Mangione Drops Psych Defense

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers just dropped his psychiatric defense—no more “extreme emotional disturbance” claims after the deadline. That means he’s back on the hook for murder, not manslaughter, risking life in prison instead of 25 years. The prosecution had been pushing for evidence to back up the mental state argument, and a sealed June hearing transcript has now been unsealed—something Mangione’s team fought against, fearing it could hurt his federal case. At 28, Mangione remains not guilty on both state and federal charges, with his state trial starting September 8 and federal stalking trial October 13. Prosecutors say a 3D-printed gun and a notebook linking him to the CEO’s killing—plus ammo stamped with “delay,” “deny,” and “depose”—are key. The victim, 50-year-old Brian Thompson, was shot while heading to an investor event, captured on surveillance footage as a masked shooter. This case is escalating fast. 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/b746c3a78cff5a81