Luigi Mangione Could Sway Jurors in His Favor With His Good Looks [Video]

What’s New

In some corners of the internet, users are commenting on accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione‘s appearance, a factor that a jury consulting expert says could impact the jury pool in his trial.

Dr. David Barnard, director of jury consulting at Magna Legal Services, spoke to Newsweek about how appearance can influence jurors and how the phenomenon applies in Mangione’s case.

Why It Matters

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, 50-year-old Brian Thompson, was shot and killed outside a Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan on December 4. The suspect fled following the shooting.

Mangione, 26, was taken into custody at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9 in connection with the killing.

Mangione was arraigned in federal court on Thursday on two counts of stalking, one count of murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense. He also faces multiple state charges in New York and Pennsylvania.