The Luke Wenke Files

Because People Deserve to Know

Tag: denial of mental illness

  • Luke Wenke Facebook Screenshot Gallery | September 2023

    Illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike posing for a booking photo.

    The following archive contains screenshots of Facebook posts that Luke Wenke made throughout September 2023, documenting his public statements about politics, government officials, legal disputes, personal grievances, and family conflicts. The posts include Wenke’s commentary about Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Kristi Noem, New York state…


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  • Luke Wenke Facebook Screenshot Gallery | August 2023

    comic-like/painterly image of a Luke Wenke lookalike mugshot/booking photo

    The following collection features archived screenshots of Luke Wenke’s Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) posts from August 2023, documenting his public statements, online interactions, and personal grievances. The posts begin on August 11th, roughly a day after Wenke was released from the Chautauqua County Jail,…


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  • Luke Wenke Screenshot Gallery | June 2023

    Bright, detailed comic-style illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike sitting in a blue folding chair in a grassy backyard, eating a snack and touching his nose while a large black-and-tan dog sniffs the grass nearby.

    The following collection features archived screenshots of Luke Wenke’s Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) posts from June 2023, documenting his public statements, personal grievances, and online interactions following his release from federal prison in March 2023. The screenshots provide a chronological record of Wenke’s social…


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  • Luke Wenke Screenshot Gallery | April 2023

    A cartoon/comic-like Luke Wenke lookalike in a red BDSM mask while sitting in a car.

    The following collection documents Luke Wenke’s social media activity throughout the month of April 2023, immediately following his release from federal prison on March 31st, 2023. Luke Wenke Screenshot Gallery | April 2023 04/30/2023: Facebook, 04/30/2023: 04/29/2023 Facebook, 04/29/2023: Facebook, 04/29/2023: Facebook, 04/29/2023: 04/28/2023 Facebook,…


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  • Luke Wenke Threatens Multiple Lawsuits, Falsely Accuses Victims of Crimes

    Satirical illustration of an inmate writing a letter while imagining lawsuits, the FBI, Pope Francis and the Libertarian Party

    In the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City (received in May of 2025), Luke Wenke reflects on his incarceration, legal cases, the death of Pope Francis, and his growing list of grievances against people and institutions he…


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  • Luke Wenke X/Twitter Threads | December 2023

    Satirical illustration of a disheveled man surrounded by pigeons, garbage, newspapers, and clutter inside a severely neglected home.

    The following screenshots feature Luke Wenke’s X/Twitter post threads from December 9-14, 2023. At the time, Wenke had just been released from the Cattaraugus County Jail on an ankle monitor while awaiting sentencing for a federal probation violation conviction. He was sent back to jail…


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  • Luke Wenke X/Twitter Threads | December 2025

    Satirical illustration of multiple Luke Wenke lookalikes arguing outside a rundown house, with one angrily shouting from the porch.

    The following screenshots depict Luke Wenke’s X/Twitter threads, which mostly consist of Wenke talking to himself, from December of last year. He made his most recent post on December 17th, shortly before his arrest for his current federal cyberstalking case. Wenke remains in custody at…


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  • Luke Wenke Appeal: Government Defends Involuntary Commitment

    Satirical illustration of a disheveled man resembling Luke Wenke leaning toward a psychic’s crystal ball while seated in a Walmart mobility scooter.

    In this appellee brief, the U.S. government asks the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a federal judge’s April 2025 decision ordering Luke Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The dispute followed Wenke’s federal cyberstalking conviction and multiple subsequent alleged supervised-release violations.…


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  • Letter: Luke Wenke Demands Government Funding For His Mommy’s Restaurant

    Illustration of an angry Luke Wenke lookalike pointing at the viewer outside a condemned house while demanding money for Mommy’s restaurant

    Luke Wenke sent the following letter to U.S. District Court judge John Sinatra, Jr. in August 2024 while detained on federal remand at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. USA v. Luke Wenke | Letter August 21st, 2024 (3+ months before this website…


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  • Luke Wenke Screenshots & Social Media Posts | 2025

    Satirical illustration of an angry Luke Wenke lookalike holding a phone in a cluttered room with a speech bubble reading, “He better call me now!!!”

    The screenshot galleries are a work in progress. Please check back frequently for updates! If I don’t know the specific date or time of a post (i.e. screenshots of posts from Wenke’s suspended Facebook account that lack a date stamp), I put it as close…


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