Editing Luke Helder (section)

== Trial ==
In April 2004, a federal judge found Helder incompetent to stand trial.<ref name="wqad001">{{cite web
 | last = Van Hyfte
 | first = Vanessa
 | title = Helder not fit to stand trial
 | work = WQAD Report
 | year = 2004
 | url = http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?s=1756862
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222552/http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?s=1756862
 |archive-date = 2007-09-27
 |access-date = 2018-03-21
}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Victim of mailbox bombing hopes suspect gets well|website=Post Bulletin|url=http://www.postbulletin.com/news/crime/victim-of-mailbox-bombing-hopes-suspect-gets-well/article_38882ddd-c1ee-5871-ac03-9ede3085f5d1.html|last=Foley|first=Ryan|date=2013-05-18|access-date=2017-01-31}}</ref>

In 2013, a federal judge ordered Helder re-evaluated for competency to stand trial.<ref name="PP">{{cite news|url=https://www.twincities.com/2013/05/15/minnesotan-in-2002s-smiley-face-bomber-case-could-finally-face-trial/|title=Minnesotan in 2002's 'smiley face bomber' case could finally face trial|last=staff|date=May 15, 2013|work=Twin Cities Pioneer Press|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-date=22 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081431/https://www.twincities.com/2013/05/15/minnesotan-in-2002s-smiley-face-bomber-case-could-finally-face-trial/|url-status=live}}</ref> Helder remains incarcerated in the [[FMC Rochester|Federal Medical Center]] in [[Rochester, Minnesota]], as of March 2025, with BOP Register Number 36460-048.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inmate Locator |url=https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.bop.gov}}</ref>