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Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led from the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition hearing December 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.

NYPD Revelation Sows Doubt on Suspected CEO Killer’s Motive

BROKEN LINK

NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny believes the suspect may have targeted the company for a different reason than many initially assumed.

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OUT OF VOGUE

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Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek in Carry-On.

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Caitlin Clark attends the 2024 A Year In TIME dinner at Current at Chelsea Piers on December 11, 2024 in New York City.

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A $35 T-shirt bearing the likeness of Luigi Mangione, who was accused earlier this week of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione Becomes $35 Fashion Statement at NYC Market

FASHION POLICE

Eight days after Brian Thompson was gunned down on a New York City street, his alleged killer’s image is a hot item in affluent Chelsea.

Sascha Seinfeld, Harry Lambert

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Dick Van Dyke attends the premiere of Disney's 'Mary Poppins Returns' at El Capitan Theatre on November 29, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

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Yasmeen Hamadeh

Josh Hall and Christina Haack.

HGTV Star Gets Teary Over Details of Her Divorce

Thousands of Donald Trump supporters storm the United States Capitol building following a "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. The protesters stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing with police. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.

Watchdog Shoots Down MAGA’s Big Jan. 6 Conspiracy

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UPenn Professor Issues Groveling Apology for Mangione PraiseFULL CIRCLE

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Carrie Preston and Michael Emerson in "Elspeth"

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UnitedHealth CEO: Trust Us, We Got Sent These Nice Messages

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A photo illustration of UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty and Luigi Mangione.

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HOLLIDAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 10: Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing December 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Mangione has been arraigned on weapons and false identification charges related to the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Mangione is incarcerated in the State Correctional Institution in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania awaiting extradition to New York. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Luigi Mangione Hadn’t Spoken to Mom Since July

OFF THE GRID

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Reddit is trying to prove the innocence of Luigi Magione.

The Luigi Mangione Fans Trying to Prove He Was Framed

REDDIT RABBIT HOLE

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HORRIFYING

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Luigi Mangione, left, at a court hearing Tuesday, and his grandfather Nicholas Mangione in an undated Navy photograph (right).

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