Luigi Mangione’s Alleged ‘To-Do List’ Included Altering This Distinctive Feature

Luigi Mangione was allegedly carrying a handwritten “to-do” card when he was arrested after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — and it reportedly included an urgent reminder about changing his appearance.

Manhattan prosecutors on Monday introduced notecards into evidence that appear to be organized like a checklist. One card is dated “Dec. 5,” the day after Thompson was fatally shot in New York City in 2024. Under that date, the card allegedly reads: “buy black shoes (white stripe too distinctive),” followed by “change hat, shoes, pluck eyebrows.”

Mangione’s eyebrows are notably distinctive, and they helped draw attention to him. A McDonald’s manager in Altoona, Pa., who called 911, told dispatchers that Mangione looked like the suspected shooter because of his eyebrows. At the time, he was reportedly wearing a tan beanie and a medical mask — but his brows were still visible.

The notecard, which also includes a hand-drawn map of Pittsburgh, was allegedly found in Mangione’s bag when he was arrested in Pennsylvania on forgery charges after presenting officers with an ID bearing the name “Mark Rosario.” He was later charged in both New York state and federal court with Thompson’s murder.

Prosecutors say another card contains a sketch of the Midwest and a reminder to watch for “red eyes” departing from Pittsburgh, possibly toward Columbus or Cincinnati. It also urges the reader to “keep momentum” because the “FBI [is] slower overnight.”

One bullet point advises breaking “CAM continuity,” apparently referring to avoiding continuous surveillance. The note elaborates: “3+ hrs off cam, exit diff method (ex. Megabus, rail).”

Another line suggests Mangione anticipated intense media focus on the case and was closely monitoring coverage: “Check reports for current situation,” the note reportedly reads.

Days later, after Mangione’s arraignment on the forgery case in Pennsylvania, Altoona Police Officer Stephen Fox testified that Mangione noticed a crowd of reporters and asked why there were so many people “for a mass murderer.” Fox recounted the comment in court on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Fox also testified that Mangione appeared worried about the McDonald’s manager who had reported him, asking officers whether her name would be released to the press and saying it would be “bad for her” if it was. When asked if he believed Mangione’s concern was sincere, Fox replied that it seemed “as genuine as someone who just assassinated someone would be,” prompting objections from defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo.

Mangione is currently in court as his legal team attempts to suppress several key pieces of evidence ahead of trial, including a 3D-printed handgun and a notebook allegedly containing a “manifesto,” both reportedly seized from his backpack.

He has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in both state and federal cases and is being held pretrial at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

The hearings on the evidence are scheduled to resume on Thursday, Dec. 11.