NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 11: 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 Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images)
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.”

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 11: 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 Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images)
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
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Defense lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo speaks to the media outside Manhattan Criminal Court following a hearing in the federal murder trial of Luigi Mangione, who is charged in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in New York City, U.S., August 14, 2026. Luigi Mangione admitted in court on Friday to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and pleaded guilty to federal charges of stalking the executive with the intent to kill him. REUTERS/Jordan Tovin
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Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York City, U.S., August 11, 2026. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/Pool
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