Luigi Mangione Skates Death Penalty
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 31 January 2026
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
A federal judge has dismissed the death penalty-eligible murder and weapons charges against Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The judge ruled they did not constitute crimes of violence. This removes the death penalty. Federal stalking charges remain, with a trial set to potentially begin in October 2026 after jury selection in September.
There is also a push for state murder charges.
Also happening surrounding Mangione: a Minnesota man is arrested after trying to break the accused killer free. Mark Anderson reportedly presented himself at a New York federal jail claiming to be an FBI agent. He said he had a court order to release Mangione.
Anderson also allegedly said he had weapons on him. Inside a bag he was carrying, he had a barbecue fork and a circular steel blade that resembled a pizza cutter.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.9 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:10.8 | Are you ready for a Saturday night special? |
| 0:13.8 | I know. |
| 0:14.3 | I don't mean a cheap 38. |
| 0:16.3 | You buy at a local gun store on Saturday night after you get your paycheck. |
| 0:19.9 | I mean a Saturday night crime story. your paycheck. I mean a Saturday night crime |
| 0:22.0 | story and boy is it a Saturday night special. Luigi Mangione. Some call him the sexy assassin. |
| 0:31.7 | I call him suspect and murder one. Believe it or not, a Minnesota man, 36 years old, old enough to know better, |
| 0:40.3 | pushing 40, poses as an FBI agent and tries to bust Mangione out of jail. Okay. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm Nancy Grace and it's Saturday night and boy is this special. |
| 1:01.3 | This is Crime Stories. |
| 1:03.7 | I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 1:10.3 | Mark Anderson, 36 years old, charged with impersonating a federal agent after he allegedly tries to sneak |
| 1:13.6 | Mangione out of the MDC Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. |
| 1:20.9 | The ill-fated apple dumpling gang escaped attempt included Anderson approaching the intake area of MDC |
| 1:31.9 | to get close to the spoiled brat Silver Spoon Fed Mangione, accused of gunning down the CEO of United Health Care. |
| 1:47.5 | Now, Anderson allegedly lies to the jail staff, claiming he had, quote, paperwork, |
| 1:52.8 | quote, signed by a judge authorizing Mangione's release. |
| 1:57.9 | They claim he was armed with a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter. |
| 2:05.0 | Okay, that did not work. |
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