Luigi Mangione’s emerging defense that he was so distraught it led him to kill an insurance company CEO opens the door for him to align with his rabid online fans who have justified the murder. It’s a risky convergence of the legal system and the social-media zeitgeist that’s set to make his September trial a combustible event as much about the healthcare system as it is about murder.
“Everything he knew or believed about the evils of the healthcare system can now come into evidence to explain his conduct,” said Ron Kuby, a…



