Summer 2024 through December 4, 2024
Pre offense behavior, disappearance, travel to New York, and sequence leading to the shooting of Brian Thompson

Summer 2024
Mangione had maintained a visible online presence for years. His posts included smiling photos from travel, updates on his weightlifting routine, and discussions of personal health challenges.
During the summer of 2024 he abruptly stopped posting on social media. Friends began expressing concern.
In July one user on X publicly tagged Mangione, writing that he had not heard from him in months and asking whether Mangione could still honor commitments made for an upcoming wedding.

Mid November 2024
Mangione’s mother reported him missing in San Francisco, according to law enforcement.

Sunday, November 24, 2024
10:11 p.m.
Mangione arrives in New York City at the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. The bus originated in Atlanta.
He enters a cab which drops him near the New York Hilton Midtown hotel. He stays in that area for about thirty minutes.

11 p.m.
He takes another cab to a hostel located at 891 Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side. Charging documents identify it as HI New York City Hostel.

11:20 p.m.
Surveillance video shows him checking in. He presents a driver’s license. Hostel records show he used a New Jersey driver’s license under the name Mark Rosario.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny later stated that while checking in, Mangione lowered his mask and smiled at the clerk while making casual conversation.

Friday, November 29, 2024
Mangione is automatically checked out of the hostel.
Kenny later explained this is an administrative checkout that occurs when a guest does not return by a set time and does not necessarily indicate the person physically left.

Saturday, November 30, 2024
Mangione checks back into the hostel.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
5:34 a.m.
Surveillance footage shows Mangione leaving the hostel. He may have left on a bicycle.

5:41 a.m.
He is seen wandering in the area surrounding the New York Hilton Midtown on Sixth Avenue between West 53rd and West 54th Streets.
Footage shows him walking back and forth, circling the area, and appearing to study the location.
Detectives describe him as moving without a clear purpose and remaining in the vicinity.

Approximately 6:17 a.m.
Starbucks surveillance shows him purchasing a bottle of water and two energy bars. This occurs about thirty minutes before the shooting.
Images released by NYPD depict him at the Starbucks on Sixth Avenue.

6:19 a.m.
Surveillance near a deli on West 55th Street captures him walking and briefly stopping near a pile of trash.

Approximately 6:30 a.m.
Footage shows what appears to be the gunman on a phone call.
This location is still within the vicinity of the Hilton.

6:44 a.m.
Brian Thompson leaves his hotel across the street and walks toward the Hilton to attend UnitedHealthcare’s annual investor conference.
According to police, the masked gunman is already in position and lying in wait.
As Thompson approaches the Hilton entrance, the shooter comes up behind him and fires into his back.
The gunman then steps toward Thompson and continues firing.
At one point he clears a jam in the firearm before firing again.

December 7, 2024 6:19 a.m. – Surveillance video near a deli on West 55th Street appears to show him walking and briefly stopping by a pile of trash

Video of Luigi Mangione fatally shooting Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street in 2024 is forever seared into the public’s conscious … but now there’s new footage of the aftermath showing police responding and trying to resuscitate the UnitedHealthcare CEO.

Continuation of December 4, 2024 through December 9, 2024
Flight from the scene, interstate travel, and arrest in Altoona

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

6:48 a.m.
Mangione is seen riding an electric bike into Central Park at 60th Street, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.

6:56 a.m.
He rides out of Central Park.

6:58 a.m.
He is seen again on the electric bike at 85th Street and Columbus Avenue.

7:00 a.m.
He is no longer on the bike and is observed heading northbound on 86th Street.

7:04 a.m.
Mangione enters a cab.

7:30 a.m.
He is seen near the George Washington Bridge and the Port Authority bus station off 178th Street.
Video shows him entering the bus station.
There is no footage documenting him exiting. NYPD believes he may have boarded a bus.

Five Day Manhunt
Following the shooting, Mangione is in Pennsylvania for several days.
According to Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police, he traveled between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with stops in between, including Altoona.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro states Mangione moved through multiple locations during this period as police agencies coordinated the manhunt.

Monday, December 9, 2024
Pennsylvania State Police release images showing Mangione inside a McDonald’s in Altoona, sitting at a table and eating a hash brown shortly before officers approached him.

