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Luigi Mangione's trial over murder of health executive to be heard by anonymous jury

The man accused of shooting a US healthcare executive dead in a street has appeared in a New York courtroom, as a judge ruled the murder trial will be heard by an anonymous jury.

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Prosecutors allege that Mangione gunned down Brian Thompson outside New York City hotel in December 2024 Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , appeared Tuesday morning in Manhattan state court for a final pre-trial conference, where the judge addressed contentious issues surrounding media access at the highly anticipated trial. Judge Gregory Carro announced that there would…

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Luigi Mangione case over killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court on 14 August 2026 to two stalking charges connected to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and admitted shooting him. A separate state murder trial remains unresolved, and on 2 October 2026 a judge unsealed and released police bodycam footage of Mangione's arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.

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A judge unsealed and released police bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's on 2 October 2026.

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Luigi Mangione appears in court over healthcare CEO’s killing with trial a month away

Prosecutors allege that Mangione gunned down Brian Thompson outside New York City hotel in December 2024 Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , appeared Tuesday morning in Manhattan state court for a final pre-trial conference, where the judge addressed contentious issues surrounding media access at the highly anticipated trial. Judge Gregory Carro announced that there would…

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