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

CNBC · May 18, 2026, 2:17 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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A New York state court judge on Monday blocked prosecutors in the murder trial of Luigi Mangione from using some of the evidence from his backpack when he was detained by police in Pennsylvania, on the heels of the slaying of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.

The judge said that because the backpack was not sufficiently in Mangione's control when Altoona police were detaining him, "the evidence found during the search of the backpack at the McDonald's must be suppressed, including the magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip."

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