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Illness Forces Pause in Mangione Evidence Hearing on UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing

The pause follows the release of a 911 call, bodycam stills, plus photos central to a dispute over a backpack search, pre-Miranda statements.

Overview

  • Judge Gregory Carro postponed Friday’s fourth day of the Manhattan suppression hearing, saying Luigi Mangione was ill, with proceedings set to resume Monday.
  • The hearing will determine whether jurors can see items seized after Mangione’s Altoona arrest, including a 3D‑printed 9mm pistol prosecutors say matches the murder weapon and a notebook describing animus toward health insurers.
  • Defense lawyers argue police questioned Mangione for minutes without Miranda warnings and searched his backpack without a warrant, seeking to exclude the statements and the bag’s contents.
  • Prosecutors released the McDonald’s 911 call along with images of seized items such as $7,800 in cash, a laptop, a fake New Jersey ID under the name “Mark Rosario,” and a bus ticket bearing the alias “Sam Dawson.”
  • Testimony and exhibits also highlighted travel records, a Philadelphia rail ticket time-stamped 1:06 p.m. on the day of the killing, and officers’ safety justifications that federal authorities say validated the search.