Whether you’re new to the Justice for Marilyn Manson website or someone whose been interested in these cases for a while — one topic you will see brought up repeatedly is the subject of a fake FBI letter linked to Evan Rachel Wood.
This letter first made its way into the public eye on Dec. 6, 2021 when the DailyMail published an article that contained leaked court documents discussing a fake FBI letter Evan Rachel Wood filed in a custody dispute. It was later mentioned in a lawsuit Marilyn Manson filed against Wood and her partner Illma Gore in March 2022 where he alleges they circulated this fake FBI letter as part of a conspiracy against him.
Naturally, a fake FBI letter linked to Evan Rachel Wood raises a few eyebrows from anyone looking into the Manson cases. It also raises a few questions as to why a Hollywood actress would be linked to forged communications from a federal agent.
Why does this letter exist?
We don’t entirely know but we do have a pretty detailed journey of receipts that take you from a similar letter being drafted in November 2020, circulated within a custody disagreement, published in the DailyMail and featured in multiple court documents.
The best way to give you a clear understanding of what this likely fake FBI letter linked to Evan Rachel Wood says, the receipts can speak for themselves.
TIMELINE OF THE FAKE FBI LETTER LINKED TO EVAN RACHEL WOOD
10/14/2020 Illma Gore messages a woman named Michele Meyer, sharing contact information for federal agent Michelle Langer on an unrelated matter.Illma Gore shared contact information for the agent named Michele Meyer.11/22/2020 Screenshot of Messages Accessed on a Broken iPad Between Illma Gore and “Alabama” — a nickname used by Evan Rachel Wood12/18/2020 Receipt for evidence given to the FBI from “Illma Gore” that was found on a broken iPad she previously used. Note received by signature.12/22/2020 Email of Evan Rachel Wood to her son’s father – abruptly changing plans for her son to celebrate the holidays in LA.Forged FBI Letter Evan Rachel Wood messaged her son’s father in Dec. 2020 and later filed in family court in March 2021.NOTE: The signature on the “FBI” letter related to Evan Rachel Wood closely matches the one on the evidence receipt Illma Gore received on 12/18/202012/22/2020 Messages Manson’s attorney Howard E. King obtained from Michele Meyer — owner of the phone number listed on the forged FBI letter and person who’d been speaking to Illma Gore on a different matter. Evan Rachel Wood’s attorney Shawn Holley and her child’s father were reaching out about an alleged investigation after Evan sent them the fake FBI letter.12/22/2020 Continued messages between Illma Gore and Michele Meyer. Odd that Meyer – who was communicating with Illma about the FBI – ended up having her phone number appear on Evan Rachel Wood’s fake FBI letter.
As Jamie’s concern grew about this alleged federal investigation — he contacted Michele Meyer again. She messages him and shares the correct number for agent Michelle Langer – which she had received from Illma Gore two months prior.
12/2020 messages continued between Jamie Bell and Michele Meyer – who confirms she contacted Michelle Langer and despite Langer never returning her call she believed it to be her correct number.1/10/2021 The holidays pass with Evan Rachel Wood’s son not celebrating with his father. Note that her attorneys are listed as Samantha F. Spector and Lisa Meyer as her attorneys
Between January 2021 and March 2021, actress Evan Rachel Wood continued to withhold her son from his father. She even attempted to have a restraining order brought against him — but the Tennessee court did not grant this as there was no reason he posed any threat to Evan or their child.
In this time, Evan Rachel Wood also named Manson as an “abuser” on her Instagram profile.
3/22/21 Evan Rachel Wood sworn declaration referencing and filing the FBI letter in family court4/28/2021 Evan Rachel Wood acknowledges that the court raised suspicion about her “FBI investigation” at at 4/5/21 hearing.4/28/2021 LADA letter Evan Rachel Wood filed in family court — naming her as a “POTENTIAL” victim in an investigation.April – May 2021 – Illma Gore’s twin sister Bryton Gore provided written testimony for Manson’s case that Illma and and Evan Rachel Wood allegedly had a stressed phone conversation about potential FBI letter edits.Nov. 2021, Illma Gore’s sister Bryton recalls an alleged phone conversation where Evan Rachel Wood reportedly told her the letter was important to her “work” against Warner.12/06/21 DailyMail article that published court documents from Wood’s custody dispute.12/6/21 DailyMail article citing the law firm representing Evan Rachel Wood as copyright citation for the court documentsLaw firm representing Evan Rachel Wood matches law firm as potential source for DailyMail article.4/28/22 Evan Rachel Wood Anti-slapp motion denying they are the source of this “FBI” letter being published by the Daily Mail4/28/22 Evan Rachel Wood Anti-slapp motion citing “litigation” privilege as reason to ignore forged FBI letter.A final reminder that Evan Rachel Wood’s family court attorney is Samantha Spector — the law firm Daily Mail lists with their court info.2/2/22 Manson’s attorney Blair Berk connected with the Florida-based FBI agent Michelle Langer whose name is listed on the forged FBI letter. Langer denied writing or approving her name being used on the letter. (From July 2022 declaration of Blair Berk)2/3/22, following their initial conversation – the agent listed on the forged FBI letter tells Manson’s attorney there’s no “active” criminal investigation into Manson. She also offers that two employees of Evan Rachel Wood’s now out-of-business “nonprofit” could be how her name got involved in this mess. They and Gore were working on another case unrelated to Manson.
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Walk through the history of the fake FBI letter in an episode of the “Justice for Marilyn Manson” podcast:
