Judge grants Luigi Mangione’s bid to suppress backpack evidence in CEO killing case
A judge has granted Luigi Mangione's request to suppress evidence found in his backpack during his arrest, which will not be admitted in his upcoming murder trial. Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024 and has pleaded not guilty. His trial is set to begin on September 8, 2025, and is expected to last six weeks.
- ▪Luigi Mangione is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
- ▪The judge ruled that police unlawfully searched Mangione's backpack without a warrant.
- ▪Mangione has pleaded not guilty and faces a trial starting on September 8, 2025.
11 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 24 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 6 lean left, 3 centre.
- ▪ Judge rules on critical evidence in Luigi Mangione's state murder trial — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Some items from Mangione’s backpack won’t be allowed in state trial, judge rules — Washington Post — National
- ▪ Judge rules gun and writings are admissible in Luigi Mangione's New York murder trial — BBC News
- ▪ Judge rules some key evidence in Luigi Mangione state trial must be suppressed — NBC News — Tech
- ▪ Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangione’s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Luigi Mangione prosecutors can use gun and notebook as evidence, judge rules — NBC News — Top
- ▪ Judge blocks evidence from Luigi Mangione backpack in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case — US Top News and Analysis
- ▪ Mangione state trial: Certain evidence suppressed, key evidence allowed — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Judge grants Luigi Mangione’s bid to suppress CEO killing evidence — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Luigi Mangione trial: judge to decide whether to exclude evidence from McDonald’s — The Guardian — US
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Open this photo in gallery:Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing in December, 2025.Curtis Means/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountA state court judge on Monday granted Luigi Mangione’s bid to prevent evidence found in his backpack during his arrest from being admitted at his murder trial over the early-morning assassination of a health insurance executive in Manhattan.Mangione, 28, is accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown sidewalk in December, 2024.
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