Moussaoui-Man

Consider:

A government has in custody a man who is clearly (if indirectly) responsible for the deaths of many citizens of its country.

The citizenry absolutely expects the government to prosecute, to the fullest extent, this assistant-murderer.

If he is put to death, he will most certainly be considered a martyr by his peers.

What can the government do BUT monkey up the case so expertly as to convince the judge and jury that there is no way to impose the death penalty, leaving life imprisonment the only option?

I'm honestly quite surprised the media hasn't already jumped all over this...