CEO's killing revealed in court

(Newser) - Pluck eyebrows. Buy less conspicuous shoes. Take a bus or a train west toward Cincinnati and St. Louis. Move around late at night. Stay away from surveillance cameras. A to-do list and travel plans found during Luigi Mangione's arrest and revealed in court this week shed new light on...

Mangione Watches Video of CEO's Killing in Hearing

Murder defendant is trying to keep gun, notebook from being admitted as evidence

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione watched stoically in court on Monday as prosecutors played surveillance videos showing the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk last year and Mangione's arrest five days later at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. The videos, including footage from the restaurant previously...

Luigi Mangione's Lawyers Want Key Charge Dismissed

They also argue Mangione was not read his rights

(Newser) - Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson. In papers filed in Manhattan...

DOJ: Staffers' Posts Didn't Hurt Mangione's Case

They expressed their views about his guilt

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors are pushing back against claims that two Justice Department staffers compromised Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial by reposting President Trump's pointed remarks about Mangione along with their own opinions. In a letter to the Southern District of New York, prosecutors argued the employees were...

Our New Crisis: 'Violent Losers' Who Copy Each Other

Michelle Goldberg writes that the internet is breeding a new kind of killer

(Newser) - Alleged attacks by perpetrators who seem to lean left are on the rise , writes Michelle Goldberg in the New York Times . But Goldberg writes that men such as Luigi Mangion e, Tyler Robinson , and Joshua Jahn are "less men of the left than men of the internet." Goldberg,...

Judge Not Happy With Trump's Comments on Luigi Mangione

White House comments risk prejudicing murder case and fair trial, judge says

(Newser) - A federal judge is demanding answers from the Trump administration after top officials publicly accused Luigi Mangione of murder, defying a court order meant to protect his right to a fair trial. The controversy began after President Trump, in a Fox News interview, claimed Mangione "shot someone in...

Mangione Lawyers Say Case Has Been 'Fatally Prejudiced'

They want death penalty off the table in federal case

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione's lawyers urged a judge on Saturday to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that authorities prejudiced his case by turning his arrest into a "Marvel movie" spectacle and by publicly declaring their desire to see...

Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione Thrown Out

But New York court lets the murder count stand

(Newser) - A judge on Monday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state's second-degree murder charges. Mangione's lawyers argued that the New York case and a parallel federal death-penalty prosecution amounted to...

Well, Whoops: Luigi Mangione Turns Up as a Shirt Model

Image of accused CEO killer appeared on fast-fashion site Shein

(Newser) - It's not every day that an accused murderer pops up as a model for cheap clothing. Fast-fashion retailer Shein is investigating after a listing on its website featured the likeness of Luigi Mangione —the man facing murder charges in the high-profile killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson...

There's a Dust-Up Over Mangione's Health Records

Defense claims prosecutors improperly accessed private medical records

(Newser) - Prosecutors in Manhattan on Friday pushed back against claims they improperly accessed private medical records in the high-profile case against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione's legal team argues that prosecutors crossed a line, violating federal health privacy laws by subpoenaing Aetna,...

James Patterson Turns His Pen to Luigi Mangione

Best-selling author is teaming up with reporter Vicky Ward to tackle UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder

(Newser) - After teaming up on a bestseller about the murder of four University of Idaho students, James Patterson and Vicky Ward are collaborating on a book about the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the hunt for his alleged killer, Luigi Mangione. Little, Brown and Company announced the book,...

Judge OKs Jail Laptop for Mangione
Luigi Mangione Gets a Laptop
Aug 5, 2025 8:02 AM CDT

Luigi Mangione Gets a Laptop

Restricted device lets defendant review evidence ahead of murder trial

(Newser) - A federal judge has granted Luigi Mangione special access to a laptop in jail so he can prepare for his high-profile trial in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. US District Judge Margaret M. Garnett signed an order Monday directing Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center to provide Mangione...

Luigi Mangione Is Bursting With Thanks at the Moment
Luigi Mangione Is Bursting
With Thanks at the Moment
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Jun 14, 2025 1:25 PM CDT

Luigi Mangione Is Bursting With Thanks at the Moment

Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO has 27 gratitude items on his list

(Newser) - We've been offered a peek inside Luigi Mangione's journal . Now, some insight into what the alleged shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is thankful for. The Ivy League grad/accused murderer turned 27 last month in prison, and via an electronic correspondence sent from the MDC Brooklyn detention center,...

Take a Peek Inside Luigi Mangione's Journal

Prosecutor quotes from his writings to support state terrorism charge

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione is a "terrorist" whose actions in killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson terrorized some 40 other executives at the company, a New York prosecutor said Wednesday. The executives, some of whom received death threats, were so afraid following Thompson's murder that they hired bodyguards, Assistant District Attorney...

Mangione to Judge: Take Off the Handcuffs

Murder suspect would also like to shed that bulletproof vest

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione's lawyers are "working to free their client one body part at a time," per TMZ —starting with his hands. Attorneys for the murder suspect on Tuesday asked a New York judge to allow him to appear in court without handcuffs or a bulletproof vest,...

Writer 3D-Printed a Ghost Gun Like Mangione's. It Wasn't Hard

Journalist Andy Greenberg finished off Glock-style pistol with parts bought online, fires it at a range

(Newser) - How simple is it to create a 3D-printed "ghost gun," similar to the one allegedly used by Luigi Mangione to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ? Journalist Andy Greenberg was curious, so, at a Louisiana gun range, he did just that and wrote about it for Wired ...

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