Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing The New York Times, report that friends shared WhatsApp messages and photos from Mangione’s March 2024 stay in Bangkok, including a claim he was assaulted and an image of a scratched arm.
- Voice notes show he abandoned plans to visit Vietnam and traveled alone to Tenkawa, Japan, saying he wanted to write and slow down, and an innkeeper confirmed a quiet six-day stay.
- Prosecutors obtained a journal with August 2024 entries in which Mangione wrote that he felt confident about actions targeting UnitedHealthcare and that details were coming together.
- Mangione remains held at the Metropolitan Detention Center on state and federal charges in the killing of Brian Thompson, with federal prosecutors seeking the death penalty.
- Proceedings in Pennsylvania are on hold until he can appear in person, authorities have not approved a transfer from New York, and his next federal court appearance is reported for early December.