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Luigi Mangione case over killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Luigi Mangione is accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel on 4 December 2024. He has pleaded guilty in a related federal case, while a separate state murder trial is proceeding in New York, where a judge ruled it will be heard by an anonymous jury. Police bodycam footage of Mangione's arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's has also been released.

3 story threads Coverage through 2 Oct 2026
Luigi Mangione's trial over murder of health executive to be heard by anonymous jury
Where things stand

Current state

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.

5 sources · 7 reports · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Development

What changed

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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Developments

  1. Key development

    On 2 October 2026, a judge unsealed and released police bodycam footage showing officers locating and arresting Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.

    2 sources · 2 Oct 2026
  2. Key development

    On 14 August 2026, Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court to interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death, telling the court he shot Brian Thompson and knew his actions were illegal.

    4 sources · 14 Aug 2026
  3. Earlier development

    On 11 August 2026, a Manhattan judge ruled that Mangione's state murder trial would be heard by an anonymous jury.

    2 sources · 11 Aug 2026
Coverage history

Earlier coverage

  1. ‘That’s 100% him’: new video shows police arrest of Luigi Mangione Judge unseals bodycam footage from officers who responded to 911 from McDonald’s in Pennsylvania Police bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. In one video, officers ask Mangione to lower the face mask he was wearing to hide his identity. Cont…
  2. Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to causing UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death in federal case Plea comes weeks before separate case is scheduled to start in New York, and could throw proceedings into disarray Luigi Mangione trial – latest updates Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case in relation to the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson in 2024. Mangione confessed that he shot and killed Thompson outside a New York City hotel on 4 December 2024. In his federal case, he f…
  3. 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.