The high-profile defendant appeared to not have family in the courtroom. But about two dozen women, who waited in line in the frigid cold for public seats in the courtroom gallery, said they were there to support Mangione. Most of the women wore face masks and a few appeared visibly emotional as Mangione entered the courtroom.

Luigi Mangione is due in a New York courtroom to face state charges in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The effects of four days in the dreaded Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) were immediately apparent when Luigi Mangione was led into a 13th floor courtroom in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday morning.