9:14 a.m.
Altoona police are dispatched to the McDonald’s after an employee reports a customer resembling the New York murder suspect. The description matches photos circulated by NYPD.

9:58 a.m.
Mangione is taken into custody inside the McDonald’s.
He presents a forged New Jersey driver’s license in the name of Mark Rosario, the same identity used when checking into the hostel in New York on November 24.

911 call from McDonalds manager .

“I have a customer here that some other customers were suspicious of, that he looked like the CEO shooter from New York,” the manager said in the 911 call.

December 9, 2024
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Police encounter and arrest of Luigi Mangione:

9:14 AM
A manager at the McDonald’s at 401 E Plank Road calls 911 after failing to reach the non emergency line. She reports a customer who resembles the shooter from New York.

9:29 AM
Two Altoona officers, Detwiler and Frye, arrive in response to a report of a suspicious male. Detwiler walks to the back of the restaurant and approaches Mangione.
Detwiler asks for his name. Mangione responds, “Mark Rosario.”
Mangione produces a New Jersey driver’s license with that name.
Detwiler asks Mangione to remove his mask. Mangione complies.

9:30 AM
Detwiler asks where he is from. Mangione replies, “New Jersey.”
Detwiler asks if he has been in New York recently.
Detwiler asks Mangione to stand, then sit, and asks why he appears nervous.
Mangione says he was “just trying to use the wi fi.”
Mangione remains seated at the back corner table.

9:31 AM
Detwiler steps outside to call the Officer in Charge.
Frye stands near Mangione, blocking the exit.
Detwiler calls Lt. Tom Hanley and states, “Tom, it is him. I am one hundred percent sure it is him,” and asks Hanley to come to the restaurant.

9:33 AM
Detwiler returns inside and continues questioning Mangione about travel, family, and why he is in Altoona.
Mangione says he is homeless and has not been in New York recently.
Detwiler tells him that McDonald’s calls the police if someone stays too long.
Mangione says he came from New Jersey and mentions “DMV.”

9:36 AM
Mangione looks at his McDonald’s receipt and says, “My receipt is from 8:55. They should have just told me. I would have gotten up and left.”
He begins eating his breakfast sandwich.
Detwiler asks if the steak sandwich is one of the steak varieties. Mangione says, “Yeah, it is good.”

9:39 AM
Mangione asks what he should do next time.
Detwiler says, “Not stay as long.”

9:40 AM
Lt. Hanley enters, silently removes the Mark Rosario ID clipped to Detwiler’s uniform, and walks outside.

9:41 AM
Detwiler moves Mangione’s backpack to a nearby table, positioning himself between Mangione and the bag.
Additional officers arrive.
Another officer looks at photos on his phone and asks for clearer images.
Hanley states that new photos have been released.
Officers discuss Mangione’s appearance.

9:43–9:44 AM
Officer McCoy moves the backpack, laptop, and CVS bag to another table.
He asks Mangione if he knows what is going on.
Mangione replies, “We are going to find out, I guess,” and jokes about wearing a puffy jacket.

9:45 AM
Five additional uniformed officers arrive. Three stand around Mangione and two stand between him and his backpack.
More officers arrive until there are between eight and ten present.
Detwiler briefly mutes his body camera.
An officer enters the McDonald’s carrying the Mark Rosario ID.

9:46 AM
Detwiler and Hanley discuss the false ID.
Detwiler confirms he has not spoken to Mangione about the ID being false.
Detwiler is asked if he has given Miranda warnings. He replies that he has not.
Hanley instructs Detwiler to notify Mangione that he is under investigation and to read him his rights.

9:47 AM
Detwiler tells Mangione he is under investigation and warns him about providing false identification.
Mangione is asked if his name is Mark Rosario. He says, “No, sir.”
He gives his name as Luigi and spells it.
He gives his date of birth.
He is asked why he lied about his name. Mangione says the ID he had was fake.
Officers state he is not in custody at this point.

9:49 AM
Fox reads Mangione his Miranda warnings.
Mangione shakes his head when asked if he wants to speak.

9:50 AM
A second frisk is ordered.
Officers remove items previously missed, including a jar of peanut butter and a knife.
Mangione is then handcuffed, one hand at a time, and then both behind his back.
Ten officers are on scene.

