#STSNation, Welcome to Surviving the Survivor, the show that brings you the very #BestGuests in all of #TrueCrime on trending criminal cases. Two young men. Two shocking cases. Both facing the ultimate punishment. In this death penalty-themed episode, we dig deep into the high-profile prosecutions of Luigi Mangione, accused of assassinating a health insurance CEO in cold blood on a Manhattan street, and Bryan Kohberger, the former criminology PhD student charged with the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. The feds are pushing hard for Mangione to be executed. Meanwhile, Kohberger’s defense team is fighting tooth and nail to strike the death penalty from his case, citing chaotic discovery, missed deadlines, and even his autism diagnosis. This is a legal, moral, and psychological look at America’s most intense punishment—and the accused killers now facing it. #BestGuests: Michael McAuliffe has practiced law for over thirty years. He currently is in private practice in West Palm Beach, Florida. In 2008, Mr. McAuliffe was elected and served as the State Attorney for Fifteen Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach County) leading an office of 125 lawyers and 200 support staff. After leaving public service, Mr. McAuliffe served as general counsel for a global, privately held company. He has been a litigation partner at a major law firm and a visiting law professor in the Czech Republic. A New York native, Melba Pearson has called Miami home for over 20 years. After receiving her undergraduate degree at New York University, she completed her studies at Hofstra University (now Maurice Dean) School of Law. Ms. Pearson is a civil rights and criminal law attorney who works in the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy at Florida International University (FIU). She serves as the Director of Prosecution Projects, overseeing technical assistance, training, and community engagement efforts around the field of prosecution. #LuigiMangione #BryanKohberger #DeathPenalty #TrueCrimePodcast #TrueCrimeCommunity #MurderTrial #UniversityOfIdahoMurders #MadisonMogen #KayleeGoncalves #EthanChapin #XanaKernodle #MakeAmericaSafeAgain #PamelaBondi #FederalDeathPenalty #CriminalDefense #JusticeMatters #SurvivingTheSurvivor #STS