December 12, 2024

THE LAW

The Bizarre Infatuation With Luigi Mangione Won’t Help Him Beat a Murder Case

A criminal trial has a way of forcing people to get serious.

Photo: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Quick, no Googling: What’s the name of the CEO who was gunned down on the street in Manhattan last week? I’ll be honest. I’ve been covering this case since it happened and even I had to sneak a peek. (It’s Brian Thompson.)

Okay now, what’s the name of the shooter? Got it right away, didn’t you? Luigi Mangione. (Yes, it’s in the headline above, but you knew it anyway.)

Mangione committed a brazen sneak-attack murder of an innocent victim whom he had never met, and who never saw him coming. He shot a 50-year-old man in the back, leaving a wife without her husband and two kids without a father. By any rational calculation, he’s a grotesque villain. I’ll spare you further sermonizing. It’s not complicated, really.

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7. Luigi Mangione Has a Fan Club at Pennsylvania Prison

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The Infatuation With Luigi Mangione Won’t Help Him Beat a Murder Case

Today's Top Stories

While MAGA government is forming at Mar-a-Lago, scoop-hungry reporters are kept at a safe distance. But at least the weather is nice.

By Charlotte Klein

After an anticipated meeting with Tom Homan, Mayor Adams said the city is not going to be a “safe haven” for violent criminals.

By Nia Prater

Time’s “Person of the Year” revealed we may go to war with Iran, Trump can’t magically cut grocery prices, and his “mother was a woman.”

By Margaret Hartmann

The two ex-Democrats gifted Donald Trump a majority on the NLRB that he’ll probably use to smite unions.

By Ed Kilgore

Trump’s new Middle East adviser was supposed to be a billionaire businessman with a law degree. Not quite.

By Matt Stieb

The federal government is assisting the investigations the origin of the unmanned vehicles, which have been spotted in Jersey skies since November.

By Nia Prater

“Free Luigi!” one of his fellow inmates yelled out the window.

By Benjamin Hart

My Week in New York

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