Overview

• Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges, including murder, stalking, and weapons offenses, in connection with the December 2024 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
• Federal prosecutors, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, are pursuing the death penalty, marking a rare escalation in a corporate-targeted killing case.
• The defense has criticized the Justice Department's push for capital punishment as politically motivated and an overreach of federal authority.
• The case has reignited public frustration with the U.S. healthcare system, with some expressing sympathy for Mangione amid widespread discontent over rising costs.
• Key evidence includes surveillance footage of the shooting near Times Square, a 3D-printed firearm used in the attack, and a manifesto allegedly tied to Mangione.