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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...

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...

Mangione's Reported Ailments: Chronic Pain, Lyme Disease

Social media posts reveal back surgery, a call to not 'retreat into a bubble'

(Newser) - With much talk of motive in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, focus has turned to the suspected shooter's social media posts. Luigi Mangione "left behind a tantalizing digital footprint with few parallels in the history of famed assassins," revealing the data engineer to be an...

Cops Warn of Threats Against CEOs—and Themselves

NYPD fears Luigi Mangione's alleged action will 'inspire a variety of extremists'

(Newser) - The Pennsylvania police force that arrested alleged healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, viewed as a hero to some, says it's being threatened alongside locals tied to the arrest. "We have received some threats against our officers and building here," Derek Swope, deputy chief of the Altoona Police...

Book That May Have Inspired Shooter Climbs Bestseller List

Jay Feinman's Delay, Deny, Defend examines how health insurers deny claims, boost profits

(Newser) - A book with the title Delay, Deny, Defend, words similar to those found on shell casings at the scene where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed, is now climbing Amazon's bestseller list. Rutgers Law School professor emeritus Jay Feinman's 2010 book Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don'...

Mangione Shouts to Reporters at Courthouse

He's fighting extradition to New York

(Newser) - The man charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson struggled with police officers and shouted to reporters as he was led from a patrol car to a courthouse in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Luigi Mangione could be heard saying, "That's completely out of touch, and an insult...

Yes, Ghost Guns Are Legal. But the Rules Have Tightened
CEO Shooting Suspect Had
a Ghost Gun. What to Know
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Dec 10, 2024 1:43 PM CST

CEO Shooting Suspect Had a Ghost Gun. What to Know

The homemade weapons are legal, though rules have tightened to make them more traceable

(Newser) - Police have said the suspect in the murder of health insurance exec Brian Thompson had what's known as a ghost gun in his backpack when arrested. The weapon appears to be the same type of gun used in Thompson's murder, reports NBC News , but ballistics tests are still...

McDonald's Worker Who Called Cops Could Be in for Some Cash

$60K was offered for information leading to the murder suspect's arrest and/or conviction

(Newser) - The McDonald's worker who called police to report the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could be paid handsomely for his or her effort. The NYPD offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction before the FBI added an additional $50,...

What We Know So Far About Luigi Mangione
What We Know
About the
Alleged
CEO Shooter
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Dec 10, 2024 1:00 AM CST

What We Know About the Alleged CEO Shooter

Luigi Mangione has now been charged with murder

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione, suspected in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson but originally arrested on lesser charges , was on Monday night charged with murder in New York as he remained jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was taken into custody at a McDonald's earlier in the day (l eading...

McDonald's Taking Heat Over CEO Shooting Suspect's Arrest

People were posting negative reviews of the fast-food chain's Altoona locations

(Newser) - The arrest of a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has not resulted in good press for the McDonald's restaurants of Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was at one of the Altoona locations where a customer first noticed Luigi Mangione and recognized him from the surveillance photos circulating...

Man Held in CEO's Killing Ordered Jailed Without Bail

26-year-old argues two minor points in Pennsylvania court

(Newser) - The 26-year-old man being held in the shooting death of an insurance company CEO appeared in a Pennsylvania court Monday and was ordered held without bail. Luigi Mangione was arrested earlier in the day at a McDonald's in Altoona during a manhunt for the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian...

Cops: Luigi Mangione Was Carrying Ghost Gun, 'Manifesto'

'It does seem that he has some ill will towards corporate America'

(Newser) - New York Mayor Eric Adams says a man arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Monday is a "strong person of interest" in the Wednesday shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Luigi Mangione, 26, is being held on Pennsylvania weapons charges. The NYPD...

Suspect Is Being Questioned in CEO's Murder
Police Arrest, Identify
Suspect in CEO's Murder
UPDATED
Dec 9, 2024 12:55 PM CST

Police Arrest, Identify Suspect in CEO's Murder

He is named as Luigi Mangione, 26

(Newser) - Police have arrested a suspect in last week's shooting of a health insurance CEO and identified him as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione of Maryland, reports the New York Times . Mangione was spotted Monday morning at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Viewers Call Out 'Classless' SNL Segment on CEO's Murder

Though others insisted it was 'the best'

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live took on the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson this weekend, and online uproar was quick to follow. On the "Weekend Update" segment with Colin Jost and Michael Che, they got right into it. "The manhunt continues for the assassin who gunned down the CEO...

Those Helping Find CEO's Killer Derided as 'Narcs'
He's a Murderer,
Yet a 'Hero' Online
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Dec 8, 2024 8:59 AM CST

He's a Murderer, Yet a 'Hero' Online

Group that monitors online threats worries about the celebration of CEO's death

(Newser) - Police released two new photos of the suspect in last week's assassination of a health insurance CEO , reports the Guardian , but the mystery man remains at large. As the manhunt goes on, outlets are trying to make sense of the public support the shooter is receiving. The New York ...

Cops Find Backpack That May Have Belonged to CEO Shooter

Meanwhile, police say suspect who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO may have fled NYC by bus

(Newser) - It's been more than 72 hours since UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Manhattan, with still no sign of the suspect who fatally shot him. Sources tell the New York Post , however, that police investigators searching Central Park on Friday retrieved a gray backpack hidden in the...

After Killing of CEO, Other Insurers Take Precautions

Manhunt continues, and experts doubt it was a professional hit man

(Newser) - As the manhunt for a gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday in Manhattan stretches into a third day, other health insurers are taking their own precautions. The AP reports that Medica, a health care firm also based in Minnesota, like UnitedHealthcare, is shuttering its half-dozen locations...

'Flirtatious' Moment Led to Better Photo of Suspected CEO Shooter

Police believe suspect may have traveled to NYC by bus

(Newser) - The man believed to have shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday morning may have traveled to New York from Atlanta last month, authorities say. Police are investigating a Greyhound bus ticket purchased for a Nov. 24 trip and are attempting to find a name associated with that order,...

Words on Bullets Echo Common Critique of Insurers
Words on Bullets Echo
Common Critique of Insurers
the rundown
Dec 5, 2024 12:29 PM CST

Words on Bullets Echo Common Critique of Insurers

2010 book summed up industry strategy as 'delay, deny, defend'

(Newser) - After police reported finding words that appeared to be "deny," "delay," and "depose" on bullet casings at the scene of Wednesday's CEO murder , it didn't take long for people to draw a chilling connection. As CNBC reports, the words are similar to a...

Suspect in CEO's Murder Left Hostel With a Grin

2 new photos show the suspect without a face covering

(Newser) - The NYPD hopes two new images of the suspect in the brazen killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson will soon lead them to their man. The photos released Thursday, showing the bare-faced suspect checking out of the HI New York City Hostel on the Upper West Side on Wednesday, improve...

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