Dateline NBC

A Killing in Midtown

June 9, 2026·41 min·7-min readnarrativenews
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The Dateline episode 'A Killing in Midtown' investigates the December 2024 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by accused gunman Luigi Mangione, exploring the crime, the manhunt, and the polarized public reaction that cast Mangione as both a murderer and a folk hero amid

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Lester HoltBrian ThompsonLuigi MangioneJeff AlterLorena O'NeillJohn GriffinJoe MitsopoulosDorian WrightChristian CicchiniDr. Elizabeth Rosenthal

Books

Manifestoby Ted Kaczynski

Companies

UnitedHealthcare

Topics

Breaking NewsCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ReformInvestigative JournalismTrue CrimeUs Politics

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