Luigi Mangione retains former Manhattan prosecutor to defend him in slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has secured a former veteran Manhattan prosecutor to defend him as he faces murder charges in the Big Apple for the cold-blooded slaying. Karen Friedman-Agnifilo, a long-time prosecutor who used to lead the sex-crimes unit in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office before turning to the private sector, will represent the accused killer, CNN reported. “She’s got as much experience as any human being, especially in the state court,” a New York prosecutor told the outlet. “She knows every corridor, every judge, every clerk in the courthouse.” The news comes just hours after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that the alleged gunman could be extradited from Pennsylvania to New York City as early as Tuesday on murder charges for the fatal slaying. Mangione had been fighting extradition orders that sought to bring h