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A FEDERAL JUDGE has executed a BLATANT REVERSAL, ordering a last-minute hearing that could SHRED the prosecution’s case against alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione and expose what legal experts are calling a PATTERN of POLICE OVERREACH. This isn’t just about a backpack in a McDonald’s—this is a SYSTEMIC FAILURE threatening to let a suspected murderer walk FREE.
Judge Margaret Garnett’s stunning about-face, citing the “seriousness of the charges,” is a TELLING ADMISSION that the evidence against Mangione may be FATALLY TAINTED. Legal insiders are OUTRAGED, suggesting this hearing will put the Altoona Police Department’s so-called “procedures” on trial, NOT the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood.
The prosecution’s shocking decision to call a witness UNRELATED to the actual arrest is a DESPERATE PLOY that reveals the FLIMSY FOUNDATION of their entire case. This move proves they have something to HIDE about the seizure of the backpack containing the alleged murder weapon.
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Luigi Mangione appears for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on Dec. 16, 2025, in New York City. (Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)
Mangione’s defense is now launching a TWO-FRONT WAR, demanding the death penalty be removed from his federal case—a tactic that could see him facing a jury as early as October if successful. This LEGAL GAMBIT could see a man facing murder charges potentially AVOID the ultimate punishment due to a technicality.
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The DEEPENING chaos threatens to DELAY justice for over a year, pushing a potential federal trial to 2027, while the victim’s family is forced to watch a CIRCUS of legal maneuvers. Every delay is a SLAP IN THE FACE to the concept of justice.
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Luigi Mangione speaks to a police officer in Altoona, Pennsylvania. (Manhattan District Attorney’s Office)
As the courts debate procedure, a simple, horrifying question hangs in the air: In America today, does the SYSTEM care more about the RIGHTS of the accused than the RIGHTS of the victim? The coming hearing will expose a justice system on the BRINK of collapse, where technicalities triumph over truth and the guilty could go free because of a poorly searched backpack. Is this what the end of justice looks like?
Author: Kayitsi.com
