Accused assassin Luigi Mangione was due in a New York City courtroom Wednesday, he came and went, and details remained scant 24 hours later after reporters were told his hearing had been sealed following a request from the defense.The 28-year-old former Ivy Leaguer is accused of stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, and shooting him in the back outside a Manhattan Hilton hotel.A spokesperson for Mangione's defense declined to discuss the hearing.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office did not respond to requests for comment.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XLuigi Mangione appears at an evidence suppression hearing at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York City on May 18, 2026.
(Jeenah Moon/Reuters)The unexplained closure raised concerns about transparency in one of the country's most high-profile legal cases, where the suspected killer has also received more than $1.5 million in donations for his defense from supporters.UNITEDHEALTHCARE CEO MURDER SUSPECT LUIGI MANGIONE INDICTED IN NEW YORKThe Associated Press reported Wednesday that a media lawyer who asked Judge Gregory Carro's staff for an explanation received a terse response before a clerk hung up on him.SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERBrian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, is shown in an undated portrait provided by UnitedHealth.He was shot and killed on his way to an investor conference in New York City in what prosecutors described as a politically motivated assassination.
(AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via AP)On Thursday, a court spokesperson did not respond to questions about the secrecy from Fox News Digital.Mangione faces separate charges at the state and federal levels and is due back in respective courtrooms later this month in both cases.SEND US A TIP HEREHe has pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges, including murder, criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a forged instrument.But prosecutors allege he stalked Thompson, a father of two, from Minnesota to New Yo...