Jonathan Rinderknecht allegedly fixated on Luigi Mangione, prosecutors say

7 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 4

A new trial memo says the 29-year-old linked resentment of wealthy Pacific Palisades residents to arson before the January 2025 blaze that killed 12 people in Los Angeles.
Prosecutors cited searches including “free LuigiMangione”, Uber passengers describing him as angry and erratic, and his comparison of arson to the killing Mangione is accused of.
Authorities say Rinderknecht ignited the Lachman Fire, whose embers reignited in heavy winds into the Palisades Fire; he has pleaded not guilty to federal fire-related charges.

Who is truly to blame for the fire: the man who lit the spark or the firefighters who failed to extinguish it?

As his trial begins, could one man's alleged anti-rich motive ignite a new wave of ideological violence?