The Latest Breaking News from Death Penalty

The man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO outside a Manhattan hotel is now in a federal jail after being returned to New York City in dramatic fashion

Luigi Mangione, called 'Saint Luigi' by critics of US healthcare, faces outrage over potential death penalty charges for allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO.

Defense attorney faces unique situation representing client in federal court with potential death penalty charge.

Luigi Mangione faces federal as well as state charges, opening up the possibility of prosecutors pursuing capital punishment if he is ultimately found guilty of the murder of executive Brian Thompson

Federal charges could make Mangione eligible for the death penalty

The number of executions in the U.S. remained near historic lows in 2024 and was mostly carried out in a small group of states

Concerns rise over whether executions can be done ‘fairly and accurately’ as condemned prisoners make credible claims of innocence

 Zimbabwe is on the cusp of abolishing the death penalty after its Death Penalty Abolition Bill was approved by the Senate on December 12. The bill is now sitting on the desk of Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, a known opponent of the death penalty, waiting for his assent. Once it…

Joseph Corcoran had paranoid schizophrenia when he killed four people, including his brother, in 1997, his lawyers say.