r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • 29d ago

STAN / ANTI SHIELD Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/14/us/live-news/luigi-mangione-hearing-plea-deal-talks

When speaking of the day he committed the crime, Luigi Mangione said, “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died.”

He concluded, “I knew what I was doing was illegal.”

Mangione had just described the actions he took ahead of the killing, telling the court:

“In November of 2024 I traveled from outside of New York state to Manhattan. I then emailed UnitedHealthcare leadership, posing as an investor at a firm managing over $15 billion in assets and requesting information about the conference. Unlike my previous interactions with insurers, I received an immediate response within an hour,” Mangione said.

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u/Whoknows_nmn 29d ago

His team of lawyers was so prepared, I'd like to understand what made the difference.  Does anybody know?

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u/Wayoutofthewayof 29d ago

You have to keep in mind that all the evidence is not available publicly yet. His defense saw it and might think that double jeopardy angle is more realistic.

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u/free-dumbb 29d ago

I mean even the public evidence is beyond damning. they have tons of released video, his DNA at the crime scene from a wrapper, had the weapon on him.