Luigi Mangione, the CEO killer, is making a controversial item request from prison
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Luigi Mangione, 26, charged with the December 4, 2024, murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel, has asked for a laptop in Brooklyn’s federal jail as he awaits trial. His attorneys filed the motion on March 24, 2025, in Manhattan Supreme Court, stating it’s needed to review case evidence—documents, videos, and more—not for outside contact. Mangione, a 2020 University of Pennsylvania grad from Maryland, faces state murder charges as terrorism and federal counts that could bring the death penalty, with prosecutors citing his threats to witnesses as grounds to deny the request.
Thompson, 50, was gunned down with a 3D-printed ghost gun traced to Mangione, who was nabbed five days later in Pennsylvania with the weapon, fake IDs, and a notebook railing against healthcare firms. Mangione pleaded not guilty, and his team says a laptop is routine for such cases, pointing to his extradition cooperation in December 2024. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office opposes it, arguing the case’s high stakes—fueled by public frustration with insurers—demand tight control, though precedents exist with inmates like Sam Bankman-Fried getting similar access.
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The request follows Mangione’s arrest after a nationwide manhunt, with his case drawing attention from healthcare critics who rallied for him in February 2025, while Thompson’s killing rattled UnitedHealth Group’s leadership. No trial date is set as of March 25, and federal prosecutors haven’t finalized their death penalty stance. Mangione’s fate hinges on state charges carrying life without parole if convicted, with the laptop decision pending and tensions high over his jail conditions and the broader implications of the crime.