Paulette Thompson, the widow of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, came face-to-face with Luigi Mangione Friday as he entered a guilty plea to federal charges stemming from her husband’s assassination. Mangione, who admitted to shooting Thompson in Manhattan on December 4, 2024, after posing as an investor to gather information about a conference and using a 3D-printed gun, acknowledged to Judge Margaret Garnett that he understood the potential life sentence he faces. Prosecutors presented evidence suggesting Mangione tracked Thompson at the Hilton shortly before the murder, arriving in New York via bus. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch issued a stern warning to Mangione’s supporters, denouncing violence and stating that murder is not a cause and a killer is not a hero, while highlighting the NYPD’s extensive investigation that led to his apprehension.
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