NEW YORK (AP) — Someone tucked a heart-shaped note of encouragement into socks packed for Luigi Mangione to wear to court last month in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case, according to court documents made public Wednesday.
A court officer intercepted the handwritten note, which urged the jailed defendant to “keep your head held high” and “know there are thousands of people wishing you luck,” according to a photo in court papers filed by Mangione’s lawyers. Written on pink paper, the message was signed “K / Free Luigi.”
The attorneys said they didn’t realize the note was stuck in the socks until the court officer found it Feb. 21…