5 h. ago Idaho judge denies Bryan Kohberger’s ‘hollow’ attempt to strike death penalty

This is the 13th time the judge has ruled against the defense’s attempt to remove the death penalty

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51 h. ago Federal judge says Idaho must let execution witnesses watch as lethal drugs are prepped and pushed

A federal judge says Idaho prison officials must allow media witnesses at executions to watch as the lethal injection drugs are prepared and administered to the condemned person

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6 d. ago ‘Death penalty is political game’: Luigi Mangione’s supporters visit courthouse to oppose his possible execution in murder case

Prosecutors announced officials plans to seek the death penalty ahead of Luigi Mangione’s hearing

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to shooting US health insurance chief as death penalty sought

Prosecutors have formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione.

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of health insurance CEO after prosecutors seek death penalty

Mangione accused of murder of Brian Thompson in fatal shooting outside Manhattan hotel

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione pleads NOT GUILTY for UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting as he faces death penalty

Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson dead in New York City, has entered a plea of not guilty as prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against him

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in federal court to murdering healthcare CEO

Suspect, charged separately in state court, could face death penalty if convicted over Brian Thompson deathLuigi Mangione on Friday pleaded not guilty to Manhattan federal court charges that he stalked and murdered the UnitedHealthcare chief executive, Brian Thompson, late last year.Mangione, 26, walked into court just before 1pm. He was wearing tan jail garb with a white long-sleeved undershirt. He chatted with his lawyers, who sat alongside him, and at one point appeared to smile; he could be seen flipping through papers on the table. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione to face death penalty if convicted of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as DOJ labels him a future danger

Luigi Mangione is set to be arraigned in federal court on Friday

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione to face death penalty if convicted of killing United Healthcare CEO as DOJ labels him a future danger

Mangione is set to be arraigned in federal court on Friday

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione to appear in federal court over killing of healthcare chief

Murder suspect, charged separately in state court, could face death penalty if convicted over Brian Thompson deathLuigi Mangione is scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court on Friday for arraignment on charges that he tracked and murdered the UnitedHealthcare chief executive, Brian Thompson, late last year.Mangione, 26, could face the death penalty in a case that shocked America for the killing of a top business executive on New York’s streets but also triggered an outpouring of anger against America’s for-profit healthcare industry. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Prosecutors can seek death penalty for Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis, judge rules

Kohberger is accused of murdering four Idaho college students in 2022

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7 d. ago Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis

A judge has ruled that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022

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7 d. ago Alabama to execute a man who said he's guilty of rape and murder and deserves to die

An Alabama man is scheduled to be executed within hours after dropping his appeals and saying he doesn’t want to keep “wasting everybody’s time” and money

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1 week ago Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons

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1 week ago Texas court hearing on Walmart mass shooting sets stage for plea to avoid the death penalty

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart in 2019 is expected to accept a plea deal to avoid the death penalty

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1 week ago Death row inmates sue to stop Trump from sending them to prison that housed Timothy McVeigh and the Unabomber

Attorney says Trump administration is ‘just assuming they are the worst of the worst by virtue of their death sentences’

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2 w. ago Luigi Mangione is indicted on federal charges over UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder

Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of CEO Brian Thompson, a necessary step for prosecutors to seek the death penalty.

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2 w. ago UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, has been indicted in a New York court on four charges including a count eligible for the death penalty

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2 w. ago Who are the death row executioners? Disgraced doctors, suspended nurses and drunk drivers

These are just the US executioners we know. But they are a chilling indication of the executioners we don’t knowBeing an executioner is not the sort of job that gets posted in a local wanted ad. Kids don’t dream about being an executioner when they grow up, and people don’t go to school for it. So how does one become a death row executioner in the US, and who are the people doing it?This was the question I couldn’t help but ask when I began a book project on lethal injection back in 2018. I’m a death penalty researcher, and I was trying to figure out why states are so breathtakingly bad at a procedure that we use on cats and dogs every day. Part of the riddle was who is performing these executions. Continue reading...

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