State judge blocks evidence from Luigi Mangione backpack in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case

Mangione, 28, is accused of gunning down ​UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown sidewalk in December 2024.

Public ​officials condemned the brazen killing, but it became emblematic of many Americans’ antipathy for health insurance industry practices and rising costs.

It includes the alleged murder weapon, a 3D-printed silencer, the fake ID used to check into a Manhattan hostel and journals purported to rail against the health insurance industry.

Judge Gregory Carro’s decision, five months after he held a hearing to examine how police came upon the items, is a major win for prosecutors, enabling them to show the jury a possible murder weapon and evidence they say points to motive.