Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty in his upcoming federal trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled on Friday, January 30. U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett said in court documents obtained by Us Weekly that she would dismiss the only capital punishment charge against Mangione, murder through the use of a firearm, as well as another count, discharging a firearm that was equipped with a silencer in furtherance of a crime of violence. The decision marked a major loss for the U.S.