The Luke Wenke Files
Since 12/2024 – LONG after the stalking began!
Tag: involuntary commitment
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Luke Wenke Gallery | Denial of Mental Illness/Resistance to Treatment
Luke Wenke’s mental health has long been the focus of speculation and scrutiny by both the court and among members of the public. I’m watching what I say right now because I suspect that certain parties involved in Wenke’s current case are going to use anything they can to scapegoat my website. Long story short,
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NEW: Luke Wenke Continues to Threaten & Harass Me from Jail
I received this disturbing letter from Luke Wenke, who’s currently detained at the Monroe County Jail in Rochester, New York, on March 21st, 2026. In it, Wenke: Falsely accuses me of listening to his jailhouse phone calls and altering audio recordings of his voice Falsely accuses me of lying about him to a police department
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Luke Wenke APPEAL | Appellant’s Brief
In this appellant’s brief, Luke Wenke challenges the district court’s decision to involuntarily commit him to a mental health facility. Authored by Wenke’s public defender at the time, the document argues that there was insufficient evidence to justify hospitalizing Wenke, even if he suffered from a mental illness. The defense accuses the prosecution’s expert witness,
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Luke Wenke APPEAL: Prosecution OPPOSES Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment
After being ordered to undergo involuntary mental health treatment at a “suitable facility” in April 2025, Luke Wenke immediately appealed the court’s decision. His public defender filed a Motion to Stay on his behalf, requesting that the court allow Wenke to remain in county jail pending the outcome of his appeal rather than begin his
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Luke Wenke’s Public Defender: Wenke is NOT Delusional
Almost immediately after Luke Wenke was ordered to undergo involuntary inpatient treatment at a mental health facility in April of last year, his public defender appealed the decision on Wenke’s behalf. The defense attorney, Timothy P. Murphy, also filed the following “Motion to Stay” urging the court to postpone Wenke’s transfer to a medical facility
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Luke Wenke Screenshots | Admissions & Confessions
Luke Wenke | Admissions & Confessions 2025 Screenshots December 2025 12/14/2025: X/Twitter, ek:09:46 PM: 12/04/2025: Over the years, I’ve connected with some individuals who had spent time in jail/prison with Luke Wenke and came across this website following their release. In addition to confirming that Luke Wenke is disturbingly obsessed with me, these gentlemen told
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Luke Wenke APPEAL #25-1165 – Order of Commitment
The document below is a copy of the district court’s order of commitment that Luke Wenke was challenging in this appeal case. USA v. Luke Wenke – Order of Commitment April 23rd, 2025 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #194 | APPEAL CASE #26-1165, DOC. #2 Categories: Luke Wenke, appeals, competency, Court Documents: orders Tags: Buffalo, NY; Dr.
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Luke Wenke APPEAL #25-1165 – Notice of Appeal (Doc. #1)
After being involuntarily committed to a facility for mental health treatment during the spring of 2025, Luke Wenke appealed the court’s decision to institutionalize him. This was the second of two appeals stemming from Wenke’s original federal cyberstalking case. USA v. Luke Wenke – Notice of Appeal May 1st, 2025 CASE #25-1165, DOC. #1 Categories:
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MEMORANDUM: The Defense Urges the Court NOT to Forcibly Institutionalize Luke Wenke
The following document is a post-hearing memorandum that Luke Wenke’s public defender, Frank Passafiume, submitted to the court following an evidentiary proceeding that was held to determine whether Wenke suffers from a mental disease or defect warranting involuntary treatment. Passafiume outright accuses the prosecution’s expert witness, forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost, of basing his opinion
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TRANSCRIPTS: Luke Wenke’s Involuntary Commitment Hearings
The transcripts below (contained within two separate PDF viewers) feature word-for-word accounts of what was said during an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Luke Wenke needed involuntary mental health treatment. The proceedings took place on February 18th, 2025 and April 10th, 2025 at the Robert H. Jackson federal courthouse in Buffalo, New York. During the