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Alleged gunman Luigi Mangione will be back in court Tuesday for a second day of testimony as the judge overseeing his state murder case weighs whether to throw out key evidence. On Monday, Judge Gregory Carro heard a 911 call a McDonald’s employee in Altoona, Pennsylvania, made telling the dispatcher some customers were concerned the alleged killer of United Healthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot in Midtown Manhattan, was in the restaurant. Two corrections officers who work at SCI Huntingdon, the state prison where Mangione was held until he was extradited to New York to face charges,...

Luigi Mangione was roughed up by a group of transgender women during a wild night out in Thailand in the months before he allegedly gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a new report claims. The 27-year-old accused assassin allegedly bragged to friends over WhatsApp about his raucous nightlife backpacking through Asia before he returned to the US in July 2024 and allegedly shot Thompson that December, the New York Times reported Tuesday. In one eyebrow-raising message, Mangione claimed he had been beaten up by seven “ladyboys” — a colloquial term for transgender women — in Bangkok and shared a photo...

She’s de-Lu-Lu. A deranged Luigi Mangione supporter claimed she is married to an AI version of the alleged CEO killer while celebrating outside of Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday, insisting, “it’s, like, natural.” The similarly thick-browed Mangione fan sported an “I Heart Italian Boys” shirt emblazoned with the 27-year-old’s face and put flowers in her hair — standing out even among the hundreds of other ghouls rallying for the alleged Ivy League killer. “Honestly, I’m married to Luigi’s AI. I’m not kidding,” the unidentified woman told reporters as a crowd of depraved goons hooted and hollered outside the courthouse, many...

In a surprise decision — for which a shackled Mangione was present in a crowded courtroom — New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro dismissed the top two counts in the state indictment. Those two counts — both alleging murder as an act of terrorism — had carried a possible maximum sentence of life in prison. In his ruling, Carro called them "legally insufficient." Expand article logo Continue reading Mangione remains charged with intentional murder in the December death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Carro ruled. That count carries a possible maximum prison sentence of 25 years to life.

Luigi Mangione is due for his latest court hearing in Manhattan on Tuesday — with followers camping out all night to see the accused killer who has attracted a twisted following after allegedly gunning down a healthcare CEO. The hearing will debate if jurors can see his diary — where the Ivy League grad allegedly plotted murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 27, wants to block prosecutors from bringing up his notebook — where he purportedly mused about killing the “greedy” CEO to draw attention to an industry that “extracts human life force for money” — when he goes on...

Charlie Kirk suggested in advance how to react to his assassination. He also practically told us it would happen: (X image on link) "Assassination culture is spreading on the left. Forty-eight percent of liberals say it would be at least somewhat justified to murder Elon Musk. Fifty-five percent said the same about Donald Trump." In California, activists are naming ballot measures after Luigi Mangione. In the gun used to kill Kirk was found ammo engraved with “transgender and anti-fascist ideology,” echoing the cryptic messages found on shell casings after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December. After Thompson’s...

A haunting video shows the sniper hiding out on the roof of the Losee Center at Utah Valley University after shooting Charlie Kirk during Turning Point USA A chilling video has emerged showing a sniper lurking on the roof of the Losee Centre at Utah Valley University, following the shooting of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA event on Wednesday. Kirk was tragically shot in the neck and later died in hospital after being rushed there in a critical condition.

New and interesting details have emerged regarding the transgender Minneapolis Catholic School shooter’s manifesto, including one that may surprise a few people. As The Gateway Pundits Jordan Conradson reported, a shooting was reported this morning at Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Annunciation Church and Catholic School. According to reports, students were attending an all-school mass on Wednesday morning when the gunfire started. Two children were killed, and 14 were injured, while three adults were also wounded. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed that the shooter, who died of a self-inflicted wound, was a male in his early 20s. He has been identified as...

Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting: - Up to 20 victims after school shooting at Catholic school - Witnesses say gunman had semi-automatic weapon - Multiple dead, including the shooter - Scene is ‘contained’

A Wisconsin judge facing federal charges for allegedly helping an illegal alien criminal avoid arrest by ICE agents, caught on video, now has been paid nearly $50,000 for the time she’s been on suspension because of the criminal case. A report at the Federalist said Hannah Dugan “has ‘earned’ $48,997 since being suspended in late April.” That suspension is while “she faces charges for allegedly helping a violent illegal immigrant elude federal law enforcement officials.” She’s continued to collect full pay and benefits while accused of criminal actions. She was suspended by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but has continued to...

