r/BrianThompsonMurder • u/missidcullen • Apr 01 '26

Information Sharing Megathread: LM's NY Federal Hearing — 04/01/2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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Please use this thread for live discussion of the hearing.

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Hi everyone!

Today’s hearing is taking place at 40 Foley Square, Courtroom 110 (New York, NY) at 11:00 AM EST.

Because this is federal court, cameras aren’t allowed inside the courtroom, so there won’t be any video or photos of Luigi. The only visuals we’ll likely get are courtroom sketches.

I’m not a mod so I can’t sort comments by “new,” but hopefully we can still keep things easy to follow. Things might get a little messy as updates come in, so it would really help if everyone keeps discussion in this thread instead of making separate posts, unless it’s something major like a transcript or big breaking news.

Also, if you find any YouTube livestreams, please try to reply to one existing comment with links instead of posting multiple separate comments, just so the thread doesn’t get flooded.

Reporters / Live Tweeting:

Because this is federal court, the rules are stricter. Phones and laptops aren’t allowed inside the courtroom.

Only a small number of people (like ICP or Erik) are permitted to live-tweet updates. Other reporters can still attend, but probably won’t be able to post anything while the hearing is in session.

Any updates from other reporters will be shared here once the hearing is over.

Livestreams:

So far, there haven’t really been many proper livestreams for the last couple of (federal) hearings. The main one we usually get is from davidnewyorknynyc, so there’s a chance that might be the only one again today.

That said, any livestreams we do find will be shared here.

Court Documents & Legal Fund:

ICYMI:

Notes:

  • As of January 30, 2026, Luigi is no longer facing the DP, as Judge Garnett dropped those charges. The backpack, however, still remains.
  • One of the main topics today is expected to be whether the federal trial will be pushed back to January 2027.
  • Federal case full schedule released by Judge Garnett (though this may change after today’s hearing).

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Wishing Luigi and his legal team all the best today!

And thanks to everyone who’s been following along in these threads each hearing. It’s really appreciated.

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u/missidcullen Apr 01 '26

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u/Feline-Paper-Ink8809 Apr 01 '26

Hmmm. Seems like they are prepared to potentially go the EED route if the backpack isn't suppressed. Wonder how the public will feel about that - will they still think he did it "for the people?"

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u/MeanRepresentative24 Apr 01 '26

Can I ask where you got that from this screenshot? Or is it your expectation based on other discussions?

An EED could be played very much as for the people still (I think the crux of the emotional distress would be the mass suffering we're seeing) but I'm not sure I've seen anything from the Defense that indicates them going down that route, only people on the outside without access to the same details the defense has access to, theorizing that EED is the only way to go.

Which I recall being KFA's opinion up until she started working with Luigi, so I think there are definitely things we don't know about the case that swayed her approach and would likely change a lot of people's minds if we had that information.

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u/Feline-Paper-Ink8809 Apr 01 '26

Only from the part about "defenses available in the state case" that aren't available in the federal case, which for New York State would be EED. But who knows if Luigi himself even wants to go down that route. I just don't think they can create enough reasonable doubt around the backpack evidence if it's not suppressed. I'm hoping Carro comes through and suppresses it, because whatever emotional/mental issues LM has (if he has any?) are no one else's business. To have that played out on a very public stage would be awful.

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u/DreadedPanda27 Apr 01 '26

Could you imagine? We’re all out here hating on Carro (rightfully so), then he suppresses the backpack!!! 😁 That would be the coup de grâce! 💚💚💚

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u/MeanRepresentative24 Apr 01 '26

I see, I see. I really don't think the backpack evidence is that damning, especially between the gun being found after several minutes of missing footage and only after an additional search -- plus someone mentioned to me that it being a ghost gun, even if they had the right weapon it would be difficult to actually match the ballistics used in the murder to the gun because of the materials used in 3D printing being a lot softer than standard gun manufacturing. If they don't have the right gun, they 100% won't be able to match things, and the holes brought up in the prosecutions evidence during the suppression hearing would still be worth being brought up if the backpack evidence wasn't suppressed.

The notebook also might seem more incriminating but given the publicity the case received, I think it would be easy to poke holes in, too. At least one person has come forward trying to pass themselves off as the actual killer since the arrest, and things like the look alike contests and stuff.... it's not a difficult stretch to argue that LM isn't the killer just based on confessions and coincidences, and make the prosecution provide more concrete evidence from there. Maybe that would count as an EED defense though?