The Luke Wenke Files
Because People Deserve to Know
Tag: public safety
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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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LONG Before This Website Existed, Luke Wenke Mentioned Me 40x in This Letter ALONE.
In this letter to the federal court, Luke Wenke expresses his outrage after learning that I reported his conduct to jail staff. Rather than simply accepting that his behavior had been brought to the attention of officials responsible for supervising him, Wenke focuses extensively on…
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Luke Wenke Involuntary Commitment Hearing Transcripts
The following transcripts provide word-for-word accounts of two federal evidentiary hearings held on February 18 and April 10, 2025 to determine whether Luke Wenke required involuntary mental health treatment. During the first hearing, forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost testified about two evaluations he conducted of…
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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…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Conveniently Forgets the Time I Called the Cops On Him
In this May 22, 2025 letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City, Luke Wenke revisits his federal cyberstalking case while making numerous allegations against law enforcement, attorneys, probation officials, his original cyberstalking victim, and Katie. Among his…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Believes His Victims & the Court Are Involved in a Large-Scale Conspiracy Against Him
Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City while detained on federal remand at the Niagara County Jail in March of 2025. In it, he describes an elaborate alleged conspiracy involving his victims, the federal…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Hilariously Denies That Drama Is Typical In His Life
In a June 24, 2024 letter to federal Judge John L. Sinatra Jr., Luke Wenke insists that the turmoil surrounding him is unusual, writing, “This drama is not the usual life for me.” Yet on the same page, Wenke recalls that Michael Crick told him…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Defends Accused Abusers & Sex Offenders
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 Wants To Turn His Solitary Confinement Experience Into A Musical
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…
