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Mangione Episode 2: "B.T."

August 17, 2026·36 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The episode explores the aftermath of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder by Luigi Mangione, focusing on the national reaction, the media spectacle around Mangione, and the overlooked legacy of Thompson, a Midwesterner who rose to corporate power yet became a symbol of systemic h

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People

Brian ThompsonLuigi MangioneSteve ParentiWendell PotterAndrew Witte

Companies

UnitedHealth GroupOptum BankCigna

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Breaking NewsBusiness NewsCriminal JusticeInvestigative JournalismTrue CrimeUs Politics

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