Luigi Mangione Seeks Dismissal of Death Penalty and US Charges

Sept. 20, 2025, 4:28 PM UTC

Luigi Mangione asked a US judge to dismiss his federal indictment or bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty, arguing statements by Attorney General Pam Bondi and others have violated his rights.

Mangione, 27, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson in December outside a midtown Manhattan hotel and arrested days later in Pennsylvania.

Separately, Mangione also faces state murder charges. In that case, a New York judge on Tuesday dismissed two terrorism-related murder charges against him, including one that carried a mandatory life prison term.

In a memo to US ...

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