American Rage

The Inside Story of the Luigi Mangione Case

On the 4th of December 2024, a healthcare executive was shot dead in New York City.

Five days later, police arrested Luigi Mangione – an Ivy League-educated computer scientist and world traveller. But his capture was only the beginning of an extraordinary story.

As America searched for answers, Mangione became one of the country’s most controversial prisoners, attracting a level of attention and support that shocked the nation.

Then, in federal court, he admitted: “I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died.”

Now, James Patterson and Vicky Ward go inside the crime that gripped – and divided – America. What drove a privileged young man to commit such a shocking act? And how did an accused assassin become a celebrity behind bars?