Much-anticipated trial scheduled in New York over killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione’s federal murder trial in the killing of the United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson is scheduled to start with jury selection on 8 September, triggering one of the most eagerly anticipated criminal trials in recent US history, a judge said on Friday.
Judge Margaret Garnett of announced the trial date to a packed Manhattan federal courtroom shortly before an evidence-related hearing in his case.
The gunning down of Thompson on a Manhattan street triggered an intense manhunt for his killer. At the same time the shooting saw a wave of public anger at the practices of the for-profit US healthcare industry and since his arrest Mangione has attracted a cult following of supporters.
Mangione entered the courtroom at 11.05am in khaki jail garb. He had scruffy facial hair. When Mangione walked into court, some of the approximately two dozen supporters in attendance craned their necks to get a better look.
