Attaching the death penalty to Mangione’s trial would only make a martyr out of an accused killer who has already inspired ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday (April 1, 2025) that she had instructed federal prosecutors to pursue capital ...

Federal prosecutors will pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a shooting outside a New York hotel last December.

Each death penalty case is autho­rized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in con­sul­ta­tion with local U.S. Attorney offices, who prosecute the cases.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said she directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against the alleged killer of  Brian ...