These hearings will ultimately determine what evidence can and cannot be presented during the trial most notably, the contents of a backpack Mangione had at the time of his arrest, including a 9 mm handgun, a loaded gun magazine and silencer, and a red notebook in which prosecutors allege Mangione wrote of his intent to "wack" a health insurance executive.
Luigi Mangione, the Ivy League graduate charged with executing the head of America's largest health care company on a Midtown sidewalk, is back in Manhattan court today for an evidence hearing that could make or break his state case. Photo by Steven Hirsch/Poolfor the NY Post While being held in a Pennsylvania prison following his arrest for allegedly shooting a health insurance executive dead on a Manhattan street, Luigi Mangione opened up to corrections officers about literature, the Unabomber and that he possessed a 3D-printed gun, according to testimony at a Monday hearing.
Multiple Department of Justice employees may have violated Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial through public comments and social media posts, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday and it could end up swaying the judge to grant a defense motion to take the death penalty off the table. Mangione, 27, is currently in a federal prison in Brooklyn, charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.