9:51 AM
Officers speak with the local District Attorney and officials in New York.

9:53 AM
More officers arrive.
Before Detwiler turns off his body camera, an officer comments, “Wow.”

9:56 AM
Mangione asks why there are so many officers.
An officer responds that they are trying to figure it out.

9:57 AM
McCoy discards some of Mangione’s food and states, “We are arresting him for forgery.”

9:58 AM
McCoy calls dispatch and marks Mangione in custody.
Detwiler removes a blue and white wallet from Mangione’s pocket.
Fox asks if anything in the bag should be known about. Mangione invokes his right to remain silent.
An officer begins searching the backpack.
Officers open closed containers, cut open a taped package, and locate a computer chip.
A loaded 9 millimeter magazine is found wrapped in clothing.

10:00 AM
Mangione is escorted out of the restaurant.

10:02 AM
After finding the loaded magazine, officers stop searching inside the McDonald’s.
They repack the backpack and take it to the police station.

10:03 AM
An officer mentions getting a search warrant.

10:04 AM
Officer Wasser leaves with the backpack in her patrol vehicle.

10:10 AM
Mangione arrives at the Altoona police station and is escorted inside.

10:13 AM
His handcuffs are removed. He is cuffed at the ankles.

10:15–10:16 AM
Wasser resumes searching the backpack while Mangione answers intake questions.
She reports finding a gun.

10:18 AM
Officers conduct an in depth search of Mangione.
Mangione is required to strip down to underpants only.

5:14 PM
More than seven hours after the initial searches, Altoona police apply for a search warrant for the backpack.

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) forms, specifically DC16E – SENTENCE STATUS SUMMARY and BODY RECEIPT forms, along with a DC-5B PETITION FOR TRANSFER for an inmate named Luigi Mangione, DOC #QQ7787, with a date of birth of 05/06/1998.

December 10, 2024: At Blair County Court in Pennsylvania, 26-year-old Mangione resisted police and shouted, “This is an insult to the intelligence of the American people.” During the hearing, he spoke only twice, confirming his oath and acknowledging his rights. His attorney, Thomas Dickey, objected to the arrest warrant, claiming it lacked the term “criminal homicide,” but the judge overruled after District Attorney Peter Weeks said it did. Mangione will oppose extradition to New York. Judge Dave Consiglio denied bail, gave prosecutors 30 days to obtain a warrant from Governor Kathy Hochul, and allowed Mangione 14 days to appeal. His next hearing is set for December 23, 2024.

December 10, 2024: Defense attorney Thomas Dickey speaks after Luigi Mangione’s appearance in a Pennsylvania courtroom.

Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel last week.

December 17, 2024

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., and New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced the indictment of LUIGI MANGIONE, 26, for the murder of 50-year-old United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of the Hilton Hotel in Midtown on December 4, 2024. MANGIONE is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count of Murder in the First Degree, in furtherance of terrorism; two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, one of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism; two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree; four counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree; one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree; and one count of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.  Link

• 5:34 AM – On the morning of December 4th, Mangione left the Hostel at 5:34 a.m. and traveled to Midtown using an e-bike. 
• 5:52 AM – Between 5:52 a.m. and 6:45 a.m., Mangione walked near and around the Hilton Hotel. 
• 6:15 AM – At approximately 6:15 a.m. he purchased a water bottle and granola bars at the Starbucks at 1290 6th Avenue. 
• 6:38 AM – Between approximately 6:38 a.m. and 6:44 a.m., Mangione stood against a wall on the north side of West 54th Street across from the Hilton, fully masked with his hood up. 
•  6:45 AM – Mangione crossed the street to the Hilton Hotel and, armed with a 9-millimeter 3D-printed ghost gun equipped with a silencer, approached Mr. Thompson from behind and shot him once in the back and once in the leg. 
• Mangione then fled northeast on 54th Street and took an e-bike uptown. 
• He eventually got into a taxi and was dropped off at West 178th Street and Amsterdam Avenue and then fled the state. 
• Mr. Thompson was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:12 a.m. 
• Two of the discharged shell casings had the words “DENY” and “DEPOSE” written on them, and the word “DELAY” was written on a bullet, all found at the scene. 
• On December 9th, Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being spotted at a local McDonald’s. When he was arrested, police recovered a 9-millimeter handgun with a 3D-printed receiver, two ammunition magazines, multiple live cartridges, a homemade silencer, and the fake New Jersey ID used at the hostel.

