Apr 24, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

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Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. Mangione is accused of slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year and is making his first appearance on state charges of murder as an act

Luigi Mangione at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City in February. Photo: Curtis Means /Pool/Getty Images

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