Baltimore classmate "shocked" as Luigi Mangione faces charges for murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione, the man charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, graduated with a small class in 2016 at Baltimore's Gilman School.
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Luigi Mangione, the man charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, graduated with a small class in 2016 at Baltimore's Gilman School.
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