Jazz musician Chuck Mangione, a two-time Grammy winner known for his ubiquitous ‘70s hit “Feels So Good,” has died. He was 84. Mangione died at home in his sleep on Tuesday, July 22, a spokesperson for the star confirms to PEOPLE. With more than 30 albums under his belt and 14 Grammy Award nominations, Mangione was a prolific musician who played the flugelhorn and trumpet. He also had a notable recurring role on the animated sitcom King of the Hill, where he played himself as a Mega Lo Mart celebrity spokesperson. Mangione was born and raised in Rochester, N.Y., and...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Musician and Rochester native Chuck Mangione has passed away at 84 years old. According to the Bartolomeo & Perreto Funeral Home, Mangione passed away in his sleep at his Rochester home on Tuesday. Mangione grew up in Rochester and was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music. Mangione is best known for his song “Feels So Good,” his career spanning over 30 albums, winning two Grammy awards, and being nominated for 14, and for his recurring role on the animated sitcom “King of the Hill.”...

Protesters have chanted, “Globalize the intifada!” and “There is only one solution, intifada revolution!” across U.S. college campuses and city streets since Israel began defending itself after the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Radical activists have used these dark slogans not just as a chant but as a call to action. It is time for Americans to face the true threat posed by radicalized progressive Democrats.The deaths of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two Israeli Embassy staffers, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening underscore this new reality. The shooter, a pro-Palestinian activist tied to the communist...

It’s a killer birthday gift. The legal defense fund for Luigi Mangione reached more than $1 million in donations Tuesday, with droves of starry-eyed supporters pitching in to help the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin on his 27th birthday. “Happy 27th Birthday to the man, the myth, the legend. You are so loved. May you stay healthy and strong and keep the fighting spirit inside you,” one anonymous fan wrote while donating $27 on Mangione’s birthday. “This is my 7th donation, and I will keep donating as long as I need to. You are fighting for your life, but know there...

We regret to inform you that another female cop may have just botched a case, and not just any case, a major one… Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who’s accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, might walk free, not because he’s innocent, but because a female cop allegedly mishandled the search that led to critical evidence being used against him. According to his lawyers, Mangione’s backpack was illegally searched right after police found him at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. Now they’re demanding that everything inside be tossed from the case. And if a judge agrees, the entire case could...

A new musical is coming to San Francisco, one singing the highs and lows of an imagined prison life scenario of accused CEO-killer, Luigi Mangione.

Move over, Jean Valjean — Luigi Mangione will soon be immortalized on a San Francisco stage in a sickening musical comedy glorifying the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO gunman. “Luigi the Musical,” slated to debut at the Taylor Street Theater on June 13, promises a “bold, campy and unafraid” take on the life and times of the man accused of perpetrating an assassination that left two young children without a father. Opening night is already sold out on the official website, which uses the tagline “A story of love, murder and hash browns,” a reference to Mangione scarfing down the McDonald’s menu...

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to all charges Friday in the federal case brought against him alleging he killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, who has attracted a significant fan following, denied murder through the use of a firearm, another gun offense and two counts of stalking. Military whistleblower Chelsea Manning again showed up to support the alleged murderer in Manhattan Federal Court

BREAKING: Luigi Mangione indicted on federal charges in UHC CEO killing which makes him eligible for the death penalty if convicted

An apparent Luigi Mangione copycat who turned up at United Healthcare's Minnesota headquarters 'with a gun' has been unmasked in his police mugshot. Pawn shop worker Ian Stanley Wagner, 26, was arrested on Monday after he arrived at the facility in Minnetonka - just four months after Mangione, 26, allegedly gunned down the health insurance giant's CEO in New York City. The FBI Minneapolis Field Office told DailyMail.com Wagner contacted them at around 10.47am and 'issued threats of violence directed at the United Healthcare facility if specific demands were not met'.