Friends and colleagues struggle to cope with the UnitedHealth executive’s death, while others cheer for the man accused of killing him.

A grinning Luigi Mangione appeared to yuk it up in a Manhattan courtroom Monday as he entered a plea in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

In an entry in the notebook dated Aug. 15, Mangione allegedly wrote he “was glad” that he procrastinated in his preparations because it “allowed him to learn more” about UHC.

Horrified colleagues and friends say the online caricature of Brian Thompson in the wake of his murder bears no resemblance to the Iowa native they knew.

A video shared online of Alpha Studio venture capitalist Brian Thompson speaking at a 2012 entrepreneurs’ workshop is miscaptioned as showing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson talking about “working with” former House speaker Nancy Pelosi.

"We are shattered to hear about the senseless killing of our beloved Brian," Thompson's wife said, who also explained that people had been threatening him. The memecoin was launched shortly after ABC News reported police found bullet casings emblazoned ...

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The alleged killer has been described as a "sex symbol" and "radiant," with many NSFW posts circulating widely on social media.

The contrast in how Penny and Mangione have been covered in the media and treated by the elite show that vigilante violence actually is acceptable in America when carried out against those with little to no agency.

NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom Monday to state charges in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month outside a Manhattan hotel. Mangione faces 11 state charges, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism.