Key Facts

• Luigi Mangione is accused of stalking and killing Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on December 4, 2024.
• Mangione allegedly traveled to New York City and shot Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel.
• He faces charges in both federal and New York state courts, including stalking and murder.
• Mangione’s federal trial was delayed, and he is expected to plead guilty in a federal hearing scheduled for Friday.
• If Mangione pleads guilty federally, his lawyers may ask to dismiss the state charges based on double jeopardy laws, which prevent being tried twice for the same crime.
• State prosecutors argue that the state charges are different and should proceed despite the federal case.
• Mangione has pleaded not guilty so far and has opposed having two separate trials.
• Prosecutors found evidence such as a 3D-printed pistol matching the murder weapon and a notebook describing his plan to kill an insurance executive.