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Accused CEO Killer Back in New York | Crime Alert Recap Saturday 12.21.24 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime al Art hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Jennifer Gould. Luigi mangione, the suspect accused of murdering United
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  Speaker 1: Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared for his first federal court
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  Speaker 1: hearing in New York after waiving his right to an
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  Speaker 1: extradition hearing. The twenty six year old was flown from
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  Speaker 1: Pennsylvania to face charges related to the December fourth shooting
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  Speaker 1: of Thompson outside a midtown Manhattan hotel. Mangioni is facing
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  Speaker 1: multiple state and federal charges, including first degree murder, terrorism,
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  Speaker 1: weapons offenses, criminal possession of a weapon, and a forged instrument.
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  Speaker 1: Federal charges include murder through the use of a firearm,
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  Speaker 1: interstate stalking, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
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  Speaker 1: A terrorism charge accuses Mangioni of committing a premeditated act
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  Speaker 1: intended to instill fear. Here's Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg at
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  Speaker 1: the press conference, take a listen.
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  Speaker 2: This was a frightening, well planned, targeted murder that was
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  Speaker 2: intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation. It incurred
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  Speaker 2: in one of the most bustling parts of our city,
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  Speaker 2: threatening the safety of local residents and tourists alike, commuters
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  Speaker 2: and business people just starting out on their day.
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  Speaker 1: New details have emerged from the unsealed federal complaint regarding
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  Speaker 1: that notebook found in Mangioni's possession. The ledger allegedly contained
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  Speaker 1: handwritten pages expressing hostility towards the insurance industry and wealthy executives,
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  Speaker 1: and August fifteenth entry notes quote that target is insurance
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  Speaker 1: end quote because it quote checks every box end quote.
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  Speaker 1: Mangioni's notebook also referenced an investor conference Thompson was set
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  Speaker 1: to attend the day he was gunned down. The federal
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  Speaker 1: also reveals a letter Mangioni allegedly wrote titled quote to
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  Speaker 1: the Fed's end quote, claiming sole responsibility for the murder. Mangioni,
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  Speaker 1: a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania,
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  Speaker 1: after being recognized from surveillance footage released by the NYPD.
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  Speaker 1: Federal prosecutors assert jurisdiction over the case due to Mangione's
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  Speaker 1: travel in interstate commerce from Atlanta to New York before
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  Speaker 1: the shooting, as well as his use of cell phones
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  Speaker 1: and the Internet to plan the attack. As Mangioni faces
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  Speaker 1: charges in both New York and Pennsylvania. His attorney has
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  Speaker 1: raised concerns about potential double jeopardy given the overlap between
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  Speaker 1: state and federal charges. The district attorney in Blair County, Pennsylvania,
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  Speaker 1: has said he was willing to put the Pennsylvania charges
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  Speaker 1: on hold while New York authorities prosecute Mangoni. If convicted
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  Speaker 1: of the federal charges, Mangioni could face the death penalty.
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  Speaker 1: He faces life in prison on the state charges. Mangioni
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  Speaker 1: is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn,
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  Speaker 1: the only federal prison in New York City.
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  Speaker 3: I'm Drew Nelson. A mass shooting at a makeshift nightclub
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  Speaker 3: in northeast Houston leaves two teenagers dead and four others injured.
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  Speaker 3: Police are searching for the gunman responsible for the chaos.
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  Speaker 3: The shooting happened at an unregulated pop up party near
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  Speaker 3: the East ex Freeway. Assistant Police Chief Luis Menendez Sierra
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  Speaker 3: said officers arrived at a quote very hectic scene as
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  Speaker 3: a large crowd of juveniles fled the building. A sixteen
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  Speaker 3: year old boy was found dead at the scene. Fourteen
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  Speaker 3: year old girl Azaria Bankhead was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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  Speaker 3: Azaria's brother Klashan Bankhead was with her at the party and.
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  Speaker 4: She was like, all right, I'm go with my friends.
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  Speaker 4: And there I did it. I was standing next to
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  Speaker 4: her and I about her was shut and now I
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  Speaker 4: dug down and I in the resta. When I came out,
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  Speaker 4: I was getting us out and she would lifeless.
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  Speaker 3: Four other victims, all teenage girls, were injured. A thirteen
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  Speaker 3: year old remains in critical condition. The event, hosted at
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  Speaker 3: a location called the Curfew Club, was advertised on social
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  Speaker 3: media as quote the hottest teen club in Houston, but
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  Speaker 3: police emphasized the venue operated without proper oversight or safety measures.
