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Police Say They Searched Luigi Mangione's Backpack for a Potential Bomb

A hearing addresses whether the backpack search during Luigi Mangione’s arrest amid a national manhunt violated his rights; prosecutors link seized items to the murder.

  • On Monday, Luigi Mangione returned to a New York courtroom as attorneys seek to exclude evidence seized from his backpack after his arrest at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
  • The five-day national manhunt culminated on December 9, 2024, when authorities arrested Mangione, who bought a bus ticket under the alias Sam Dawson on December 4, 2024, the day Thompson was shot.
  • Body-Camera video shows Officer Christy Wasser putting on gloves and searching the backpack after custody while officers recovered a knife, sandwich, passport, loaded magazines, and later at the police station a pistol, silencer, and red notebook.
  • Prosecutors contend the 9mm found in the bag matches the murder weapon, while Mangione remains held without bail at a federal jail in Brooklyn as attorneys seek to exclude the evidence.
  • A weekend evidence release by Manhattan prosecutors showed a handwritten to‑do list mentioning Best Buy and an 'intel check in' for December 9, while Nichole Smith, Blair County First Assistant District Attorney, approved two search warrants and testimony will resume Tuesday morning.
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Washington Square News broke the news in on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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