Evidence Wins: Gun and Notebook Admitted in Mangione Murder Trial

A New York judge ruled prosecutors can use a gun and a notebook described as a manifesto as evidence in Luigi Mangione’s murder case against Brian Thompson, while excluding other items from an initial warrantless McDonald’s arrest search; a later backpack search at Altoona police headquarters was deemed valid. Mangione, 28, faces nine state felonies including second-degree murder and a separate federal stalking case, with the state trial tentatively scheduled for September and the federal trial later in the fall.