MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death in 2014 to please the online horror character Slender Man is missing after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities reported on Sunday.
Madison police issued an alert for Morgan Geyser, now 23, stating she was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday with an adult acquaintance. If you see Geyser, please call 911, the alert mentioned, adding that she had removed a Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet.
Geyser had been placed in a group home this year after being conditionally released from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. In 2018, she was sent to the psychiatric institute after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide to avoid prison time.
Authorities recounted that Geyser and her friend, Anissa Weier, were only 12 years old when they lured their classmate, Payton Leutner, to a suburban Milwaukee park after a sleepover. In a shocking act, Geyser stabbed Leutner more than a dozen times while Weier encouraged her, resulting in Leutner barely surviving the brutal attack.
The girls later confessed that they carried out the attack to become Slender Man's servants and believed he would harm their families if they did not follow through with their intentions.
Geyser’s attorney did not respond to messages seeking comment. The case gained national attention when it highlighted the dangers of internet mythology, as the fictional character Slender Man was created in 2009 by Eric Knudson and became a popular subject in various forms of media, including video games and films.
Weier pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree intentional homicide and was also sent to a psychiatric center, where she was granted release in 2021.
Madison police issued an alert for Morgan Geyser, now 23, stating she was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday with an adult acquaintance. If you see Geyser, please call 911, the alert mentioned, adding that she had removed a Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet.
Geyser had been placed in a group home this year after being conditionally released from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute. In 2018, she was sent to the psychiatric institute after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide to avoid prison time.
Authorities recounted that Geyser and her friend, Anissa Weier, were only 12 years old when they lured their classmate, Payton Leutner, to a suburban Milwaukee park after a sleepover. In a shocking act, Geyser stabbed Leutner more than a dozen times while Weier encouraged her, resulting in Leutner barely surviving the brutal attack.
The girls later confessed that they carried out the attack to become Slender Man's servants and believed he would harm their families if they did not follow through with their intentions.
Geyser’s attorney did not respond to messages seeking comment. The case gained national attention when it highlighted the dangers of internet mythology, as the fictional character Slender Man was created in 2009 by Eric Knudson and became a popular subject in various forms of media, including video games and films.
Weier pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree intentional homicide and was also sent to a psychiatric center, where she was granted release in 2021.
