Suspected assassin Luigi Mangione’s plan to ‘wack’ CEO revealed in journal: docs [Video]

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old former Ivy Leaguer who allegedly abandoned a career in computer science to assassinate UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is facing increasing legal troubles as state and federal prosecutors continue to up the charges against him and reveal new evidence.

A new federal criminal complaint alleging charges of stalking, murder through use of a firearm and federal firearms offenses accuses Mangione of keeping a journal in which he outlined the deadly plot, mused about choosing a victim and patted himself on the back for continuing to research the target. 

“This investor conference is a true windfall,” one of the entries reads, according to the affidavit. “And – most importantly – the message becomes self-evident.”

The new federal case brings the potential for the death penalty back into the equation, should Mangione …