Neama Rahmani told Newsweek that jurors may be swayed by an outpouring of public sympathy for Mangione, who is accused of gunning down the CEO of medical insurance company UnitedHealthcare. Newsweek sought email comment from Mangione's attorney, Thomas Dickey, on Thursday.

It used to be that when a killer emerged in America, we found out who the man was before we began to enshroud him in myth. But with Luigi Mangione, the lead suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson,

The instant memeification of Mangione has led to unverified information and deceptive dupes about the suspected UnitedHeathcare CEO shooter.