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Luigi Mangione Faces Life Sentences in CEO Murder Trials

3/8/2026

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Luigi Mangione faces state and federal trials for the December 4, 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside New York Hilton Midtown.
Mangione, 27, pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges, including second-degree murder that could carry life imprisonment.
The state trial begins June 8.
The federal case includes two counts of stalking with a maximum sentence of life without parole.
The federal trial is set for September 8.

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Luigi Mangione faces state and federal trials for the December 4, 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside New York Hilton Midtown.
Mangione, 27, pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges, including second-degree murder that could carry life imprisonment.
The state trial begins June 8.
The federal case includes two counts of stalking with a maximum sentence of life without parole.
The federal trial is set for September 8.