The Luke Wenke Files

Because People Deserve to Know

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  • 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 | 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 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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  • 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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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Complains About Being Compared to the Tops Supermarket Shooter

    Satirical illustration of an angry Luke Wenke lookalike confronting people outside a diner while boasting that his grandmother was a judge.

    In a July 1, 2024 letter to the federal court, Luke Wenke complains that someone compared him to the Tops supermarket shooter and strongly rejects the comparison. Wenke calls the comparison arrogant and insists that he does not have an “obsession” with guns. Wenke instead…


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  • Prosecutors Seek Prison for Luke Wenke After Release Violation

    Illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike in handcuffs wearing an orange jail uniform inside a federal courtroom.

    During the summer of 2023, Luke Wenke was found guilty of violating the terms of his federal supervised release by contacting his cyberstalking victim’s business partner. More specifically, the judge determined that Wenke was responsible for a “vitriolic” email that had been sent to the…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Wants To Turn His Solitary Confinement Experience Into A Musical

    luke wenke cartoon drawing judge sinatra katie valentine paul kevin

    USA v. Luke Wenke | Letter July 23rd, 2024 Case #1:22-cr-00035, Doc. #139 Katie Mentions: 25+ To read a “transcribed” version of the letter, scroll past the PDF viewer. 🙂 Luke Wenke #139 – Page 1: “Before Jan. 28, 2022… “Luke Wenke does not know…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Recalls “Laughing & Cheering w/ Joy” During the 2021 Capitol Riot

    Satirical painting of an angry man resembling Luke Wenke wearing an “I Love My Mommy” shirt before military police, protesters, and red flags.

    Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in November 2023 while detained at the Cattaraugus County Jail on a federal probation violation charge. In it, he launches a lengthy attack on the prosecutor and the criminal justice system, repeatedly…


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  • Letter: Luke Wenke Wants to Give the Olean Police a Flying Car

    Satirical painting of an excited inmate resembling Luke Wenke sitting in a jail cell while imagining an Olean Police patrol car.

    Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in March of 2025 while detained at the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York. In it, he discusses an unusual plan involving another detainee, a Chinese-language Bible, and the acquisition of a…


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