The Luke Wenke Files
Because People Deserve to Know
Tag: Dr. Kaitlyn Nelson
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Tells Judge About His Bizarre BDSM Break-In Fantasy, Claims Distant El Chapo Connection
Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in November 2024 while detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago for a competency evaluation. It contains a series of unusual allegations involving me, his former probation officer, law enforcement, court…
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Luke Wenke Appeal: Government Defends Involuntary Commitment
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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Luke Wenke Appeal: Appellant’s Brief in Federal Case #25-1165
In this appellant’s brief, Luke Wenke challenges the federal district court’s decision ordering his involuntary commitment to a mental health facility. Filed in Appeal No. 25-1165, the brief argues that the evidence presented to the district court was insufficient to justify Wenke’s hospitalization, even if…
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Luke Wenke Appeal: Prosecution Urges Court to DENY Wenke’s Motion to Stay Involuntary Commitment
In June 2025, federal prosecutors opposed Luke Wenke’s request to delay his involuntary commitment while he appealed the district court’s treatment order. Wenke had been ordered in April 2025 to undergo involuntary mental health treatment at a suitable facility. His federal public defender sought to…
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Motion to Stay: Public Defender Insists Luke Wenke is NOT Delusional
Luke Wenke’s public defender challenged findings that Wenke suffered from delusions as part of the defense’s effort to oppose his involuntary commitment for mental health treatment. The dispute followed evaluations by forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost, who concluded that Wenke exhibited persistent grandiose, persecutory, and…
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Federal Judge Orders Luke Wenke Committed for Treatment
The following Order of Commitment is the federal court decision that became the subject of Luke Wenke’s Appeal No. 25-1165. It was handed down in April 2025 following proceedings concerning Wenke’s mental health, dangerousness, competency, and suspected need for compulsory mental health treatment. The proceedings…
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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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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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ORDER: District Court Judge Denies Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment
On May 16, 2025, U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. denied Luke Wenke’s motion to stay enforcement of the court’s commitment order while Wenke pursued an appeal. The underlying April 23 order committed Wenke to the custody of the Attorney General for hospitalization and…