December 19, 2024:

• Luigi Mangione waived his extradition to New York and head there to face a first-degree murder charge in the killing of United Health CEO Brian Thompson.  Federal Indictment
  

December 23, 2024

• Luigi Mangione plead not guilty to murder and terror charges. 
• Court Hearing  Link

January 6, 2025 Federal Extension

• Deadline for federal indictment pushed from Jan. 18 to Feb. 17.

February 21, 2025 First Post-Arraignment Hearing (State)

• Court ordered motions due April 9; replies May 14; hearing set June 26.
• Defense objected to shackling in court.
• Established the current motion schedule.

March 19, 2025 Federal/State Calendar Updates

• Federal date postponed; issues raised over DNA/evidence seized at arrest.
• Defense began pushing chain-of-custody and seizure challenges.

April 30, 2025 – Omnibus Defense Motions

• Filed motions to dismiss terrorism count, suppress arrest evidence, challenge constitutionality of charges.
• Direct precursor to today’s motion arguments.

April–May 2025 – Federal Indictment & Letters

• Federal indictment formalized.
• Defense and prosecution exchanged filings and letters over discovery and evidence scope.

September 16, 2025 – Scheduled Hearing (9:00 AM)

Court: New York Supreme Court, New York County (Criminal Term, Part 32)
Judge: Justice Gregory Carro
On Calendar

• Terrorism Count Challenge
  Defense seeks dismissal of New York’s murder as an act of terrorism charge as vague and overlapping with federal case; prosecution argues Mangione’s writings show intent to intimidate an industry.
• Suppression of Arrest Evidence
  Defense moves to suppress a handgun and notebook/diary seized at arrest; prosecution insists items were lawfully obtained and are central to motive/intent.
• Psychiatric-Defense Timing Fight
  Prosecution says defense missed the Aug. 25 deadline to file notice of psychiatric defense; defense requests extension; judge may rule immediately or order briefing.
• HIPAA / Aetna Records Dispute
  Defense claims DA improperly obtained Mangione’s medical records; seeks sanctions or suppression. Prosecution says request was narrow and Aetna overproduced. Court may set evidentiary hearing or impose limits.

10:00 AM: Ruling

• New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro dismissed two of the top state charges against Mangione: first-degree murder and second-degree murder, both framed as acts of terrorism. He found them legally insufficient under state terrorism law.
• The judge held that while Mangione’s writings and statements show ideological motive and animus toward the health insurance industry, they do not rise to the legal requirement under New York’s terrorism statute—specifically, there was insufficient evidence that Mangione intended to “intimidate or coerce a civilian population.
• The state still has a second-degree murder charge (intentional) pending against Mangione.
• There are other state charges (weapons, etc.) and the parallel federal prosecution, where Mangione is also charged, and where he could face the death penalty.
• Carro granted the defense request to block prosecutors from using materials they subpoenaed from his health care provider, Aetna. But Judge Carro declined to issue a ruling on whether Mangione’s HIPAA rights were violated because prosecutors briefly reviewed the material.

January to March 2025 – Initial Motions and Discovery

Defense files multiple motions:

• Motion to suppress statements made during arrest
• Motion to suppress body worn camera footage
• Motion to suppress the fake ID
• Motion to compel additional discovery and digital forensic materials

Prosecution files:

• Certificate of compliance
• Notice of intent to use digital evidence, travel logs, surveillance timelines, and body camera footage
• List of anticipated witnesses

The court schedules a series of pretrial hearings.

April to June 2025 – Evidentiary Hearings Begin

• Defense questions methods used to gather surveillance video and digital device data.
• Prosecution argues that all investigative steps complied with warrants and legal standards.
• Judge orders supplemental filings on chain of custody and digital extraction processes.

June 2025 – Miranda and Voluntariness Issues

• Defense argues Mangione was interrogated before Miranda warnings.
• Prosecution presents early video clips to support that Miranda was given promptly.
• Judge schedules a later hearing for full body camera review.

