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In a dramatic escalation of one of the most high-profile murder cases in recent U.S. history, Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a bustling Manhattan sidewalk, now faces the possibility of the death penalty. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announces on April 1, 2025, that she has directed federal prosecutors to seek capital punishment for Mangione, describing the December 2024 killing as a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination” and an act of “political violence.” The decision, which aligns with President Donald Trump’s agenda to resume federal executions, marks the. . .