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  Speaker 2: What causes the problems with these type of events, But
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  Speaker 2: no regulations, there's nothing guarding it, you know, to make
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  Speaker 2: sure that it's a legit establishment.
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  Speaker 3: Witnesses described the shooter as a tall, thin black man
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  Speaker 3: wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a mask. The suspect
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  Speaker 3: fled the scene before police arrived. Chief Menenda Sierra said, quote,
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  Speaker 3: we need witnesses to come forward. We will use all
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  Speaker 3: resources to bring this person to justice. Investigators are asking
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  Speaker 3: anyone with information to contact crime Stoppers at eight hundred
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  Speaker 3: two to two two tips. The building where the party
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  Speaker 3: happened was once a church, but has since hosted multiple
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  Speaker 3: events similar to this one. A former church member told
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  Speaker 3: KTRK the property had been used for ministry work before
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  Speaker 3: rising rent forced the congregation out. Quote, it's heartbreaking to
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  Speaker 3: see this happen here. Houston Mayor John Whitmyer condemns the
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  Speaker 3: lack of oversight at such gatherings. Quote, this tragedy was preventable.
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  Speaker 3: We lost young lives tonight because of an unregulated event.
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  Speaker 3: Authorities are urging teens to avoid these makeshift clubs for
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  Speaker 3: their safety. Harris County sheriff Ed Gonzales Warren quote, these
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  Speaker 3: pop up parties can quickly lead to chaos and violence.
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  Speaker 3: Teens need to stay away. Iid Nicole pardon.
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  Speaker 5: Prosecutors in Texas are pursuing the death penalty for a
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  Speaker 5: horrific murder and sexual assault of twelve year old Jocelyn Nunghari.
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  Speaker 5: On Friday, Kim Ogg, the District Attorney of Harris County,
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  Speaker 5: revealed her intention to seek capital punishment for twenty two
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  Speaker 5: year old Johann Jose Martinez Rengel and twenty six year
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  Speaker 5: old Franklin Pennay, both of whom were originally from Venezuela.
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  Speaker 5: Jocelyn's murder stands out as one of the most heinous, brutal,
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  Speaker 5: and senseless cases I have encountered in my career as
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  Speaker 5: District Attorney, Ogg, said. Alexis Nungari, Jocelyn's mother, spoke to
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  Speaker 5: KA eleven.
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  Speaker 4: After doing some thinking, I do fully support Kim Hogg
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  Speaker 4: in the DA's office to push the death penalty because
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  Speaker 4: you know, it's an eye for an eye. They took
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  Speaker 4: my daughter's life. She's no longer here anymore, and I
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  Speaker 4: hate that they're living, breeding and thriving every single day
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  Speaker 4: and they still get to be here every single day
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  Speaker 4: while she does not.
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  Speaker 5: The district attorney pointed out the situation is further aggravated
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  Speaker 5: by the fact that these two men were in the
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  Speaker 5: country illegally. Had they been detained after their capture at
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  Speaker 5: the border, they would never have had a chance to
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  Speaker 5: take Jocelyn's life and devastate her family's future, she said.
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  Speaker 5: According to previous reports from Crime Online, Nungari is believed
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  Speaker 5: to have left her apartment on the night of June sixteen.
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  Speaker 5: She was reportedly on a call with her thirteen year
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  Speaker 5: old boyfriend when she was heard conversing with two men.
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  Speaker 5: Surveillance footage from a seven to eleven convenience store captured
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  Speaker 5: the two men approaching her. Investigators utilized additional videos to
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  Speaker 5: trace the men's movements. Earlier that evening, they Metnngari New
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  Speaker 5: Ku Kendall Road and accompanied her to the store. After
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  Speaker 5: leaving the store, they led her to a bridge on
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  Speaker 5: West Ranklin Road, where they strangled her and abandoned her
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  Speaker 5: body in a nearby creek. The Houston Forensic Science Center
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  Speaker 5: later confirmed by July one that Nungari had been sexually assaulted.
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  Speaker 5: This aspect of the crime enables OG to pursue the
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  Speaker 5: death penalty under Texas law. The two men entered the
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  Speaker 5: US unlawfully, and, according to immigration authorities, were released into
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  Speaker 5: the country by US Border Patrol just a month prior
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  Speaker 5: to this tragic event. Both defendants have been assigned a
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  Speaker 5: bond of ten million dollars each and are currently being
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  Speaker 5: held at Harris County Jail. This as reported by KHOU eleven.
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  Speaker 5: I'm Nicole parton