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New Reporting Details Mangione’s Asia Trip and Messages in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Case

Prosecutors frame WhatsApp chats with an August diary line as evidence of premeditation.

Overview

  • Recent articles draw on The New York Times’ sourcing to recount Mangione’s early‑2024 travels through Thailand, Japan and India, including messages he sent to acquaintances he met abroad.
  • Mangione told friends via WhatsApp that he was beaten by seven transgender women in Bangkok and shared a photo of a scratched arm, according to messages reviewed by reporters.
  • In Japan’s Nara mountains, an innkeeper described Mangione as quiet and meticulous, often writing in a journal that prosecutors later cited in court filings.
  • An August 2024 journal entry referencing UnitedHealthcare and stating that “the details are finally coming together” is being used by prosecutors to argue planning and motive.
  • Authorities say shell casings at the Midtown Manhattan scene were inscribed with “delay,” “deny” and “depose”; Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges, faces a federal death‑penalty notice, and has upcoming hearings set for Dec. 1 in New York state court and Jan. 9 in federal court, with a Pennsylvania case paused pending his in‑person appearance.