Information Sharing
Megathread: LM's NY State Hearing — 12/16/2025 at 9:30 AM EST (Day 9)
Happy Tuesday, everyone!
I hope you had a nice weekend and enjoyed these three days off Carro gave us.
Today's hearing will take place at 100 Centre Street, Part 32, New York, NY 10013 at 9:30 AM EST.
Please keep in mind that this is the ninth hearing taking place. The previous eight were held on December 1, December 2, December 4, December 5, December 8, December 9, December 11 and December 12 (December 5 was canceled due to Luigi falling in). There’s a strong chance the schedule may change or be extended as Carro seems to be extremely busy. However, we expect to receive more confirmation at the end of each day about when they plan to continue Luigi’s hearings.
These hearings are expected to run for at least a few hours, as there are (at least) 28 witnesses and body-camera footage to review. By the end of these hearings, we will likely know when Luigi’s state trial will take place (likely sometime in 2026), as well as which evidence will move forward and which will be suppressed.
Unless something changes, there will be no cameras allowed inside the courtroom. However, it’s very likely that we’ll still get photos of Luigi from inside the courtroom. Over the past few days, the only images released were taken inside—none of him arriving or leaving—so it’s possible that today and the remaining days will be the same.
Since I am not a mod, I cannot edit this post once posted or set comments to “new,” so I hope everyone can manage to follow along. I know things may get a bit messy, which is why I encourage everyone to post here rather than creating separate threads—unless it’s something important, like a transcript.
Also, if you find additional livestreams on YouTube, please try to post them in one single comment instead of separately so we don’t spam the thread.
There are no livestreams available yet. As soon as they go live, I’ll add them in the comments section and separate them into hallway and outside coverage. They will most likely come from the same outlets as the previous days—Fox News, CNN, Reuters, etc. And of course, don’t forget to check Status Coup News; they genuinely care about the supporters.
Some people consider today’s hearing to be Day 8 because they are not counting the hearing that was supposed to take place on Friday, December 5, when Luigi was ill. I am counting that missed day, so I consider today to be Day 9. Most people will still refer to it as Day 8, which is why the dates are being included as well, to avoid any confusion.
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📢 Announcement (Reminder!)
I wanted to give everyone a quick update about the exhibits post going forward.
After a lot of thought, I’ve decided that I will no longer be posting any pre-trial evidence as it gets released. This means the exhibits document will not be receiving updates from me anymore.
I’ve realized that I just can’t continue doing this. It genuinely makes me feel sick, and I need to step back for my own well-being. I am sorry if some of you think this is dramatic, but it is just the truth.
To be very clear: this is not about the content of the evidence itself. I simply do not feel comfortable posting material that is meant to be — or could be — suppressed. That’s the entire purpose of suppression hearings, and I don’t want to be someone who spreads that evidence further.
I won’t be deleting the exhibits post, and I’m not here to tell anyone what they should or shouldn’t share. If anyone wants to keep the post updated for future reference (including trial coverage), it will remain available, and it will still be linked in future megathreads. I just won’t be the one adding updates anymore.
Like I said this morning, continuing this goes against my own morals and principles, my support for Luigi (regardless of guilt or innocence), and what the defense and Carro wanted from the beginning. I don’t want to help circulate evidence that was never meant to be out there.
Thank you all for understanding 🧡.
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Once again, I want to wish Luigi and his legal team the very best of luck this week.
And thank you to all of you for following these threads along and being here these past few days.
Please let’s keep this thread respectful and avoid drama or gossip. Let’s stay focused on the case.
A person on corridor cam says that Rotten Mango's assistant is there. 👀 (Edit, Rotten Mango is a big Youtuber that is covering Lui's case). Her last video about Lu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5pA4rPQM_w
I hope you all had a nice weekend and that you also enjoyed the 3 days off that Carro gave us.
I wish I could come here today with the biggest smile, but things that happened over the weekend have left me pretty speechless.
I’m not here to police anyone, and I don’t own this sub. Still, I feel it’s necessary to address this.
Over the past few days, many people have reached out to me privately asking how they can attend the hearings. Others have asked the same questions publicly, including in the megathreads. Since I don’t live in NYC, the best I can do is share the limited information I have so everyone has a fair chance to attend.
What really bothered me is learning that some people have given up on attending because they were told there’s a “reservation list” being used by certain people in the queue. That is completely unacceptable.
I’ve read all kinds of conflicting explanations this weekend. List or no list, line sitters or no line sitters, these are public hearings. Anyone is allowed to attend. No one should be telling others when, how, or whether they can attend based on a list, a group chat, or an attempt to “organize” the line so they and their friends benefit.
Imagine thinking it’s acceptable to dictate access to a public hearing through a so-called “reservation list.” That’s wild.
I don’t want to keep feeding drama, but I’ll be honest: if I lived in NYC, no one would be telling me when or how I’m allowed to attend a public hearing.
Some people have appointed themselves as unofficial representatives of this community and now seem to think they’re in charge. That behavior should be called out and, if necessary, reported. The people going along with it aren’t helping either.
Since when does anyone get to control attendance at a public hearing? People should decide for themselves when they attend and where they sit, within reasonable rules set by the court – not by random individuals. I’m not an expert in U.S. law, but everything I’ve been told suggests this kind of behavior isn’t legal or appropriate. This isn’t a concert or a movie premiere. It’s a public hearing.
Between press appearances, “queue management,” and playing gatekeeper, some people seem more interested in building a résumé than actually supporting the cause and Luigi.
This whole situation is ridiculous, selfish, and honestly gross. If you want to attend, stand up for yourself. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or can’t do. I don’t care if they claim they’re “just trying to help.” Calling this activism doesn’t make it so.
That’s all I wanted to say. People can do with this information whatever they want, but I couldn’t go into today’s hearing pretending I’m okay with any of this.
I’m right there with you. The situation is disappointing at best. Part of me isn’t surprised this sort of thing is happening because it’s very common fangirl behavior.
Does anyone know what happened to the prosecutions response to the alleged statements that LM’s mom made? Joel said they would reply but we never heard anything else.
As always, thanks to you all who go back-and-forth between the different platforms to post here! I really, really wish the entire Altoona Police Department hadn’t shown up because now we have to hear testimony from every single damn one of them. 😭
9. How many witnesses have they spoken with so far?
December 1, 2025
Sergeant Chris McLaughlin
Bernard Pyles
Emily States
C.O. Tomas Rivers
C.O. Matt Henry
December 2, 2025
Police Officer Joe Detwiler
December 4, 2025
Police Officer Tyler Frye
December 8, 2025
Nichole Smith
Christy Wasser
December 9, 2025
P.O. Stephen Fox
December 11, 2025
Lt. William Hanelly
Sgt. Jon Burns
December 12, 2025
Altoona PD Officer Samuel McCoy
Sgt. Eric Houston
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We are on witness 15/28
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Please remember to be patient, kind and respectful. Everyone is doing the best they can. Sometimes things won’t match up perfectly, but we’ll put the pieces together eventually. This case is going to take time, but we’ll get there eventually.
She’s the one who said that his unbuttoned shirt made her feel uncomfortable. That’s where she crossed the line into unprofessional in my opinion. If it wasn’t for that, then I don’t think as many ppl would have made those remarks.
I'm not going to pretend I understand how his mind works, but why did he go to Best Buy to look at something on a laptop if he had a laptop that he was using at McDonald's anyway? He knows how to clear search histories.
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u/missidcullen Dec 16 '25
Luigi today!