Prosecutors say suspect in deadly Palisades fire fixated on Luigi Mangione 

Court documents reveal Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man charged in the deadly Palisades wildfire that killed 12 people, harbored resentment toward the wealthy and searched phrases tied to Luigi Mangione. NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports.

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