The Luke Wenke Files

The following document is a post-hearing brief that the U.S. Government, aka federal prosecutors, submitted following an evidentiary proceeding that was held to determine whether Luke Wenke suffers from a mental illness warranting involuntary inpatient treatment. In it, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo and Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz Wright argue that Luke Wenke suffers from persecutory, grandiose, and erotomanic delusions which drive his obsessions with myself and various other victims.

The document refutes the defense’s argument that Wenke merely suffers from a personality disorder (i.e. Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Borderline personality traits), emphasizing that Wenke’s mental issues are more profound than his public defenders are willing to acknowledge. I agree with this sentiment, but I think the prosecution blamed mental illness far too heavily for Wenke’s unacceptable conduct. In doing so, I feel as though they allowed him to weasel out from under the level of accountability that he should’ve been held to.

And, either way, the outcome of the case proved that mandated inpatient mental health treatment is a pointless waste of resources when it comes to Luke Wenke. He was involuntarily committed and reentered the free world more mentally unstable than ever. Coupled with the lack of continued oversight that his release came with and the subsequent escalation of his stalking behavior, I think society is very lucky that his most recent arrest came without anyone being seriously harmed.

To the prosecution’s credit, at least they didn’t wholesale blame my website for Luke Wenke’s behavior. In the memorandum, the Government cites forensic psychologist Dr. Corey Leidenfrost’s testimony that he would not change his opinion of Wenke’s diagnosis based on my website’s existence, because there are other driving factors of his behavior.

The past leniency toward Luke Wenke, often for the sake of “getting him the help he needs” via forced treatment as an alternative to incarceration, causes me to fear that the court will go down this road again. I’m especially worried that if Wenke shows even a slight willingness to comply with treatment, he’ll make off with another slap on the wrist. I’m scared that he’ll learn how to “fake it ’til he makes it” for the sake of regaining his freedom while his anger continues to build and he quietly contemplates ways to achieve retribution for perceived injustices. And I think Luke Wenke is far more capable of feigning normalcy than most people, especially those involved in his legal matters, realize.

USA v. Luke Wenke – Memorandum
April 18^th, 2025

CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #193