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Luigi Mangione abruptly dropped his psychiatric defense in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, opting instead to face murder charges without claiming extreme emotional disturbance — a move that could mean a life sentence instead of up to 25 years. His lawyers had just days earlier signaled they’d pursue the defense, but now say they won’t, citing a looming deadline and fearing it might harm his federal stalking trial. The unsealed hearing transcript reveals more about their strategy, while prosecutors continue building their case with damning evidence: a 3D-printed gun, a notebook tying him to the crime, and ammo stamped with insurance-related phrases. Mangione, 28, remains not guilty on both state and federal charges, with his murder trial set for September 8 and his stalking trial for October 13.

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