Background
On December 8th, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City. Luigi Mangione has been identified as a "strong person of interest" and is currently in custody for questioning in connection with the murder. As of now, he has not been charged with any crime.
Resolution Criteria
This market will resolve YES if:
Luigi Mangione is convicted of murder (any degree) in connection with Brian Thompson's death by a court of law before January 1st, 2026.
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to murder charges in connection with Brian Thompson's death before January 1st, 2026.
The market will resolve NO if:
Mangione is acquitted of murder charges
No conviction is reached by January 1st, 2026
Charges are dropped or reduced to lesser charges (e.g., manslaughter)
Mangione is never formally charged with murder
Mangione dies before a conviction is reached
@JoshuaPhillipsLivingReaso murder trials on that timeline happen reasonably often. If I was on his defense team I would want this trial as soon as possible to capitalize on the public’s fickle sympathy.
https://manifold.markets/Haws/will-a-manifold-user-be-convicted-o
this market should be at a greater price than this market
@FergusArgyll
also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification
maybe that could foreseeably happen?
@Riley12 good question and i was currently workout out how i should modify the description to make that clear, but yes presumably everyone understood that to be how it was intended to resolve in that eventuality. I added:
This market will resolve YES if:
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to murder charges in connection with Brian Thompson's death before January 1st, 2026.