Luigi Mangione case: 'Deny Defend Depose' banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore

Todd Karpovich, The Baltimore Sun on Dec 10, 2024

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BALTIMORE — A banner referencing the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has appeared in Baltimore over southbound Interstate 83. Luigi Mangione, a Maryland native who attended Baltimore’s Gilman School, has been arrested and charged in connection with the New York City shooting.

Hanging on an overpass just south of Cold Spring Lane, the banner reads, “Deny Defend Depose” and Health Care 4 All.” “Deny,” defend” and “depose” were the words found emblazoned on the ammunition used to gun down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Those three words are often used to describe a strategy by large insurance companies to avoid paying claims. “Delay, Defend, Deny: Why insurance companies don’t pay claims, and what you can do about it” was also the title of of a 2010 book by legal expert Jay Feinman that was critical of the health insurance industry. Amazon has ceased selling that book.

Mangione, Gilman’s 2016 valedictorian, was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania. The killing has gripped the country and ignited debate about health care in America.

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