August 2025 – Digital Evidence and Cell Site Hearing

• Prosecution presents experts on cell site mapping and travel reconstruction.
• Defense challenges reliability and methodology of data interpretation.
• Judge rules that digital mapping is admissible, but certain expert conclusions must remain within factual limits.

October 2025 – Motion Hearings on Surveillance Footage

• Defense disputes chain of custody and claims video sources lack clarity.
• Prosecution responds with documentation of retrieval, timestamp verification, and storage protocols.
• Judge denies exclusion motions but permits defense to challenge weight at trial.

The court schedules a December suppression hearing focused on statements, arrest procedure, and the fake ID.

December 2025: Suppression Hearing

The court reviews evidence related to:

• arrest
• the fake New Jersey ID
• body worn camera recordings
• voluntariness of statements
• muting of cameras during a tactical discussion
• seizure and handling of identification

Witness Called: Officer Joseph Detweiler

Only one witness testifies during this session. His testimony covers:

• how the department received a tip from a civilian who recognized Mangione
• the scene inside McDonald’s where Mangione was located
• Mangione’s immediate admission that the ID was fake
• the reading and acknowledgment of Miranda rights
• steps taken to detain, escort, and process him
• specifics about body camera use, including the muted segment

Body Worn Camera Footage Reviewed

The footage is played multiple times. It shows:

• Mangione confirming the ID is fake
• calm demeanor during arrest
• acknowledgment of Miranda warnings
• no physical resistance or coercion

Defense Challenges

Defense teams argue:

• the muting of body cameras compromised completeness of the record
• Mangione may have been in custody before Miranda was read
• seizure of the ID occurred without probable cause
• the arrest environment may have been implicitly coercive

Prosecutors counter:

• muting complies with NYPD policy when officers discuss tactics
• the ID admission was voluntary and unsolicited
• Miranda was read promptly and acknowledged
• officers acted lawfully at each stage

Judge’s Actions

• Judge asks detailed questions about body camera policy and interactions during the muted period.
• Judge orders supplemental written submissions from both sides.
• No bench ruling is issued.
• Ruling will be provided in writing.

December 2025 Suppression Hearing Timeline

Case: State of New York v. Luigi Mangione
Charge: Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Venue: Manhattan Criminal Court, before Justice Gregory Carro
Purpose: Determine the admissibility of statements, body camera footage, evidence seized during arrest, and conduct of the Altoona Police Department

Overview of Issues Being Litigated

• Defense is attempting to suppress:
• Statements made by Mangione during the McDonald’s encounter
• The contents of his backpack, including a handwritten manifesto and a 3D printed firearm
• The fake New Jersey ID
• Portions of body worn camera footage
• Prosecution argues:
• Officers acted lawfully throughout the encounter
• Miranda was not required until later in the interaction
• Statements were voluntary
• The backpack was within Mangione’s reach and lawfully examined
• Officer identifications were immediate and not prejudicial

Court Convenes and Sets Hearing Scope
Justice Gregory Carro opens proceedings.
The courtroom is full, with several dozen spectators following the case.
The judge confirms this will be a multi day evidentiary hearing focused on:

• arrest legality
• search and seizure
• officer questioning
• voluntariness of statements
• body camera policy compliance

Body Camera Footage Is Played for the First Time in Court
The prosecution presents extensive body camera footage from several Altoona officers.
The footage shows:

• the approach to the McDonald’s
• Detwiler’s conversation with dispatch
• Mangione sitting alone, wearing a heavy black coat, tan hat, and blue surgical mask
• initial questioning
• Mangione eating hash browns and later a steak breakfast sandwich
• the moment he hands over the fake ID
• officers removing currency, rope, peanut butter, and other items from his pockets
• “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” playing over the restaurant loudspeaker during the arrest

