He pulls down his surgical mask inside an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald's, and within two seconds, a police officer screams.

That's him.

That's the man who murdered the United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson.

But now the question is, was any of the evidence gathered after that moment even legal or viable?

Welcome to the global phenomenon, surviving the survivor, where we bring you the best guests in all of true crime.

Here's your host Emmy Award winning journalist Joel Waldman.

What's up, St.S. Nation, welcome to Survive and the Survivor. This is the show that brings you

the very best guests in all of true crime. We are a global phenomenon, not just a true crime show.

And tonight, I am solo, diving deep into a case that is going on parallel to the

trial of Brian Walsh, which we are covering gavel to gavel, but no rest for the weary if you are

covering true crime. And obviously Luigi Mangione, a very big figure in that world. There is an evidentiary hearing going on inside

the federal courthouse in Manhattan this week. And to no one's surprise, it has drawn the

attention of young women who happen to find this guy attractive for whatever reason,

I guess forgetting the little notion that he is accused in the murder of CEO Brian Thompson,

the former CEO of United Healthcare,

who was gunned down in broad daylight just about one year ago,

December 4th of 2024 in the early morning hours.

He committed that crime and then fled across state lines, as you heard, eventually caught

in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Now, it is a case with video, with body camp footage, a ghost gun, a manifesto.

All these famous killers always seem to have a manifesto.

And a nationwide manhunt, if you'll recall, that went on for the better part of five days after that shooting in midtown Manhattan.

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