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UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder: Ivy League Grad Mangione Charged, Denied Bail, Fights Extradition

Dec 11, 2024, 02:36 PM

Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, has been charged with the December 4 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot while walking to a Manhattan hotel for an investor conference. Mangione appeared in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Tuesday with his lawyer, Thomas Dickey, where he was denied bail and declared his intention to fight extradition to New York City, where the attack occurred. Dickey stated that Mangione plans to plead not guilty and believes bail should have been set, adding that he has seen no evidence linking his client to the killing. Authorities allege that Mangione used a 'ghost gun'—a homemade firearm possibly produced with a 3D printer—in the killing, and that a notebook detailing plans for the shooting, including consideration of using a bomb but opting to avoid harming innocents, was found in his possession. Mangione reportedly referenced left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore in his writings. He was arrested on Monday at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being recognized by patrons. His parents, including his mother who filed a missing person's report in San Francisco in November, told law enforcement they had not heard from him in months. The case has drawn significant public attention due to Mangione's privileged background—he is the grandson of a wealthy real estate developer and was valedictorian of his elite Baltimore prep school—and the methodical nature of the alleged crime.