Luigi Mangione’s defense team’s best bet for a not guilty verdict may be to exploit the alleged CEO killer’s folk-like popularity, a top criminal defense attorney had told RadarOnline.com.
The 28-year-old’s lawyers abruptly withdrew plans to use a “psychiatric defense” at his trial, leaving it unclear how they plan to fight his murder charges for the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Mangione’s Popularity Could Be Key
Mangione is being held at a federal jail in Brooklyn while awaiting two trials for the December 4, 2024, killing of Thompson outside a midtown Manhattan hotel.
He is set to go to trial in a state case on Sept. 8, while his federal trial, which involves stalking charges, was recently pushed back to next January. That should give his defense team plenty of time to figure out a new strategy…