Hordes of twisted Luigi Mangione super-fans lined up outside Manhattan’s state courthouse early Monday, hoping to get a seat at a pivotal hearing for the alleged CEO murderer.
New York Judge Gregory Carro is expected to determine if prosecutors can present jurors with key evidence — including the alleged murder weapon and anti-corporate “manifesto” that cops found in his backpack after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down.
One woman wore a “Free Luigi” shirt while other supporters sported a pin with Mangione’s face.
A woman wore a “Free Luigi” shirt outside a New York City courthouse Monday morning. Robert Mecea for New York Post
Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in Manhattan Supreme Court. Stephen Yang for the NY PostAnother woman had a shirt with Mangione’s face in a heart-shaped Italian flag that said “Italian boys.”
Mangione, 28, is accused of gunning down the health insurance CEO on a Midtown Manhattan street in December 2024.
When he was arrested five days later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., police recovered Mangione’s journal in which he allegedly wrote he wanted to “whack” Thompson and called the killing “justified” — which prosecutors claim amounts to a confession.
Carro’s decision on Monday on whether the evidence found in Mangione’s backpack is admissible could drastically affect how prosecutors go about proving Mangione killed Thompson.
People are seen waiting outside 100 Centre St. in Manhattan, Monday, May 18, 2026, as they prepare to attend the Luigi Mangione trial. Robert Mecea for New York Post
Three women sitting on steps outside 100 Centre St. in Manhattan before the Luigi Mangione trial. Robert Mecea for New York Post
Hordes of twisted Luigi Mangione super-fans lined up outside Manhattan’s state courthouse early Monday, hoping to get a seat at a pivotal hearing for the alleged CEO murderer. Robert Mecea for New York PostProsecutors would still be able to show surveillance footage of Thompson’s shooting as well as fingerprint and DNA evidence and a phone retrieved by police.
In Mangione’s federal murder case, which is also in New York City, US District Judge Margaret Garnett ruled in January that the evidence in the backpack can be used.
Mangione’s state trial is expected to start next month and the federal trial in January 2027.
