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Tag: protective custody

  • 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 Denies Racism While Using Racial Stereotypes

    Satirical illustration of an angry Luke Wenke lookalike writing a letter in jail with images labeled Katie V and Ryan covering his cell wall

    Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo, New York in July of 2024 while detained at the Orleans County Jail in Albion. In addition to the material mentioned in the title of this article, he mentions how…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Brags About Abandoning a Single Mom 1,000 Miles From Home

    Satirical illustration of a laughing Luke Wenke lookalike driving away while a goth woman with luggage hitchhikes near Kansas City, Missouri

    Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in May of 2024 while detained at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. In it, he recalls driving a woman he identifies as Elexya from South Carolina to Kansas City,…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Defends Accused Abusers & Sex Offenders

    Satirical portrait of a Luke Wenke lookalike wearing a black leather face mask and an “I Love My Mommy” T-shirt.

    Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in June of 2024 while detained at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York.In it, he weighs in on the criminal cases of several fellow detainees at Orleans County Jail while continuing…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Repeatedly Hurls Racial Slur, Then Denies Being Racist

    Satirical illustration of an angry Luke Wenke lookalike confronting another inmate while prisoners point and laugh during a jail gathering

    Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in July of 2024 while detained at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. In it, he uses the infamous “n-word” and hurls racial insults toward a fellow inmate who got mad…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Is Mad That I Know He’s in Protective Custody

    Satirical illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike yelling “How does she know?!?” from behind jail bars while confronting a corrections officer.

    Luke Wenke sent this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in November 2024 while detained at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In it, he repeatedly focuses on me, falsely accuses me of criminal activity, and asks the judge to take…


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  • Letter: Luke Wenke Falsely Accuses Me of Voter Suppression

    Satirical illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike angrily demanding Katie’s arrest while confronting a police officer inside a police station.

    Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable Richard J. Arcara — a federal judge completely uninvolved in Wenke’s case — while detained at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center in the fall of 2024. In it, he falsely accuses me of involvement in voter…


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  • Letter: Luke Wenke Says His “Entourage” Will Help Pay for Lawyer

    Painterly illustration of a Luke Wenke lookalike wearing sunglasses and a blue jumpsuit while surrounded and escorted by federal officials.

    Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in the fall of 2024 while undergoing a competency evaluation at the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center. In it, he insists that he is competent, objects to further psychiatric questioning, complains about delays…


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