A Week for Luigi in NYC
Case Updates and Upcoming Live Coverage
Although I did briefly question my sanity for leaving Los Angeles to come to New York City in the middle of February for Luigi Mangione hearings, I have to admit it is great to be back in the Big Apple. I’m really looking forward to hitting the streets this week to hear what New Yorkers have to say about Luigi in the days leading up to his Friday (2/21) hearing at NY state criminal court.
Federal Case Update
Federal prosecutors filed their first request for a 30-day continuance on January 6, 2025, with the consent of defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo (KFA). This continued the federal Preliminary Hearing to February 17, 2025—which is, of course, TODAY! It’s also President’s Day, which made it highly unlikely that an actual court appearance would occur. Nevertheless, I booked my trip planning on being here from 2/17-2/21, just in case there was a development in the federal case today. Even though courts would be closed, I reasoned there might be something released today either by Luigi’s legal team or a statement from prosectors, even if it was just the announcement of another continuance.
Alas, five days ago on February 12, 2025, federal prosecutors did indeed file for another 30 day continuance, again with the consent of KFA. The bad news is that this bumps the next federal hearing to March 19, 2025, which I will be unable to attend in person due to my own hearing in Los Angeles on March 20th. THE GOOD NEWS is that this leaves me the entire week to dedicate to Luigi’s case and hearing from New Yorkers about their own theories of the case before the state hearing on Friday, 2/21.
I’ll be hitting up all of the key locations involved in the prosecution’s theory of the case, following along with the federal criminal complaint’s claims and timeline of events, while I stop and talk to New Yorkers. Will be experimenting with live streaming and creating a ton of video content, so please follow/subscribe on YouTube!
You can find me with the handle @AbcdEsq_FU!
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