The Luke Wenke Files
Because People Deserve to Know
Category: competency
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Memorandum: Prosecutors Urge Court to Involuntarily Commit Luke Wenke to Psychiatric Treatment
In the following memorandum, federal prosecutors urge the court to order Luke Wenke into involuntary inpatient mental health treatment following an evidentiary hearing examining his psychiatric condition. Authored by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, the document argues that Wenke’s mental condition goes beyond the personality disorder…
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Memorandum: Defense Opposes Luke Wenke’s Involuntary Commitment
In this April 18, 2025 post-hearing memorandum, Luke Wenke’s public defender, Frank Passafiume, urges the federal court not to involuntarily commit Wenke for mental health treatment. The defense challenges forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost’s conclusion that Wenke suffers from persistent delusions. Passafiume argues that beliefs…
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Luke Wenke Involuntary Commitment Hearing Transcripts
The following transcripts provide word-for-word accounts of two federal evidentiary hearings held on February 18 and April 10, 2025 to determine whether Luke Wenke required involuntary mental health treatment. During the first hearing, forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost testified about two evaluations he conducted of…
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DOCUMENT: The U.S. Government Urges the Court to Deny Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment
On May 15, 2025, federal prosecutors filed their response opposing Luke Wenke’s motion to stay enforcement of his involuntary commitment while he pursued an appeal. Wenke sought to postpone his transfer for inpatient mental health treatment and remain in county jail while the appeal was…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Conveniently Forgets the Time I Called the Cops On Him
In this May 22, 2025 letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City, Luke Wenke revisits his federal cyberstalking case while making numerous allegations against law enforcement, attorneys, probation officials, his original cyberstalking victim, and Katie. Among his…
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Scared By “Aggressive” Cellie at a Big Boy Prison, Luke Wenke Feigns a Change of Heart
While detained at the privately-run Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) in Youngstown, Ohio (referred to by Luke Wenke as “CCA”) during the summer of 2024, Luke Wenke apparently encountered some of the more harsh realities of life behind bars, resulting in a rare attempt at…
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New Federal Cyberstalking Complaint Against Luke Wenke
On December 17th, 2025, federally convicted cyberstalker Luke Wenke was arrested by U.S. Marshals on his second cyberstalking charge. Authored by Buffalo, NY-based FBI Special Agent Andrew Clark, the document below details the allegations against Wenke. Perhaps not surprisingly, the document mentions me (K.V.) and…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Tells His Federal Probation Officer To “STFU”
Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. while detained at the Federal Transit Center (FTC), Oklahoma City in September 2024. In it, he accuses the parties involved in his case — including the judge, prosecutor, probation officer, and even his…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Asserts His Right to Refuse Psychotropic Medication
Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in September 2024 while detained at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. He admits in the first sentence that the envelope contains a Florida return address, reflecting an acknowledgment of his known…
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Luke Wenke Tells Judge “What’s Going to Happen” w/ His Case
Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in October of 2024 while detained at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago, Illinois for a court-ordered mental evaluation. USA v. Luke Wenke | Letter October 25th, 2024 (1+ months…
