Posted on 12/13/2025 3:28:17 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a case that sparked national attention, watched as new testimony and never-before-seen footage from the day of his arrest in a McDonald's was unveiled during a hearing this week.
Mr Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state charges related to the 2024 murder of Mr Thompson, a father of two, as well as federal counts that carry the possibility of the death penalty.
The pre-trial hearing is focused on the defence's attempts to keep certain evidence out of the trial, which has not been scheduled yet, including items found in his backpack during his arrest and statements he made to officers.
During the first two weeks of the hearing, supporters of Mr Mangione - the scion of a prominent Maryland family and Ivy League graduate - filled the back rows of the Manhattan criminal courtroom, some wearing a pin portraying him as a saint-like figure.
Prosecutors and Mr Mangione's legal team are expected to question over a dozen witnesses from the day of his arrest, including the employees who spotted him and the police who arrested him.
Here is a look at some of the key pieces of evidence discussed that offer a window into Mr Mangione's trial.
An eyebrow giveaway The pre-trial hearing has centred on the small-town McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where officers were shocked to find the high-profile suspect days after Mr Thompson was fatally shot - and hours from the busy Midtown Manhattan crime scene.
Witnesses suggested the arrest may never have occurred there if not for one of Mr Mangione's key features: his eyebrows.
During the first day of the hearing, prosecutors played a call to police from a McDonald's employee about a tip from a customer in the restaurant.
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Mr. Unibrow.
I don’t care about this a******. He killed a man, we caught him, fry him...
Agree. Sadly, polls show we’re in the minority.
Article:
A new poll of college students found that half view the suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s recent killing extremely or somewhat favorably, and nearly half believe the crime was justified.
81% of the students polled by Generation Lab said they have an extremely or somewhat negative view of Thompson, the victim.
Why it matters: There’s a stark divide between how young people and older people view Thompson’s killing.
Polls and social media posts indicate that, among young people, there’s lasting support for and fascination with a suspected killer — and disdain for the victim.
By the numbers: When asked with whom they sympathize more, 45% of respondents chose suspect Luigi Mangione, 17% chose Thompson, and 37% said neither.
48% said they view the killing as totally or somewhat justified.
Those findings chime with an Emerson College poll which found that 41% of voters under 30 found the killing “acceptable,” far more than in any other age group.
-—Axios in January, 2025.
I’d perform the injection honors myself if it came to pass, but it never will.
He’ll probably get a Nobel Peace Prize before it’s all over.
“and Ivy League graduate”
That don’t impress me much...
-Shania Twain
Big skirmish over not permitting evidence. The system was never intended to work that way. That is not defending someone...that is creating a loop hole.
“one of Mr Mangione’s key features: his eyebrows”
Boy, is that ever true. I’m surprised he didn’t try to trim them down considerably to make him less noticeable. They make him look like he has a couple of caterpillars above his eyes.
Definitely should have had...”cut eyebrows” on his to do list.
Maybe that’s his new prison name.
Has a Candace episode popped up yet blaming it on the joooooooos? Or a deep dark Government conspiracy? Remember, she’s only “asking questions” after all.
Those giant eyebrows don’t age well. Think Leonid Brezhnev.
Few people will know about this but I always loved how the Australian newspapers would portray John Howard when he was PM 20+ years ago.
Justin Trudeau is the real killer?
Not all polls, this one was rigged: “A new poll of college students” i.e. not a true cross section. Actually, it’s somewhat reassuring to know that more than half of those who have been through the brain-washing process don’t think the murder was justified.
Thad demon Brian Thompson implemented a system that automatically denied claims for people who had paid their premiums. How many people died as a result of that?
Where were the state insurance commissioners during all of this? Sounds like they were asleep with the wheel because they’re supposed to be regulating insurance companies. That company I think denied like 30% of its claims.
Paid off. They were paid off.
Yes, he was probably a bad guy. Do you want this murderer to be let go because he killed a bad guy?
Sometimes the best way to fight evil is with another form of evil and normal people should step back and just let them fight.
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