Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on August 11, 2026, in New York City. Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and faces state and federal murder charges. (Photo by David De …
Luigi Mangione, who is charged in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was back in court Tuesday, in what could be his final appearance before his high-profile New York murder trial gets underway next month.
What we know:
Mangione is charged in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a hotel in December 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to murder, weapons and forgery charges and has also pleaded not guilty to stalking charges in a separate federal case. The federal trial is scheduled to begin on Jan. 5.
At Tuesday's hearing, New York state Justice Gregory Carro said jurors would remain anonymous but did not offer an explanation of why. The trial is scheduled to begin September 8 and last six to eight weeks. He faces the possibility of life in prison if convicted in the state murder case.
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