Testimony of Officer Joseph Detwiler

• Detwiler is sworn in as the prosecution’s primary witness for this session.
• Initial Dispatch Call
• Detwiler testifies he received a call that a McDonald’s customer looked like the New York murder suspect.
• On the bodycam, he replies “10 4, we’ll be on that,” which he admits was said semi sarcastically.
• His supervisor joked he would buy him a hoagie if he arrested the actual suspect.
• Officer’s Expectation Before Arrival
• Detwiler testifies: “I did not think it was going to be the person they thought it was.”
• His expectation changes once the suspect lowers his mask
• Immediate Identification
• Assistant District Attorney Joel Seidmann asks when he knew it was Mangione.
• Detwiler answers:
  “As soon as he pulled the mask down for us.”
  He adds on camera to another officer: “I’m 100 percent sure it’s him.”
• Prior Familiarity With the Case
• Detwiler admits he had watched Fox News extensively.
• He says he saw “many, many, many” images of the New York shooter before the arrest.
• He recognized the face immediately once Mangione lowered the mask.
• Strange Behavior Noted
• Detwiler remarks that it was unusual for someone to wear a mask in Altoona.
  He testifies:
  “We don’t wear masks. We have antibodies.”

Interaction With Mangione Inside McDonald’s
Use of the Fake ID

• Mangione provides an ID with the name “Mark Rosario.”
• Officers attempt to run the ID and cannot verify it.
• He later says: “I clearly shouldn’t have. That was the ID I had in my wallet. I had a fake ID.”
• Questioning About Travel
• Detwiler asks repeatedly:
  “Have you been up in New York recently?”
• Defense later argues this was an improper attempt to prod for an admission related to the homicide.
• Mangione Eats Throughout the Encounter
• He calmly eats the hash brown and breakfast sandwich while being questioned.
• Detwiler compliments the choice: “That’s my favorite.”
• Defense Arguments on Unlawful Detention
• Karen Agnifilo, representing Mangione, argues:
• Officers failed to tell Mangione he was free to leave.
• The questioning created a functional arrest before probable cause.
• Repeated questions about New York were a fishing expedition.
• Searching the backpack violated the Fourth Amendment.
• The backpack allegedly contained:
• a handwritten manifesto confessing to Thompson’s killing
• a 3D printed gun used in the murder

Prosecution Arguments

• Prosecutors contend:
• Officers never told Mangione he was under arrest until after discovering the fake ID.
• He was free to leave during the first 23 minutes.
• Bodycam shows a calm, conversational encounter.
• Discovery of the fake ID created legal grounds for arrest.
• The backpack was within immediate reach and lawfully examined incident to arrest.
• No officer mentioned the shooting during the encounter, reducing coercion concerns.

Search and Seizure Details

• When officers pat him down, they remove:
• coins
• a length of rope
• a jar of peanut butter
• a blue floral bag containing $100 bills and foreign currency
• All items are shown or described during testimony.

Court’s Reaction and Next Steps

• Justice Carro:
• asks questions about the timeline between questioning and arrest
• requests clarity on why officers examined the backpack
• orders both sides to submit written legal briefs
• states that he will rule on suppression after reviewing the full testimony and footage
• The hearing is expected to continue into the following week with more than two dozen subpoenaed witnesses.
• Mangione is escorted back into custody at the end of the session.

December 2025 Suppression Hearing Timeline

• Case: State of New York v. Luigi Mangione
• Location: Manhattan Criminal Court
• Judge: Justice Gregory Carro
• Purpose: Decide whether statements, bodycamera footage, fake ID, and backpack contents are admissible

December 1, 2025 Monday

• Hearing opens on Mangione’s bid to exclude key evidence from the state murder case, including his statements to police and items taken from his backpack after his arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
• Judge Gregory Carro notes the hearing could run for many days and will focus on police questioning, Miranda, and the search of Mangione’s backpack, which officers say contained a 9 mm handgun and a notebook expressing hostility toward health insurers and violent intent.

