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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 23: Luigi Mangione appears for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City. Mangione, 26, was arraigned on state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street on December 4.

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Luigi Mangionesays he is “grateful” for the support he’s received after being charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEOBrian Thompson.

“Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MDC [the Metropolitan Detention Center, where he is currently behind bars] from across the country, and around the globe,” he continued.

Mangione is seen here at the South Street Heliport in N.Y.C. on Dec. 19.Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is seen here at the South Street Heliport after arriving on a New York Police Department helicopter in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

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Mangione’s legal team said in a statement on the website that the page was created “to provide answers to frequently asked questions, accurate information about his cases, and dispel misinformation.”

“The intent is to share factual information regarding the unprecedented, multiple prosecutions against him,” they added.

Mangione’s statement was shared ahead of his next court date, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, Feb. 21.

He previously pleaded not guilty to federal murder charges in late December, after Thompson was fatally shot on Dec. 4. Mangione is currently being held in Brooklyn, at the same jailwhere Sean “Diddy” Combs is also serving time.

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Mangione arrives at New York State Supreme Court in New York on Dec. 23.Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group Inc. chief executive officer Brian Thompson, center, arrives at New York State Supreme Court in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Mangione is appearing in state court for his arraignment on murder and weapons charges.

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Mangione’s lead attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, told the committee that Mangione “very much appreciates the outpouring of support.”

A protestor holds a sign outside of Manhattan Criminal Court in support of Mangione on Dec. 23.Adam Gray/Getty

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 23: A protestor holds a sign outside of Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City. Luigi Mangione is set to appear in court in New York on Monday for arraignment on state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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Mangione was detained in Altoona, Pa. on Dec. 9, after a tipster called the police at a local McDonald’s.

His federal murder charges could land him the death penalty, and he also faces state murder charges that accuse him of committing an act of terrorism. (Mangione has also pleaded not guilty to the state charges.)

source: people.com