{"id":6544,"date":"2026-08-14T16:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6544"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:06:28","slug":"luigi-mangione-pleads-guilty-in-killing-of-unitedhealthcare-boss-brian-thompson-as-his-widow-sobs-in-court-i-shot-mr-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6544","title":{"rendered":"Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson as his widow sobs in court: ‘I shot Mr. Thompson’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Luigi Mangione admitted to the cold-blooded killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleading guilty Friday to federal stalking charges, as the slain executive\u2019s widow cried silently in the courtroom gallery.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died,\u201d Mangione, 28, said in Manhattan federal court, reading from a written letter.<\/p>\n

Mangione drew glares from Thompson\u2019s relatives as he walked into the courtroom with his hands uncuffed behind his back, but his ankles shackled, wearing a beige prison jumpsuit with a long-sleeved white shirt rolled up to his elbows.<\/p>\n

Several of Thompson\u2019s relatives, including his widow, sat in the second row of the courtroom, eyed the accused killer as he strolled in, took a seat and intently read, and then signed, a document with lawyers.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Mangione is prepared to plead guilty to the indictment at this time,\u201d\u00a0defense attorney Karen Agnifilo told the judge.<\/p>\n

He had been set to begin his federal court trial in January on the two counts \u2014 \u00a0interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death \u2014 which each carry a potential maximum sentence of life in prison.<\/p>\n

Mangione is still charged with murder in the second-degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument, also in the second-degree, and multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon in state court.<\/p>\n

Jury selection for his state trial is set to kick off on Sept. 8.<\/p>\n

US District Judge Margaret Garnett warned Mangione on Friday that his potential sentence in the state case could come consecutively. <\/p>\n

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Mangione has attracted a fawning army of unhinged fangirls since the December 2024 killing outside a Manhattan hotel.<\/p>\n

The Maryland prep school alum was charged with stalking Thompson, 50, a father of two, leading to his violent death on a Midtown sidewalk. He was not charged with murder in the federal case.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the latest on accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione\u2019s<\/strong> murder trial<\/h2>\n