Luigi Mangione Supporters Flood Manhattan Court Prior to Accused CEO Killer's Hearing

Protesters demonstrate outside the courthouse ahead of Luigi Mangione’s hearing.Photo:ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Supporters ofLuigi Mangionepacked a Manhattan courthouse ahead of the accused murderer’s court appearance on Friday, Feb. 21. More than 100 people, mostly young women, were milling about in the hallways of the Supreme Courthouse in Lower Manhattan awaiting Mangione’s arrival for a 2:15 p.m. status conference. Dozens more were waiting outside the building on the cold winter day.

Luigi Mangione Waives Extradition, Will Be Taken to N.Y.C. on Thursday as Video Shows Him Before Court

Luigi Mangione, the suspected murderer ofUnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, waived his extradition during a court appearance on Thursday, Dec. 19, paving the way for him to be transferred into custody in New York City later in the day. Mangione, wearing an orange jumpsuit with a maroon shirt underneath, appeared calm in court and spoke minimally. Outside the courthouse were protesters sympathetic to Mangione, many of whom held “Free Luigi” signs.

Luigi Mangione Was 'Cagey' When He Tried to Get Room at Altoona, Pa., Hotel: Clerk

Luigi Mangione.Photo:Luigi Mangione/X.com Luigi Mangione/X.com Luigi Mangionewas turned away from a Pennsylvania hotel whose clerk described him as “cagey,” prior to the 26-year-old’s arrest this week. John Kuklis, a clerk at the Horseshoe Curve Lodge in Altoona, Pa.,told ABC Newsthat Mangione, who never pulled his mask down or identified himself at the hotel, was turned away because there were no clean rooms available. “I told him that he wouldn’t be able to get one right now, that our housekeeper hadn’t cleaned the rooms yet, that he had to come back at one o’clock,” Kuklis told ABC.

Luigi Mangione Wears Bulletproof Vest During Court Appearance, as Lawyer Claims He's Being 'Treated Differently'

Luigi Mangione.Photo:STEVEN HIRSCH/POOL/AFP via Getty STEVEN HIRSCH/POOL/AFP via Getty Luigi Mangione’slawyer claims the 26-year-old accused ofkilling healthcare executive Brian Thompsonis being “treated differently” as he is being held in federal custody. The accused killer wore a bulletproof vest at hisFriday, Feb. 21, court hearingin Manhattan Supreme Court, and he remained cuffed throughout his hearing due to “security reasons,” Judge Gregory Carro said from the bench, asdozens of supporters flooded the courthouseand created a circus-like atmosphere inside and out.

Luigi Mangione's Grandmother Left Family Members Millions, So Long as They Didn't Commit Crimes

Accused murdererLuigi Mangione’s grandmother reportedly left tens of millions of dollars to her children and grandchildren after she died, but did so on one condition: that any grandchild receiving inheritance money not be “charged, indicted, convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony.”That’s according to Mangione’s grandmother’s will,Fox News reportedlast Friday, noting that Mary Mangione left roughly $30 million to her living children and grandchildren after she died in 2023. The outlet reports that Mangione’s grandmother had 10 children and 37 grandchildren.