December 2, 2025 Tuesday

Bodycam footage and Altoona officer testimony

• Prosecutors play police bodycamera video in court for the first time, showing about 20 minutes from when Altoona officers approach Mangione at McDonald’s on December 9, 2024, until they tell him he has the right to remain silent.
• The video shows officers responding to a tip from a McDonald’s manager about a customer who looks like the New York CEO shooting suspect, then approaching Mangione, who is wearing a black jacket, khaki beanie, and medical mask, eating a hash brown and working on a laptop.
• Officer Joseph Detwiler testifies that he initially did not take the tip seriously, joking by text with his supervisor about arresting the suspect, but that once Mangione pulled his mask down, he was “100 percent sure” it was him, based on seeing the suspect’s image many times in Fox News coverage.
• On the footage and in testimony, Detwiler describes a calm encounter in which Mangione gives a New Jersey driver’s license in the name “Mark Rosario,” says he is homeless, and continues eating while being questioned. Police eventually determine the ID is fake and place him under arrest.
• During the pat-down, officers remove a rope, a jar of peanut butter, coins, and a blue floral bag containing roughly 7,000 dollars and some foreign currency from Mangione’s pockets.
• The backpack at his feet is moved and later opened. Prosecutors say it held a 9 mm handgun they link to the murder and a notebook that outlines animosity toward health insurers and a plan to kill an executive.
• Defense begins arguing that officers questioned Mangione and handled his belongings without first advising him of his Miranda rights and that the backpack search lacked a warrant and probable cause.

December 3, 2025 Wednesday

Continued questioning, focus on statements and custody

• The hearing continues, examining whether Mangione’s encounter with Altoona police was consensual or effectively a detention from the start.
• Testimony and argument focus on officers repeatedly asking Mangione if he had been “up in New York recently” and whether those questions, combined with the presence of multiple officers, turned the interaction into custodial interrogation before Miranda warnings were given.
• Defense argues that because Mangione was never told he was free to leave, any statements and the subsequent search are tainted. Prosecutors counter that the tone was casual, that Mangione was not restrained until after the fake ID was discovered, and that his answers and production of the ID were voluntary.

December 4, 2025 Thursday

Backpack search, 911 call, and broader evidence preview

• The hearing marks the one year anniversary of Brian Thompson’s killing. While Mangione sits in the Manhattan courtroom, outlets report that UnitedHealthcare lowers flags at its campuses in Minnesota in Thompson’s memory.
• Testimony and argument center on the backpack: defense claims Altoona officers “unzipped his private property and rifled around inside of it” without probable cause, while prosecutors maintain the search was incident to arrest after the fake ID offense.
• The court also plays the 911 call from the Altoona McDonald’s manager, who reports a customer matching the murder suspect’s description and describes him as unsettling other patrons by wearing a mask and beanie. The call and related exhibits are partially unsealed after media challenges to prior sealing orders.
• Coverage notes that the multi day hearing is giving the public an extensive preview of testimony, bodycam video, 911 audio, and records that are likely to surface at trial, even though the judge has not yet ruled on what evidence will ultimately be admissible.

911 Call Transcript

• Dispatch: 911, what is the address of your emergency?
• McDonald’s manager: It is not really an emergency. I just, I am a manager at Plain Grove McDonald’s out here on the boulevard.
• Dispatch: OK.
• McDonald’s manager: And I have a customer here that some other customers were suspicious of, that he looks like the CEO shooter from New York.
• Dispatch: OK.
• McDonald’s manager: So they are just really upset and they are like coming to me, and I was like, well, I cannot approach him, you know.
• Dispatch: No. Of course not. Alright honey, what is your name? Is this individual still there?
• McDonald’s manager: Yes, he is still in the back of our lobby by the bathroom. And I believe he is wearing, let me run back to my security camera. Alright, excuse me, yeah, I am trying to sit out and do individual calves with my managers, and like six customers walked up to me and I was like, OK, guys, I was like, I cannot really do anything, but he is wearing a black sweater jacket with a medical mask and a tan khaki colored beanie.
• Dispatch: OK. You said a black jacket…
• McDonald’s manager: A tan beanie and the blue medical mask. He has his beanie pulled down, so the only thing you can see is his eyebrows, because I tried to Google it. I could try to calm them down a little bit, and I am like, guys, it is kind of hard to tell with his eyes and his eyebrows. I was like, I do not know what to do here, guys.

December 5, 2025 Friday

Day 4 postponed

• A planned fourth day of testimony is abruptly postponed when Mangione’s lawyers inform the court he is ill. Judge Carro states in open court, “Apparently the defendant is ill today,” and cancels the day’s session.
• News reports say the hearing is expected to resume Monday and that the defense is still seeking to suppress the gun, notebook, and other backpack items, as well as some of Mangione’s statements