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🗓️ 1 April 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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When Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, the media called it a senseless crime. But online, a different story emerged—one of rage, reckoning, and a suspected killer turned folk hero. More than just a true crime podcast, LUIGI, hosted by Jesse Weber, dares to look beyond the crime and the accused to explore a cultural tipping point in America, asking you to decide - is the status quo enough, or is it time for a cultural reckoning?
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0:00.0 | Hey, weirdos. You know we usually steer clear of active cases, not because we're not following |
0:04.7 | them, but because we believe in giving you the complete, thoroughly research picture while also |
0:09.1 | staying respectful to everybody involved. But we have been absolutely glued to the Law and |
0:14.2 | Crime Network lately following the Luigi Mangione trial. For those who are having a hard time |
0:18.9 | with the name, Luigi is the 26-year-old charged with |
0:21.8 | the December murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. And while we want to be really |
0:26.2 | mindful about how we discuss this, because at its core, this is about the loss of a human life, |
0:30.9 | we can't ignore how this case has sparked some really complex conversations across social |
0:35.5 | media. That's why we're super excited to tell you about |
0:38.2 | law and crime's new podcast series, Luigi. What makes this podcast series special is how |
0:42.9 | thoughtfully they're handling such a sensitive topic. The host, Jesse Weber, is doing an |
0:47.2 | incredible job, presenting a comprehensive look at the case through exclusive interviews, |
0:52.4 | courtroom documents, and in-depth coverage. |
0:55.1 | It explores not just the trial itself, but the deeper questions this case has raised about our |
0:59.5 | health care system, all while never losing sight of the human impact at its center. |
1:03.7 | I'm about to play you a clip from the first episode of Law and Crimes Luigi, which will be |
1:07.8 | available exclusively on Wondery Plus on March 24th. Already a Wondery Plus member? |
1:13.4 | Then you can start listening to Luigi right now. Not yet subscribed, head to WonderyPlus.com |
1:18.1 | to get early ad-free access to this series, morbid, and so many other amazing shows. |
1:25.0 | A falsified New Jersey driver's license under the name Mark Rosario hinted at an attempt to hide his true identity, |
1:32.3 | the same alias he had used when checking into a New York City hostel before his arrest. |
1:37.9 | A stash of cash totaling $10,000, including $2,000 in foreign currency, as if he had been perhaps preparing for a swift escape, |
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