The Luke Wenke Files
Because People Deserve to Know
Tag: U.S. Bureau of Prisons
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Begs Public Defender to Marry Him & Ryan
Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the judge overseeing his case in April of 2024 while in presentencing detention at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. In it, he discusses his desire to marry his longtime romantic obsession, Ryan, and asks whether…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Touts Himself as a Feminist, Whines That the Judge Hurt His Feelings
Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo, New York in April of 2024 while detained at the Orleans County Jail in Albion, New York. In it, he complains about what he describes as unfair judgments of his…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Claims He’s a “Jailhouse Lawyer,” Advocates for R. Kelly’s Release
Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City while detained at the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York in March 2025. In it, he describes himself as an “active jailhouse lawyer” and claims fellow…
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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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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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After his lawyer warned of plans to file an Anders brief, Luke Wenke filed a motion to withdraw his appeal.
This November 1, 2023 filing documents Luke Wenke’s decision to withdraw Appeal No. 23-6964 following a conversation with his public defender about the future of the case. According to the motion, Wenke’s attorney advised him that if he continued pursuing the appeal, counsel planned to…
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Luke Wenke Appeal 23-6964 | District Court Judgment
This August 22, 2023 District Court Judgment documents the outcome of Luke Wenke’s supervised-release violation proceedings following his federal cyberstalking conviction. The proceedings centered on Wenke’s violation of court-ordered restrictions prohibiting him from contacting his cyberstalking victim, either directly or indirectly. The court determined that…
