Mangione Drops Psych Defense

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers dropped their psychiatric defense just before a key deadline, ruling out any chance to downplay his state murder charges — a move that could have turned them into manslaughter. The chilling case centers on the December 4th killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot while walking to a Manhattan conference. Mangione now faces a state trial starting September 8th and a federal trial on October 13th, both with not guilty pleas. He remains jailed in Brooklyn, awaiting what could be one of the most high-profile trials of the year. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b52cf6e45c970c78