Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old Maryland native accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded guilty to federal charges on Friday, August 14.
The confession marked a dramatic shift from his previous not-guilty stance, leading Thompson’s family to call it “an important step toward justice.”
Mangione took the court through how he planned and carried out the attack, while his attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, outlined the motivation behind his actions.
