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Body-Cam Video and Miranda Dispute Take Center Stage in Mangione Evidence Hearing

The judge has not yet ruled on whether disputed Altoona police tactics will bar core evidence from the New York case.

Overview

  • Prosecutors played footage showing Altoona officers questioning Luigi Mangione for roughly 20 minutes before reading him his Miranda rights after he initially presented a fake ID.
  • Items displayed in court included a 3D-printed 9mm pistol, a suppressor prosecutors say was used in the killing, a diary referencing a plan to target a health-care executive, a notebook, and a USB worn on a chain.
  • Travel records recovered at arrest highlighted a Philadelphia regional rail ticket timestamped 1:06 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2024, and a bus ticket under an alias to Pittsburgh arriving just before midnight.
  • Defense attorneys argue the backpack search was conducted without a warrant and seek to exclude the bag’s contents and pre-Miranda statements, with additional Altoona officers slated to testify Friday.
  • Prosecutors released photos showing more than $7,000 in cash and a laptop and played the 911 call that led police to the McDonald’s, as both state and federal prosecutions remain pending with possible capital exposure federally.