Jury choice for Luigi Mangione’s federal trial will start on Sept. 8, Choose Margaret Garnett mentioned on Friday.
If the decide excludes the loss of life penalty as a potential sentence, the trial will start on Oct. 13. If the decide permits the case to proceed as a capital case, the trial will start on Jan. 11, 2027.
Luigi Mangione seems in Manhattan Felony Court docket for an proof listening to, Dec. 18, 2025, in New York.
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Mangione is accused of taking pictures and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan in December 2024. He was arrested days later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Luigi Mangione seems in Manhattan Felony Court docket, Dec. 16, 2025, in New York.
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Mangione has pleaded not responsible to state and federal fees.
Garnett is contemplating a protection request to take the loss of life penalty off the desk.
