Luigi Mangione’s notebook writings, gun seized from his backpack will be allowed in upcoming murder trial, judge rules | CNN

Some evidence found in Luigi Mangione’s backpack at the time of his arrest will be excluded from his upcoming trial, a New York judge ruled Monday, though other key items – including a 3D-printed gun and writings expressing frustration with the healthcare industry – will be allowed. Although some of Mangione’s belongings were tossed from the case, the mixed ruling is largely a victory for prosecutors, who will be able to show jurors the so-called “manifesto” and the firearm they say was used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione’s attorneys argued local police illegally searched his backpack when he was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in December 2024, days after Thompson was fatally shot on a Manhattan sidewalk. Officers continued searching the bag at the Altoona police station before seeking a search warrant later that day. Judge Gregory Carro ruled prosecutors can use the gun and a red notebook with handwritten entries at trial. Those items, among others, were retrieved as part of a valid search according to the Altoona Police Department’s protocol, Carro wrote in his order. But items found during the initial search at the McDonald’s –