Luigi Mangione Evidence Hearing Continues as Prosecutors Release Photos of ‘To-Do’ List and Items Found at Arrest

A Manhattan court continued a fourth day of evidence suppression hearings Monday in the case of Luigi Mangione, who is charged with murder in the Dec. 4, 2024, killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as reported by The New York Post.

Mangione, 27, appeared at the defense table in Manhattan Supreme Court, where he briefly flashed a fist pump toward a courtroom camera while leaning in to speak with attorney Karen Friedman Agnofilo.

New photo of Luigi Mangione and his attorney Karen Agnifilo just now at the New York Supreme Criminal Court. pic.twitter.com/IOmqJsBb4C

— The Luigi Case (@LuigiCaseFiles) December 8, 2025

The hearing focused on evidence recovered from Mangione’s backpack after his Dec. 9, 2024, arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Christy Wasser of the Altoona Police Department testified about searching Mangione’s belongings following the arrest, which occurred roughly 100 miles east of Pittsburgh.

Over the weekend, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office released photographs of the items seized at the time, including a handwritten “to-do” list that prosecutors say was found on Mangione.

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The list included an entry for a trip to Best Buy, with items such as “USB 256 flash drive,” “digital camera,” and “light source” marked under a Dec. 8 date and crossed out in the photos.

Additional notations included “Hot meal + water bottles” and “trash bags.” Under a separate heading labeled “Future TO DO,” entries read “Intel check in” next to Dec. 9 and “survival kit.”

Other evidence photos released by prosecutors showed Mangione had a small flashlight, a USB drive attached to a silver necklace, a pocket knife, and several thousand dollars in $100 bills.

Authorities also recovered a bus ticket bearing the name “Sam Dawson” for travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh on Dec. 4 — the same day Thompson was fatally shot in Midtown Manhattan.

It has not been determined whether Mangione purchased the ticket. The name on the ticket matches the protagonist of the 2001 film I Am Sam, a character portrayed by Sean Penn.

The hearing will determine whether evidence retrieved by Altoona authorities, including the gun prosecutors allege was used in the killing, will be allowed at trial.

Luigi Mangione returned to court this week as prosecutors played surveillance footage of the kill*ng of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.

His lawyers are arguing that the handgun, journal entries and other items found in his backpack should be barred from trial… pic.twitter.com/OqEi3tRn9x

— Tortured History (@TorturedHistory) December 2, 2025

Mangione’s defense team is also contesting the admissibility of several statements he made to law enforcement following his arrest.

Court proceedings resumed Monday after Mangione was unable to attend Friday’s hearing due to an illness, the specifics of which were not disclosed.

In addition to the charges filed in New York, Mangione has an unrelated federal case pending. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The suppression hearing is set to continue as the court evaluates what evidence jurors may ultimately hear when the case moves to trial.

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