Luigi Mangione - Part One: “Deny, Defend, Depose” | #431

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<p><em>Our 2026 listener survey is </em><a href="https://forms.gle/jNhKVqtdyqoyF3ey9"><em>here</em></a><em> – if you have 5 minutes to help inform the next year of RedHanded, we'd love to know your thoughts! </em><a href="https://forms.gle/jNhKVqtdyqoyF3ey9">https://forms.gle/jNhKVqtdyqoyF3ey9</a></p><p>--</p><p>Three words, written on bullet casings, instantly changed the New York City shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson from a senseless inner-city attack, into one of the most polarising, unique and culturally important events in modern memory.</p><p>In part one of our coverage of the Luigi Mangione story, we run through the entire breakneck timeline of those first five days: the nationwide manhunt, the growing cultural phenomenon, and the arrest – where police said they unmasked the killer, and his manifesto, for the first time. And then, the madness that followed: when detached, meme-led internet thirst met one of the most febrile political discussions in the modern US.</p><p>--</p><p><a href="http://patreon.com/redhanded">Patreon</a> - Ad-free &amp; Bonus Episodes</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA">YouTube</a> - Full-length Video Episodes</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@redhandedthepod">TikTok</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/">Instagram</a></p><p><em>Sources and more available on </em><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/">redhandedpodcast.com</a></p>