'Hot assassin' Luigi Mangione ditches orange jumpsuit for courtroom chic ensemble as prison staff reveal how much fan mail he has received
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Luigi Mangione ditched his orange jumpsuit for a more fashion-forward ensemble when he appeared in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. The 26-year-old suspected killer was seen wearing his prison garb when he left a Pennsylvania court earlier in the day as he sported a clean-shaven look with a fresh haircut and an apparent eyebrow trim.
![[When he appeared in Manhattan federal court, Mangione wore 'a white button-down shirt, navy three-quarter zip pullover and khaki pants']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93338773-14212241-image-a-20_1734654644766.jpg)
But when he appeared in a New York City courtroom to face murder charges for the December 4 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Mangione was seen wearing 'a white button-down shirt, navy three-quarter zip pullover and khaki pants,' TMZ reports.
![[Mangione is facing murder charges for the December 4 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93250881-14212241-Thompson_50_was_shot_dead_as_he_walked_to_a_Manhattan_hotel_wher-a-23_1734656183167.jpg)
He was not handcuffed during the hearing, but when the hearing ended, he was led from the courtroom by two US Marshals with his ankles shackled, according to CNN. The accused murderer was indicted on charges of murder as an act of terrorism earlier this week, under a New York state law that allows for stiffer sentences when a killing is aimed at terrifying civilians or influencing government.
![[Thompson was shot at point-blank range when walking outside a midtown Manhattan hotel]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93338793-14212241-image-a-24_1734656338240.jpg)
Yet many throughout the country have expressed their support for Mangione, who has received 54 emails, 87 pieces of mail and 163 deposits into his commissary account - which allows inmates to purchase items behind bars, since his arrest last week, the Independent reports.
![[The accused murderer was indicted on charges of murder as an act of terrorism earlier this week]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/01/93338769-14212241-image-a-25_1734657436053.jpg)
His attorney representing him on Pennsylvania gun charges has also claimed that he declined offers from strangers to pay Mangione's legal bills, as his supporters raised over $100,000 for his defense fund. Any further fan mail will now be forwarded to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Mangione is being held in custody.
![[When Mangione arrived in New York on Thursday, social media users noticed he kept pushing his tongue against his cheek]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93338785-14212241-image-a-19_1734654618416.jpg)
