Luigi Mangione had gun magazine wrapped in underwear and notes about redeye ‘escape routes’, court hears
Wet underwear in Luigi Mangione’s backpack wrapped key evidence
- A pretrial hearing for Luigi Mangione, accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, focused on the legality of a police search.
- Pennsylvania police officer Christy Wasser testified she found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in wet underwear in Mangione's backpack during his arrest.
- Wasser insisted on an immediate search of the backpack in a McDonald's, citing fears of a bomb, five days after Thompson's killing.
- Defense lawyers argue the warrantless search was illegal and are seeking to suppress key evidence, including the gun, a passport, a silencer and handwritten notes detailing “possible escape routes.”
- Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, invoked his right to remain silent during the initial questioning by officers.