The Luke Wenke Files
…where internet yelling meets the public record
Tag: Dr. Robin Watkins
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Luke Wenke APPEAL #25-1165 – Order of Commitment
The document below is a copy of the district court’s order of commitment that Luke Wenke was challenging in this appeal case. USA v. Luke Wenke – Order of Commitment April 23rd, 2025 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #194 | APPEAL CASE #26-1165, DOC. #2 Categories: Luke…
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MEMORANDUM: The Government Urges the Court to Forcibly Institutionalize Luke Wenke
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.…
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MEMORANDUM: The Defense Urges the Court NOT to Forcibly Institutionalize Luke Wenke
The following document is a post-hearing memorandum that Luke Wenke’s public defender, Frank Passafiume, submitted to the court following an evidentiary proceeding that was held to determine whether Wenke suffers from a mental disease or defect warranting involuntary treatment. Passafiume outright accuses the prosecution’s expert…
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DOCUMENT: The U.S. Government Urges the Court to Deny Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment
In late April of 2025, the federal judge overseeing Luke Wenke’s case ordered Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The decision came on the heels of multiple mental evaluations that were carried out over an extended time period, which resulted in Wenke being…
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ORDER: District Court Judge Denies Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment
In late April of 2025, the federal judge overseeing Luke Wenke’s case ordered Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The decision came on the heels of multiple mental evaluations that were carried out over an extended time period, which resulted in Wenke being…
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Luke Wenke INSTRUCTS Judge On “What’s Going to Happen” w/ His Case
Luke Wenke mailed this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in October of 2024 while detained at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago, Illinois. USA v. Luke Wenke – Letter October 25th, 2024 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #160 Katie Mentions: 1 To…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Tells Judge About His Bizarre BDSM Break-In Fantasy
Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in the fall of 2024 while detained at the Chicago Metropolitan Correction Center. In it, he wonders how I somehow knew he had been placed in solitary confinement at the Orleans County…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Is Mad That I Found Out He Was in Solitary Confinement
Luke Wenke sent this letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in late 2024 while detained at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Much like other letters sent during this time period, Wenke used a false Florida return address, but the postmark…
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TRANSCRIPT: Prosecution Argues Luke Wenke is Delusional
The following transcript contains a word-for-word account of what was said during a USA v. Luke Wenke court hearing that took place on November 19th, 2024. During the proceeding, the parties involved in Luke Wenke’s case discussed the results of some psychiatric/psychological evaluations that the…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Blames Jail Drugs for Sudden “Amnesia,” Accuses Anonymous of Hacking His Phone
Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the Honorable John L. Sinatra, Jr. in November 2024 while detained at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center in Youngstown, Ohio. USA v. Luke Wenke – Letter November 24th, 2024 CASE #1:22-cr-00035, DOC. #170 Katie Mentions: 1 To read…