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Jun 18, 2026

Luigi Mangione withdraws psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder trial

In a stunning reversal, lawyers for Luigi Mangione informed a judge Thursday that he will no longer pursue a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk. The withdrawal means Mangione will not introduce evidence that he was experiencing an extreme mental health crisis at the time of the alleged killing.

Jun 18, 2026·6 sources
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  • ▪Luigi Mangione's lawyers withdrew their plan to assert a psychiatric defense in his state murder trial on June 18, 2026.
  • ▪Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state charges including murder, weapons, and forgery.
  • ▪In a letter, lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said the defense "respectfully withdraws" its notice under New York's psychiatric defense statute "at this time."

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