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Luke Helder is an American former student who was arrested in 2002 for planting pipe bombs in mailboxes in the Midwest. He was born on May 5, 1981, in Pine Island, Minnesota. Helder attended Pine Island High School and later attended the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where he studied art. Helder was arrested in May 2002 after a series of pipe bombs were found in mailboxes in five states. He was charged with 18 counts of using a weapon of mass destruction and six counts of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Helder was found to be mentally ill and was sentenced to serve time in a federal psychiatric hospital. Helder is currently living in a halfway house in Wisconsin and is under the supervision of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He is expected to be released in 2021. As of 2021, Luke Helder's net worth is estimated to be around $100,000.

Popular As Lucas John Helder
Occupation Student
Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 5 May, 1981
Birthday 5 May
Birthplace Pine Island, Minnesota
Nationality United States

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2013

While attending the University of Wisconsin–Stout, Helder planned to plant pipe bombs in mailboxes across the United States to create a smiley face shape on the United States map. The bombs, which were packed with BBs and nails, were rigged to explode as the mailboxes were opened. Completed and rigged bombs were found in Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Illinois and Iowa. In Iowa, six people, including four mail carriers, were injured when the bombs detonated. Ultimately, Helder planted 18 bombs and covered 3,200 miles. He was eventually captured in rural Nevada before he managed to complete the full smile. At the time of his arrest, police were looking for an unknown suspect driving a black Honda Accord and newspapers reported that he was wearing a Kurt Cobain T-shirt. The bombings were heavily covered by the United States media.

While Helder was not at the top of his college class, his teachers described him as a reasonably good, quiet and polite student, and at first there was confusion as to what the motivation for the bombings could be. Within the year prior to his arrest, Helder had become passionate about astral projection techniques and came to believe that death of the flesh and body is not the end of existence, as evidenced by the manifesto he sent to The Badger Herald of the University of Wisconsin–Madison at the beginning of the bombing spree. The essay also includes statements such as

In 2013, a federal judge ordered Helder re-evaluated for competency to stand trial. Helder remains incarcerated in the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota.

2004

In April 2004, a federal judge found Helder incompetent to stand trial. While a judge could free Helder if doctors find he is not a threat to society, legal experts doubt this possibility due to the violent nature of his crimes. He has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.

1981

Lucas John "Luke" Helder (born May 5, 1981) is a former University of Wisconsin–Stout student from Pine Island, Minnesota, who earned notoriety as the Midwest Pipe Bomber in May 2002.