A high-stakes hearing over whether to bar evidence from Luigi Mangione’s murder case was postponed Friday — because the accused assassin said he is sick.
“Apparently the defendant is ill today,” Judge Gregory Carro said right before the fourth day of testimony in the marathon pre-trial proceeding was set to begin.
“Yes,” Mangione’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo responded. Mangione’s ailment is unclear.
Luigi Mangione. in court for his hearing on Dec. 4, 2025. POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesThe hearing will resume Monday morning.
Mangione, 27, is trying to block prosecutors from showing jurors the key evidence that Altoona, Pennsylvania, cops found in his backpack after arresting him — including the gun he allegedly used to execute UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thomson in Midtown last December.
A court room drawing of Luigi Mangione from Dec. 4, 2025. REUTERSThe preppy University of Pennsylvania graduate is also attempting to convince the judge to bar several statements he made to police from being heard at his trial.
Luigi Mangione speaks to his legal team in court on Dec. 4, 2025. Stephen Yang for the NY PostMangione has pleaded not guilty to Thompson’s murder.
